News DC Crime DC Crime: Jimmy Olsen Spinoff Series Officially in the Works With Gorilla Grodd as the Villain But will Eve Teschmacher be on it?!?! By Molly Templeton | Published on November 11, 2025 Screenshot: DC Studios Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: DC Studios Jimmy Olsen is going to have a lot more cases to crack. As played by Skyler Gisondo, the fresh-faced reporter was one of the highlights of James Gunn’s Superman (though to be fair, everyone in that cast was great). The movie was barely topping the box office charts when the Wall Street Journal reported that DC Studios was considering spinoffs for both Gisondo’s character and Edi Gathegi’s Mr. Terrific. And now it’s official: The Hollywood Reporter has the news that DC Crime will star Jimmy Olsen and other Daily Planet reporters (though not Clark and Lois) “who tackle cases involving super-powered villains.” Back in August, Wendell Pierce—who plays Daily Planet editor in chief Perry White—told People that he might be in such a series, saying, “I am his boss, so he can’t work without me.” At this point, though, Gisondo is the only confirmed star of the show—at least in terms of real human people. The first season will reportedly focus on Gorilla Grodd, the evil and super-smart gorilla. Grodd appeared on the small screen on The Flash—where he was the victim of experiments at STAR Labs—and I cannot say that was one of the better Flash storylines. But perhaps this new version will be different and/or better. One does wonder, though, how The Flash may or may not play into it. (Grodd’s first appearance was in a 1959 Flash comic.) The choice of creators for this series is interesting: Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda will write, executive produce, and showrun the series. Perrault and Yacenda are the creators of American Vandal, the mockumentary series about an incident of high school dick graffiti. The series had generally glowing reviews; a Salon review has the great sub-headline, “The mockumentary series explores the importance of moving past presumption. It’s also a four-hour dick joke.” In the years since American Vandal, Yacenda and Perrault created the series Players, and Yacenda has directed an assortment of TV episodes (including Chad Powers). Perrault is also an actor with roles on The Residence and the upcoming film Love Language. There’s no word yet on when DC Crime will begin production, or how it will fit into Gunn’s bigger DC Studios plans.[end-mark] The post <i>DC Crime</i>: Jimmy Olsen Spinoff Series Officially in the Works With Gorilla Grodd as the Villain appeared first on Reactor.

Books The Wheel of Time Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Muses Over Battles Won, and Ituralde Over Those Avoided in The Gathering Storm (Part 7) We’re checking in with Perrin this week, while Ituralde and Rand meet for the first time. By Stefan Raets | Published on November 11, 2025 Comment 0 Share New Share Hello dear readers, long time no see! I’ve missed you all while I’ve been super ill, but I’m on the mend now and it’s time to get back to my boy Perrin. He may be surprised about how he is feeling after the battle at Malden and the rescue of Faile, but I am not. I am a little surprised about how Rand’s meeting with Ituralde went, but perhaps I shouldn’t be. Either way, it’s time for Reading The Wheel of Time to get into chapters nine and ten of The Gathering Storm. Let’s recap. Perrin is inspecting wagons that have been recovered from Malden, making sure they are sound enough to carry supplies for all the refugees who are now under his care. At the same time, he is receiving anyone who wishes to talk to him. He has learned that many people will ask questions they know his answer to, but that they still need to hear him answer first. He understands this, but it is still irksome when he is constantly asked for things that the asker already knows they cannot have. Both Arganda and Gallenne are concerned about the group of Aiel camped some distance from them, who were hurrying to join the Shaido in Malden before the battle, and now have stopped advancing on Perrin’s position. Arganda wants to leave Malden at once with Alliandre, but Perrin tells him that everyone will leave at the same time—including all the refugees they rescued from the Shaido. Gallenne, cocky after their victory in Malden, wants to attack the encamped Aiel, but Perrin has no interest in another fight, and knows they can’t win another one anyway—not without their Seanchan allies. Balwer is also concerned with the Shaido, but for an entirely different reason: He has discovered that the Shaido had some kind of dealings with channelers who gave them objects of Power—objects that were probably fake, in Balwer’s estimation. He is disappointed that all the Wise Ones were taken by the Seanchan and wishes for an opportunity to interview some of them, and also time to search Malden for clues. Perrin doesn’t care why the Forsaken were messing with the Seanchan, much to Balwer’s disapproval, and wasn’t willing to risk having any Shaido channelers around to seek revenge on him. Balwer also doesn’t think that Lord Perrin should be crawling around under wagons, another suggestion Perrin doesn’t pay any heed to. Tam al’Thor is next, having come to inform Perrin of his own preparations for departure. He also asks to speak to Perrin alone, and they discuss Perrin’s abdication of any claim to Manetheren. Tam thinks that giving up the banner of Manetheren was a good idea, as possessing it would only antagonize the Seanchan, and the Queen of Andor as well, but he’s concerned about Perrin’s attitude towards his position as a leader. “I pulled you aside because I wanted to warn you. If you provide a chance for the lads to return to the Two Rivers, some will go. But not many. I’ve heard most swear that they’ll follow you to Shayol Ghul. They know the Last Battle is coming—who couldn’t know that, with all of the signs lately? They don’t intend to be left behind.” He hesitated. “And neither do I, I reckon.” He smelled of determination.“We’ll see,” Perrin said, frowning. “We’ll see.” Aravine Carnel, a freed wetlander gai’shain who Perrin suspects must have been a noble or leader of some kind, arrives to inform Perrin that she has finished organizing all the refugees for travel. Perrin is surprised by her efficiency, and when Aravine assures him that nearly all of the rescued people can manage a few days march without needing to ride in the wagons, he tells her to start at once, and that he’ll send Alliandre and her guard to lead the way. That ought to keep Arganda from complaining, and it would get the refugees out of the way. The Maidens would be far better, and far more efficient, at gathering supplies alone. The scavenging was nearly finished anyway. His people would have to survive on the road for only a few weeks. After that, they could jump via gateway to someplace more secure. Andor, perhaps, or Cairhien. Once he has finished with Aravine, Perrin finds that there is no one else waiting to speak to him, which means he is left alone with his thoughts. It is exactly the scenario he has been trying to avoid; worries and anxieties have been bubbling up anytime he has a moment between duties. His thoughts keep turning to Faile, and how even though he saved her, everything still feels wrong. Though he can’t explain how, exactly. Light! Would nothing just work as it was supposed to? He reached down for his pocket, wanting to finger the knotted cord he’d once carried there. But he’d thrown that away. Stop it! he thought. She’s back. We can go back to the way it was before. Can’t we? Perrin doesn’t blame Faile for anything she had to do to survive her captivity, and he admires her strength, but he doesn’t know how to talk to her, which wasn’t true before. And now, on top of that, he has been told in no uncertain terms that the Two Rivers men intend to follow him into the Last Battle. Perrin feels at loose ends, without the drive and purpose he had when his entire being was focused on saving Faile, and he doesn’t know how he could possibly lead men in the Last Battle when he never wanted to lead them at all. Perrin knows he hasn’t been a good leader lately, that he neglected and abandoned everyone else who needed him, especially Aram. He feels a pang of guilt for the Tinker, and thinks that he never should have allowed him to pick up a sword. He thinks of Rand, who is much better suited to be a leader, and experiences the swirling colors and a vision of Rand. He looks troubled, but regal, too, and Perrin thinks that Rand is exactly the way a king should be. Perrin himself is just a blacksmith. But Perrin can feel Rand’s need, too, and decides that needs to be his focus now. In Arad Doman, Rodel Ituralde and his men have taken refuge in an abandoned stedding. Ituralde is trying to decide if it is a better idea to run or to choose this spot as his last stand, but he knows that his victory at Darluna has brought a Seanchan avalanche down on him and his men. The Taraboners are not going to come to their aid, and the Seanchan have learned their lesson: They are no longer relying solely on raken and now know the exact size and location of Ituralde’s forces. Ituralde has learned that the new Seanchan general has marshaled over three hundred thousand men and two hundred damane. His original plan was to lead the Seanchan army on a long chase deeper into Arad Doman, but he has received word of an Aiel army running around the countryside, an army one hundred thousand strong, which has put paid to his plans. Now, he is a walnut trapped between two stones, about to be crushed. Ituralde decides that they must make their stand against the Seanchan in the stedding, and begins giving orders to construct barricades. He encourages his officer, Rajabi, reminding him that nothing is certain and pointing out the advantages of fighting the Seanchan where they can’t use their damane. […] if you were going to die, you did it with dignity. The young Ituralde had often dreamed of wars, of the glory of battle. The old Ituralde knew there was no such thing as glory to be had in battle. But there was honor. A runner arrives suddenly to inform Ituralde that a man “in nice clothes” has arrived wanting to speak to him. When the young man is brought to Ituralde, the general is shocked when he introduces himself as the Dragon Reborn. Many of his officers are skeptical or outright dismissive of the claim, and Ituralde is among them, but he is also struck by the young man’s bearing, and his choice to come into the situation without bodyguard or backup. Rand tells them that he wants Ituralde to make peace with the Seanchan and to come guard the Blight, since the Borderlanders have abandoned their posts. “I’ve heard of you, Rodel Ituralde,” al’Thor said. “Men I trust, men I respect, trust and respect you. Rather than fleeing and hiding, you hunker down here to fight a battle you know will kill you. All because of your loyalty to your king. I commend that. But it is time to turn away and fight a battle that means something. One that means everything. Come with me, and I’ll give you the throne of Arad Doman.” Ituralde is affronted by the suggestion that he would be willing to usurp Alsalam, but Rand insists that the King is either dead or imprisoned by Graendal, who apparently wants Ituralde fighting the Seanchan, though Rand can’t figure out why. When Ituralde remarks that Rand speaks of the Forsaken like he knows them, Rand replies that he remembers them all, sometimes better than he remembers his own childhood. Ituralde finds that he believes Rand, and asks to see proof of his ability to channel. As they walk out of the stedding, Rand says he understands why Ituralde might refuse the throne of Arad Doman, and offers him Amadicia instead. Ituralde says that he won’t accept it if Rand kills the king there, but he might consider it if the Whitecloaks or the Seanchan have. King! What was he saying? Burn you! he thought to himself. At least wait until the proof is given before agreeing to accept thrones! There was a way about this man, the way he discussed events like the Last Battle—events that mankind had been fearing for thousands of years—as if they were items on the daily camp report. Rand asks Ituralde what he could do with a hundred men who could channel. He assures Ituralde that most are stable, though any madness they accrued before Rand cleansed saidin wasn’t removed when the taint was. Ituralde finds himself thinking about everything he could do with the equivalent of his own damane, and says he would be able to use them very well. After recovering from the initial overwhelm of seeing a man channel, Ituralde realizes that he could easily drive the Seanchan out of Arad Doman with a gateway. Rand counters that he intends to make peace with them, calling the fight “squabbling” and saying that it’s already going to be hard enough to make an agreement. But Ituralde is firmly loyal to his homeland, so Rand agrees to see the Seanchan out of Arad Doman, in exchange for Ituralde lending Rand some of his officers and then going to the Borderlands to hold back the Trollocs. Ituralde considered, though he knew already what his answer would be. That gateway could spirit his men away from this death trap. With Aiel on his side—with the Dragon Reborn as an ally—he really did have a chance of keeping Arad Doman secure. An honorable death was a good thing. But the ability to keep on fighting with honor… that was a prize far more precious. He agrees to Rand’s terms, and the two men shake on it. I’ve never been in a battle, or worked for months to execute the rescue of my true love from captivity, but I have experienced the phenomenon of a let down or crash following a period of high exertion or high anticipation. So I really appreciated in chapter nine when Perrin compares his current feelings of depression to receiving a gift when he was a child.  He felt hollow. It was like… like the time when his father had promised him something special as a gift for Winternight. Perrin had waited months, eager, doing his chores to earn the unknown gift. When he’d finally received the small wooden horse, he’d been excited for a moment. But the next day, he’d been shockingly melancholy. Not because of the gift, but because there had no longer been anything to strive for. The excitement was gone, and only then had he realized how much more precious he’d found that anticipation than the gift itself. The section goes on to explain that this experience led Perrin to begin his journey as a blacksmith’s apprentice. I remember reading a study that talked about how people often get more joy from planning a vacation than actually from taking it, and that the return to work afterwards often has an accompanying feeling of letdown so strong that it can actually negate some of the restorative effects of going on a vacation. I’ve also experienced the phenomenon of working hard for a goal only to find the satisfaction of achievement to be short-lived, or even non-existent. What we see Perrin experiencing in this moment is a very universal human experience. Perrin isn’t a psychologist so he can’t really have a full understanding of what he’s feeling, but I bet Elyas could explain it to him. It’s not even just about the value of anticipation, it’s also something that happens chemically after a period of expression. Perrin, just like everyone else, is exhausted. He hasn’t been sleeping well since Faile was taken, which has been a little over two months or so, I believe. He had to do an extraordinary amount of planning and negotiating, including bluffing his way through obtaining the forkroot, and then participated in a battle against some of the fiercest warriors in the world. He’s drained himself off every bit of energy, of endorphins, of strength. Of course he feels depressed. He’s also aware of the mistakes he made with Aram and his partial culpability in the young Tinker’s tragic fate. He has also been away from his wife, to whom he hasn’t been married for all that long, for two whole months, during which both of them, and Faile especially, went through tragic and painful experiences that changed them. Perrin doesn’t hold anything against Faile, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that these transformations won’t create a temporary distance between them, one that they will have to learn how to navigate through. It’s also possible that he unconsciously picked up on Faile’s grief over Rolan’s death. Even though she doesn’t hold it against Perrin, the vibes might very well be off, or at least strained, and Perrin is much better at picking up on people’s emotions than he is at interpreting and understanding them correctly. So everything Perrin is going through makes sense to me, and as much as a joyous, enthusiastic reunion with Faile would be more emotionally satisfying, this really is the only way for their journey to go. Faile is rescued, but the story isn’t over yet. However, even setting all this realism and psychology aside, there is an aspect of Perrin’s personality on display in this chapter which isn’t precisely new, but does feel more prominent to me than ever before. Which is that Perrin is a man of action. It’s not quite so obvious as it would be if he were, say, a career soldier, or if he were a more active personality (like Mat, for example), but of the three Two Rivers boys, Perrin is the one who needs to be busy. Mat likes action, but not work, and Rand is actually a very relaxed personality—I think there is a very specific reason Jordan made him a shepherd, as a opposed to, say, a farmer or a carpenter. Of course a shepherd also works hard, but a lot of what they do is watch over their flock, standing in one place for long periods of time, watching and waiting and being still. Rand is a dreamer, and capable of that sort of stillness. Perrin… actually isn’t. This is why Perrin is a blacksmith. Even though he is not as quick of mind as some people, he has always shown a need for activity. He wants to be doing something with his hands, making things, mending things—even killing things. It’s not just that he places a higher moral value on common work than he does on the duties of lords and generals, it’s that he needs the specific kind of activity offered by laboring. Because Perrin is generally calm and likes to think things through, it’s easy to miss this aspect of his personality. But now that it has really crystalized in mind, it feels like such an important part of his story, and his struggle. Perrin is slow and thoughtful and doesn’t feel as action-oriented as, say, our flashy Mister Mat Cauthon, who loves to dance and gamble and party. Or even as Rand, whose drive to action throughout the narrative is all based upon desperate necessity and the burden of his unique identity. If you think about it, of the Two Rivers boys Mat is actually the best suited to being a lord. He likes wealth and good things and fancy clothes, and he likes feeling important. His objections to rising to that status were based in his upbringing—Emond’s Fielders don’t have nobles, so of course they don’t think of them fondly—and in the fact that Mat doesn’t like to have to do hard work. But he is also a very practical person, and once Mat realized that certain work, and certain responsibilities, were inevitable, he accepted that relatively easily.  Rand, is actually a pretty good ruler too, or would be if he didn’t have all that Dragon Reborn and taint-madness stuff going on. He was able to quickly absorb Elayne’s lesson on ruling and seems quite capable of managing the details of running a county, as long as his trauma and temper don’t get in his way. He has even shown an instinct to encourage social and technological growth, with his founding of the schools for inventors. I don’t know that ruling would ever make Rand happy, exactly, but if it weren’t for being the Dragon Reborn, I could see him being a very good lord over some estate or other, a noble of some renown and, in his capacity as Elayne’s husband, First Prince of the Sword to the Queen of Andor. But Perrin has neither Mat’s people skills nor Rand’s skill of seeing the whole picture of something. Perrin is detail-oriented, as we see with his methodical inspection of the wagons, or the way that he is actually a pretty good strategist when faced with a specific situation or a specific obstacle. Perrin is a good leader, but I can’t see him ever becoming a great general, and he’ll always need to rely on his lieutenants when it comes to leading an army to battle. The narrative continually puts Perrin’s struggle in terms of him not wanting to lead, but I think he’s aware that he’s actually not amazing at it, either. When he and Faile are working together they do pretty well, and I think they would do especially well in peacetime. Perrin would be good at handing down judgments on disputes between neighbors and helping to care for the everyday needs of running the farming communities around the Two Rivers, and the job wouldn’t keep him so busy he wouldn’t have time to blacksmith on the side, or find other ways of keeping himself busy and satisfied. But leading an army into the Last Battle doesn’t really strike me as something he’s particularly suited for. Unfortunately, it is a job that the world needs him to do, but once it comes to coordinating an entire world into battle, he’ll mostly be executing orders from those above him, which will likely include Mat as well as Rand, and all the other great generals, most likely, as well. In any case, my argument here is that Perrin knows that he isn’t the best at leadership, and that his reluctance to accept that he has become Lord Perrin isn’t just because he doesn’t like the job, but because of this awareness of his lack of suitability. (Not to say there aren’t much worse nobles out there, but Perrin isn’t going to be comparing himself to the sub-par, selfish set of lords and ladies). He acknowledges in this section that he has neglected those under his care while Faile was missing. It’s very human of him to have done so, and I think most people, even good leaders, in his position would, or at least could, have ended up behaving similarly. But Perrin neglected Aram even before Faile was kidnapped. He was initially very empathetic to Aram, and even felt connected to him, because Aram’s journey in leaving the Way of the Leaf and wanting to learn how to defend himself and the people he loves with violence was so similar to Perrin’s own. But once Aram’s choice was made, Perrin wasn’t really interested in him anymore.  This isn’t to say that I agree with Perrin’s depressed thought that he shouldn’t have allowed Aram to take up the sword at all—that wasn’t Perrin’s choice to make, and Aram had the right to his own free will on the matter. But at the point where Perrin provided Aram with lessons and took him into his retinue, he did become responsible for him, just as a lord or lady is responsible for the care and wellbeing of their household servants or anyone else under their employ. He owed Aram that care, especially knowing that Aram lost his entire family and his sense of identity when he abandoned the Way of the Leaf.  That responsibility, to your household, and to those under your governance, is what it means to be a lord. And I think Perrin is lacking that instinct. He is protective of his family, and he believes in standing up and protecting people when they need it, but he’s not really a caretaker in the way that Egwene and Nynaeve are, or in the way that Rand, a sheepherder, once was. And he’s not in love with humanity the way Mat is. Perrin is a loving person, but he is also a bit more of a loner than the other two. He is a blacksmith, and what he wants most is to be alone in his forge, making things. Not looking after a flock, not mingling in a tavern or ballroom, but alone, with his own strength and his own thoughts. This doesn’t mean Perrin doesn’t like people, but he’s not sociable in a way that would benefit him as a lord. Faile provides that in their relationship, and I think Perrin is very aware of the fact. He knows that his single-minded obsession with finding Faile is the main reason he neglected the needs of his other followers, but perhaps he also feels the weight of how much more of a burden being a lord is without Faile shouldering so many of the duties. I thought Perrin’s compromise of receiving people while inspecting the wagons was actually a really good one. It shows that Perrin is making progress: He’s learning what he needs to do and how he needs to be available to the people—and it also shows him tending to his own need to be doing something that feels more productive than giving orders, or answering questions when the people asking already know what he is going to say. And really, if his followers believe in him so strongly, there’s no reason he can’t be a slightly more down-in-the mud, hands-on type lord. If he inspires faith and loyalty, the image shouldn’t matter. I mean, it matters to people like Balwer, but he worked for the Whitecloaks for a long time. And if there ever was an organization that put style above substance, it’s the Whitecloaks. You know, I have always related a lot to Perrin. I have always felt like I’m not as quick, mentally, as a lot of my friends, although I’m actually quite intelligent. But it isn’t just that Perrin and I need a little more time to think things through, to look at a problem from several angles, before making a decision. We’re ruminators, and we don’t like to do anything without thinking through every angle, and understanding every detail. Perrin wants to solve everything. He wants to look at every side of every situation, to take it apart like one of his blacksmith’s puzzles and see how the pieces fit, to know the why of every single moment of life. That isn’t always a bad impulse, but it isn’t something you can do all the time. Life isn’t a puzzle made up of neat, interlocking pieces. People can’t be reduced down to a list of facts and figures (or smells). Sometimes, life is messy, and you can’t get all the answers. Or even any of the answers. Sometimes you have to make choices without feeling like you know what you are doing, and sometimes you have to move on without knowing if your choice was the right one, or the best one, or where the road not taken might have led you. Or at least, that’s what my therapist keeps telling me. Honestly, Perrin just doesn’t have the level of self-confidence or self-esteem as the rest of the Two River’s quintet, and it is definitely hurting him. But he can’t think his way out of that, and he’s only going to end up more muddled if he does. I do think that once he and Faile have time to reconnect and talk through some things, he’ll be able to recover and move past this slump. Hopefully that won’t take too long. I did chuckle aloud when Tam was just like “I thought you were over this.” It was not, perhaps, a particularly helpful thing to say, though I can imagine him saying something similar to a teenage Rand and getting better results. Sometimes Rand just needs a little kick in the pants, you know? Min certainly does. But I don’t think Perrin is going to understand why Tam put it the way he did; he doesn’t necessarily need a gentle touch, but he doesn’t do well without context. It’s really only Elyas and Faile who have managed to figure out the right balance of support, explanation, and tough love Perrin needs to in order to do his best. Meanwhile, I can’t decide if Rand going to see Ituralde alone was a smart move or a really dumb one. Granted, he probably traveled to just outside the stedding, and he knows that Ituralde is a good man that Rand doesn’t have to fear mistreatment or betrayal from, even when he cannot channel to defend himself, but it still seems like a bit of a questionable move. He could have at least brought his guard of Maidens… Also, how did he get away with leaving them behind this time? It’s hard to remember everything that has happened over the entire course of this series, but I think this is the first time we’ve actually been inside the POV of someone having their decisions and answers directly and clearly influenced by Rand’s ta’veren powers, and it was really interesting to see Ituralde’s reaction to his own responses. Like when he easily agreed that he might accept the throne of Amadicia, provided Rand doesn’t murder the current king in order to give the title to Ituralde. Rand offered the throne of either Arad Doman or Amadicia as a bribe, a negotiation tactic to get Ituralde to agree to do what Rand wants, but he also needs good, steady people in positions of power, people who he knows he can rely on in the Last Battle. Rand might even be thinking past the Last Battle, as he occasionally allows himself to do. He surely wants as many good, strong rulers in control of the nations as possible, so he can reduce the amount of chaos and fighting that will be left in the wake of Rand’s death. He trusts Ituralde, because he is respected by men Rand trusts. As much as it is clear that Ituralde is agreeing to Rand’s terms more easily and quickly than he would have without ta’veren abilities being involved, it is also clear that Ituralde doesn’t really have much of a choice. Rand is offering him everything he wants: his men saved from almost certain death and the Seanchan out of Arad Doman. And all Ituralde has to do is go defend the border with the Blight, which, while hardly a small ask, is an important and honorable one. And since Ituralde fully expects to die at the hands of the massive Seanchan army being moved against him, Trollocs that are currently far away from him probably don’t sound like that horrible an enemy to be facing. And Arad Doman will be free, which is not something Ituralde expected to happen in his lifetime. I guess what Ituralde told Rajabi was true, in ways that even Ituralde himself could not have imagined. Nothing is sure, and there was an army coming to defend them, though in a very different way than he could have predicted. Ituralde being given Asha’man to add to his army and his battle strategy at the same time that the ranks of the Seanchan damane will be added to by Tylee and all her new Wise One captives does feel like a bit of an arms race, in a way, and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The Asha’man aren’t slaves, and there’s no comparing their experience to that of the captive damane, but they have been trained to think of themselves as objects, as more weapon than man, which does feel thematically similar to the damane being viewed as sub-human and also being used almost entirely as weapons by the Seanchan.  I still hate that the Wise Ones will be collared by the a’dam, and Perrin’s easy dismissal of their fate didn’t make me feel very good, either. Most of the Wise One captives don’t even know there was a battle. From their perspective, they just drank some water, felt dizzy and sleepy, and then woke up bound and imprisoned in the most horrific way. I can’t imagine waking up to an a’dam around your neck. Though I do wonder, in a morbid way, how the Aiel philosophy of embracing pain will interact with the sul’dam method of training new collars. Another interesting perspective we get from Ituralde is the fact that he observed the signs of the nausea Rand experiences whenever he touches the Source. We’ve only seen that experience from Rand’s point of view, and although I did wonder if people could see more than Rand realized, his narration always made it seem like at least believed that he was mostly hiding the physical distress from other’s view. Chapter ten shows us that this isn’t the case. Al’Thor glanced at him, then seemed to grit his teeth, closing his eyes, shaking as if nauseated. Ituralde sat upright, suddenly alert, hand on his sword. Poison? Was the man wounded? I don’t know why, exactly, but I had such a sense of dread when I imagined how this meeting between Ituralde and Rand would go. I rather thought that Rand was going to tell Ituralde he wouldn’t liberate Arad Doman from the Seanchan, and that this would lead to a conflict where Rand would have to use his power to intimidate Ituralde. Or worse. Finally, I appreciate Ituralde’s respect towards the trees of the stedding, even though he felt he had no choice in cutting them down. He seems like a good guy, and reminds me of Tam a little bit. Or Tam reminds me of him. Poor Tam. If Perrin makes his way back to Rand, that’s going to bring father and adopted son face to face. I don’t know how that will go. I’d like to think, I hope, that Tam’s presence and love for his son will help break through to Rand. But it could backfire, too, as Rand steels himself against human connection and his need to be loved and supported by others. Next week we’ll have a chapter from Aviendha and then head back to Tar Valon to catch up with Egwene, in chapters eleven and twelve. I’ll see you all then![end-mark] The post Reading The Wheel of Time: Perrin Muses Over Battles Won, and Ituralde Over Those Avoided in <i>The Gathering Storm</i> (Part 7) appeared first on Reactor.

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., has introduced three bills intended to enhance the well-being of American veterans through improvements in burial procedures, oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and vets’ health care. “As Veterans Day approaches, Congress must recommit to honoring our nation’s heroes not just in word, but in deed,” Biggs told The Daily Signal. “Veterans deserve more than speeches and ceremonies—they deserve action. These bills deliver meaningful reforms that ease financial burdens, expand healthcare freedom, and hold the VA accountable to the men and women it serves. We owe our veterans the dignity of a government that keeps its word, honors their sacrifices, and works as hard for them as they did for us,” Biggs added. The first piece of legislation the Arizona congressman is sponsoring is the Veterans’ Cremation Certainty Act. The bill would permit the predesignating of direct cremation through veterans’ burial benefits. That would allow payments to be made directly to burial providers at the time of a veteran’s death. The proposal would be implemented through current VA infrastructure and spending. The second bill Biggs is backing is the Claims Legitimacy and Evaluation Accountability Nationwide for VA (CLEAN VA) Act. Its purpose is buttressing oversight and anti-corruption measures within the VA to make sure veterans are being adequately cared for and that taxpayer dollars are not being wasted through fraud and abuse. The bill in particular strengthens penalties for VA employee fraud and orders a review of the VA disability-rating schedule. It also enlarges ethics training for staff. The final bill Biggs is supporting is the HSA for Heroes Act, which would permit eligible veterans to open and utilize health saving accounts for costs from caregiving and medicine. The bill would increase health savings while preserving VA benefits. The Arizona lawmaker is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and currently serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and its subcommittee on military and foreign affairs.  Biggs has served in the House of Representatives since 2017, but could depart come 2027 if his gubernatorial bid in Arizona proves successful. Biggs also has been a supporter of President Donald Trump’s war on the drug cartels, having previously sponsored a House resolution that would have declared members and affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as “alien enemies” through the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Rep. Andy Briggs, R-Ariz.The Arizona congressman was instrumental in voting to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. According to one of Biggs’s aides he has “not made any public or private commitments on Speaker Johnson.” pic.twitter.com/rObpJZzfqp— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) January 3, 2025 “Congress must stand behind President Trump as he works to fulfill the demands of the American people to secure our border and restore safety to our communities,” Biggs told The Daily Signal in reference to the measure. Prior to his federal service, he served as president of the Arizona state Senate and as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives. He is currently running to be the Republican nominee for governor of Arizona in the 2026 general election. If nominated, he would likely face off against incumbent Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is seeking reelection. The post With These 3 Bills, Arizona’s Biggs Salutes Veterans appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Too MSNBC To Check: MSNOW Launch Ad Uses Black Actors to Highlight White Hosts?

The answer lies in our “dark genome”.

TL;DR – Don’t make wild animals your pet unless you want to end up covered in bites and urine.

Despite folding under pressure to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough and his guests claimed on Monday that Democrats were still winning on the healthcare issue. The night prior, several Democrats and Independents joined Republicans in passing a package that would restore funding to many government entities, essentially showing that Democrats were in the driver’s seat all long in determining the fate of the government shutdown. Former Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) praised the minority for stymieing regular government operations by signaling to their base: “John Thune would never be offering this vote up if they hadn't stood strong and shut down the government, if the Democrats hadn't done that. They have accomplished something here. I don't think he would have allowed this vote.” If it weren’t for the Democrats, Congress wouldn’t be voting on extending federal health care subsidies (which would take more money out of your pocket) that Trump already signed out of law back in July. What an “accomplishment.”     Even though she admitted “it's not clear the House will go along with” passing an extension, McCaskill encouraged Democrats to continue pushing anyways: And remember, the government could be shut down again in January. […] There's nothing keeping the Democrats from saying again, “Hey, we're gonna hammer you one more time. We've got to have some relief on these healthcare benefits.” If they keep this discipline around costs, particularly health care, from now until next November, they won't have to worry about whether Mike Johnson will allow a vote on health care benefits. So, not only was the possibility of another shutdown promising to her, but so was the idea of Democrats’ persistence on healthcare being a relevant factor in the 2026 midterms. Scarborough argued that Republicans hurt their messaging and popularity by refusing to bow to Democrats’ demands: And by the way, for Democrats saying, “Well, what was gained by this shutdown?” Look at every single poll. Look at it — not only on Donald Trump, but look at every single poll on health care. What Republicans did by not compromising with the Democrats is they took crime off the front page of every newspaper. That was the story and they turned it into health care. And since that happened, their numbers, Republicans’ numbers, have just collapsed. Very strange. The leftist media had shifted its prolonged focus on ICE raids and National Guard deployments and towards the shutdown and the recent elections. Either way, Trump and the Republicans were made out to be the bad guys. Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews disagreed with his fellow panelists on their reasoning: “So, one of the things the Democrats made a mistake on is betting everything on healthcare in terms of the shutdown, because the shutdown was not gonna end because of that. The Republicans […] don't want it, period. And they're not gonna back it.” But he agreed that Democrats would remain the favored party on the issue: “Separate the shutdown from healthcare and you win on health care.” Facts can be interpreted ludicrously. Enough Democrats finally caved and didn’t really get what they wanted as a result. Does anyone really think those extensions will somehow pass again? Everyone lost during the shutdown—Democrats certainly didn’t “win. The transcript is below. Click "expand" read: MSNBC’s Morning Joe November 10, 2025 7:21:47 a.m. EST (…) KATTY KAY: Yeah. Look, there's some polling number just out this morning that suggest that the Democrats have managed, in a way, to frame this debate. This is interesting. Politico's got it from Stack Data polling that shows that 71 percent of Americans are now concerned about the healthcare subsidies ending. And here's the big number, 50 percent of self-identified MAGA Republicans also say they're concerned about the healthcare subsidies ending. So, it's quite possible that Democrats have already shifted the debate around this during the course of this shutdown. But, Claire, you asked Angus King a very interesting question just earlier, and that's, “What happens next?” And he said he may have double digits of Republican Senators who are happy to vote with Democrats on extending the subsidies in some form. But what happens in the House? Because it's not clear that the House would go along with that. FMR. SEN. CLAIRE MCCASKILL (D-MO): Well, it's not clear the House will go along with it. But talk about an opportunity to make it crystal clear to America who's looking out for ya. That would be an opportunity that they don't have right now. John Thune would never be offering this vote up if they hadn't stood strong and shut down the government, if the Democrats hadn't done that. They have accomplished something here. I don't think he would have allowed this vote. And it will put tremendous pressure — listen, they want to hold the House. They're gonna read that poll, Kay, they're gonna read that poll, and they're gonna see in the House those members that are in districts that are five-point Trump wins. You just saw what happened in New Jersey. You just saw what happened statewide in Georgia. They're worried, those members of Congress are worried. So it's going to put tremendous — it's gonna switch the pressure from being on the Democrats worried about people that aren't gonna be able to feed themselves at Thanksgiving to the Republicans worried about the reality they're facing with the American people and how they see this problem. And remember, the government could be shut down again in January. This only goes till — JOE SCARBOROUGH: Yeah. MCCASKILL: — the end of January. There's nothing keeping the Democrats from saying again, “Hey, we're gonna hammer you one more time. We've got to have some relief on these healthcare benefits.” If they keep this discipline around costs, particularly healthcare, from now until next November, they won't have to worry about whether Mike Johnson will allow a vote on healthcare benefits. SCARBOROUGH: And by the way, for Democrats saying, “Well, what was gained by this shutdown?” Look at every single poll. Look at it — not only on Donald Trump, but look at every single poll on healthcare. What Republicans did by not compromising with the Democrats is they took crime off the front page of every newspaper. That was the story and they turned it into healthcare. And since that happened, their numbers, Republicans’ numbers, have just collapsed. And it had a massive impact this past week. And Chris Matthews, I know a lot of people are saying, “Well, hey, what's gonna happen in the House?” I'll tell you what's gonna happen in the House. Two things are gonna happen in the House if they vote to extend these subsidies. Number one, you are going to have a certain Democrat that gets sworn in. So add one to the Democrats. You're going to have a certain Republican that represents Dalton, Georgia, my grand mom's old town, who's — MTG who is going to vote to help people in her own district afford to pay for their healthcare. That's two. And suddenly when you only need two or three more votes and you've got about 10 or 12 people, Republicans that are in districts that Joe Biden won, please. That's where the action’s gonna be. Get the popcorn popping. I can't wait to watch that debate. CHRIS MATTHEWS: Well, when I watched what happened in Bucks County, Pennsylvania last week, anything is possible. It's the first time in a millennium, I think, that they voted straight Democrat there. But just to retrace the way your logic worked two or three weeks ago, when you said once the Democrats follow up, when you said they're going to put ACA on the line and Medicaid on the line and say, ‘We have to full fund them, we have to go back there,’ what happened? Events occurred. All of a sudden SNAP — we worried about food stamps. All of a sudden food stamps became a big concern. And then they — we worried about the air traffic controllers — and we still worrying about them, they're still tired. And we worried about an airplane crash. And this all happening. So, one of the things the Democrats made a mistake on is betting everything on healthcare in terms of the shutdown, because the shutdown was not gonna end because of that. The Republicans voted to the last man to kill Obamacare. John McCain is still hated because he wanted to save it. They don't want it. They don't want it, period. And they're not gonna back it. So, it's an interesting thing. Separate the shutdown from healthcare and you win on healthcare. JONATHAN LEMIRE: Yeah. There's no question here that Republicans really took a blow during these few weeks. They're the loser, no doubt, of this shutdown. We’ve seen the President’s poll numbers decline even further, GOP party at large decline even further. (…)

Despite being a group of people eager to portray the government shutdown as Republicans’ fault, the late night comedians used their Monday shows to attack Senate Democrats for finally realizing they had no leverage and ending the shutdown. On CBS, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert mourned, “So yes, the shutdown may have been long and painful for millions of Americans, but at least it achieved jack squat.”     Colbert also decried that “None of those eight Senate Democrats are up for reelection next year, and two have announced they are retiring from the Senate. What a disappointing way to end your career. Reminds me of when Journey released their last single: ‘We Stopped Believin'.” One Democrat Colbert singled out, “who crumbled like a granola bar in your backpack is New Hampshire Senator and The Joker's proud aunt, Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen was asked about her decision, and she said, ‘When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? … They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?’ because the country is being run by insane people!” Over on ABC, Jimmy Kimmel claimed, “Democrats refused to sign on to a bill that would force millions of Americans off of their health care and make it much more expensive for those who can afford it. So, Democrats drew a line in the sand. They said we are not going over this. And today, after 41 days, they pulled out a shovel and a bucket and they ate all that sand. And got nothing for it. Isn't that great? You know what they got? They got a promise from the Republicans in the Senate to hold a vote on health care sometime in the future.” Turning his ire to Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Kimmel huffed, “I mean, at his age, it's incredible at his age that Chuck Schumer is still able to bend over so far. Chuck Schumer is basically every parent who tells their kid "No more iPad. That's it." The next thing you know, he's playing Roblox at the dinner table. This was such a big cave, by the Democrats, Bruce Wayne offered to buy it.”     Also on Kimmel’s bad side was Illinois’s Dick Durbin, who “told Senate Majority Leader John Thune that he was, ‘Counting on him to keep his word on this agreement. He assured me he would.’ Which is exactly what Lucy said to Charlie Brown with the football.” On Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart raged, “I cannot [bleep] believe it! You had the wind at your back! Election victories all over the country… Democrats, you sold out the entire shutdown not to get what you wanted, but for a promise to not get what you wanted later. Where in The Art of War—where—hold on—where in The Art of—okay, here it is: I got it. Sun Tzu said, ‘Never press your advantage. It's unseemly! Fighting's hard. How 'bout a snack?’” Stewart also attacked the deal, “I can't [bleep] believe it. And by the way, what good does a promise of a Senate vote even do for you? Democrats, you don't control the Senate. Do you even know how this shit works?” Later, Stewart welcomed Reps. Chris Deluzio and Pat Ryan and lamented, “The theory of their case, as far as I can tell is, people like you will lose if you stand your ground on principle. That you have to be the so-called moderate centrist that is going to reach across the aisle. Not realizing they didn't reach across the aisle. They surrendered across the aisle.”     Deluzio concurred, claiming his constituents, “want us to fight for and we have been and to see what happened on the other side in the Senate is just -- it is weak.” Ryan echoed the sentiment, “People want to know, are you going to actually fight for me when it matters or are you going to cave? And that is the thing that matters, especially in this moment, but the folks that have been in the bubble in D.C. for longer than some of us have been around, they don't—” Stewart interrupted to agree, “Longer than even I’ve been around. I’ll be honest with you, I could go down there and kick their asses physically. Many of them are hollow like birds.” Finally, on NBC’s Late Night, Seth Meyers despaired, “Democrats, are you seeing this? Why are you caving to this guy? In a span of, like, five days, he got crushed at elections, got booed at a football game, fell asleep in a meeting, and you guys saw that and thought, ‘There's no way we can beat this guy. He's at the top of his game.’”     After a clip of Sen. Angus King claiming the shutdown wasn’t achieving its goals, Meyers said the quiet part out loud, “What do you mean it didn't work? Aren't his poll numbers at an all-time low? Didn't you just win a bunch of elections or did I hallucinate all of that?” If you went a month without pay or had your flight cancelled, it’s okay because according to Seth Meyers Donald Trump’s poll numbers fell. Here are transcripts for the November 10-taped shows: CBS The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 11/10/2025 11:37 PM ET STEPHEN COLBERT: So yes, the shutdown may have been long and painful for millions of Americans, but at least it achieved jack squat. That is—and we know why Jack is squatting. But these Democratic defectors did get one concession. Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised them a vote on the ACA in December. 'Cuz that's when people get serious at work: December. You work about six days, and half of that is spent doing a mandatory office door decorating contest. "Welcome to accounting! Or should I say: The Polar Express!" “Now you got hot chocolate.” No surprise, the vast majority of Democrats don't want this. None of those eight Senate Democrats are up for reelection next year, and two have announced they are retiring from the Senate. What a disappointing way to end your career. Reminds me of when Journey released their last single: "We Stopped Believin'." Did they? I don't know. One of the Democrats who crumbled like a granola bar in your backpack is New Hampshire Senator and The Joker's proud aunt, Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen was asked about her decision, and she said, "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me?" "Uh, are we Vermont, or are we the other one? Are we, which one, one of us is—are they upside down us or upside down them" She continued, "They say, 'why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'" because the country is being run by insane people! *** ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! 11/11/2025 12:05 AM ET JIMMY KIMMEL: Here in the present, we are on day 41 of the Trump government shutdown. Democrats refused to sign on to a bill that would force millions of Americans off of their health care and make it much more expensive for those who can afford it. So, Democrats drew a line in the sand. They said we are not going over this. And today, after 41 days, they pulled out a shovel and a bucket and they ate all that sand. And got nothing for it. Isn't that great? You know what they got? They got a promise from the Republicans in the Senate to hold a vote on health care sometime in the future. And if there is one thing we know about Trump and his merry band of sycophants it's that their word is as good as gold. I mean, at his age, it's incredible at his age that Chuck Schumer is still able to bend over so far. Chuck Schumer is basically every parent who tells their kid "No more iPad. That's it." The next thing you know, he's playing Roblox at the dinner table. This was such a big cave, by the Democrats, Bruce Wayne offered to buy it. Democrat Dick Durbin told Senate Majority Leader John Thune that he was, "Counting on him to keep his word on this agreement. He assured me he would." Which is exactly what Lucy said to Charlie Brown with the football. *** Comedy Central The Daily Show 11/10/2025 11:04 PM ET JON STEWART: I cannot [bleep] believe it! You had the wind at your back! Election victories all over the country. The new Sydney Sweeney movie was box office: bupkis! Apparently, her new MAGA fan base didn't show up in droves to see a biopic about a lesbian professional boxer who overcomes domestic violence to live her truth. Who could have seen that coming? Democrats, you sold out the entire shutdown not to get what you wanted, but for a promise to not get what you wanted later. Where in The Art of War—where—hold on—where in The Art of—okay, here it is: I got it. Sun Tzu said, "Never press your advantage. It's unseemly! Fighting's hard. How 'bout a snack?” I can't [bleep] believe it. And by the way, what good does a promise of a Senate vote even do for you? Democrats, you don't control the Senate. Do you even know how this shit works? Let's just say, for schincks, that you managed to win a vote in the Senate, which you haven't done all year! You know what happens then? Hold on one second. Give me the thing, I want to show— BILL ON CAPITOL HILL: I'm just a bill. Yes, I'm only a bill and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill. … STEWART: The theory of their case, as far as I can tell is, people like you will lose if you stand your ground on principle. That you have to be the so-called moderate centrist that is going to reach across the aisle. Not realizing they didn't reach across the aisle. They surrendered across the aisle. CHRIS DELUZIO: I don't know any constituents of ours that want us to just wilt. They want us to stand our ground for something that matters— STEWART: Right. DELUZIO: — and our health care of our region and yours. Like, peoples' health care is a real thing that is bankrupting families. They're going to roll the dice on buying, paying for a policy they may not be able to afford— STEWART: Right. DELUZIO: —or maybe showing up in the emergency room because they skipped out on health care. STEWART: Right. DELUZIO: That is something they want us to fight for and we have been and to see what happened on the other side in the Senate is just -- it is weak. PAT RYAN: I think, like, there is this old theory of left, right, progressive, centrist, moderate, it’s bullshit. STEWART: Yeah. RYAN: People want to know, are you going to actually fight for me— STEWART: Right. RYAN: —when it matters or are you going to cave? And that is the thing that matters, especially in this moment, but the folks that have been in the bubble in D.C. for longer than some of us have been around, they don't— STEWART: Longer than even I’ve been around. I’ll be honest with you, I could go down there and kick their asses physically. Many of them are hollow like birds. *** NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers 11/11/2025 12:49 AM ET SETH MEYERS: Democrats, are you seeing this? Why are you caving to this guy? In a span of, like, five days, he got crushed at elections, got booed at a football game, fell asleep in a meeting, and you guys saw that and thought, "There's no way we can beat this guy. He's at the top of his game." I mean, I'm terrified of my wife, but once she falls asleep, I'm turning off her dumb movie and turning on the Knicks games. But Democrats actually seem to think Trump had somehow won the shutdown fight. ANGUS KING: We have to go back to what the strategy was at the beginning of the shutdown. There were two goals, both of which I support. One was standing up to Donald Trump. The other was getting some resolution on the ACA premium tax credit issue. The problem was the shutdown wasn't accomplishing either goals [jump cut] so standing up to Donald Trump didn't work. MEYERS: What do you mean it didn't work? Aren't his poll numbers at an all-time low? Didn't you just win a bunch of elections or did I hallucinate all of that?

ESPN’s reign as the king of sports media may be nearing its end.BlazeTV contributor Paul Burkhardt is among those who believe this to be true, explaining that the network is “very vulnerable” as competitors like Netflix and Amazon prepare to make a “power play” that could permanently reshape the sports broadcasting landscape.“I don’t think a lot of people are realizing — and I’ve been on this and been studying this now for probably about a year and a half — I believe ESPN is very vulnerable right now,” Burkhardt tells BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock and the rest of the panel on “Fearless.”“And it’s the worst time for this to happen, because I think Netflix and Amazon are in a position to make the ultimate power play over the next, say, two to five years. They’ve already started to dabble into the games. They already have the leagues with them to some varying degree,” he continues.“I think there’s a takedown about ready to happen, and I’m in line to watch it,” he adds.Burkhardt believes that “Netflix and Amazon are ready to pounce.”“I think that ESPN could be drunk on its success. ESPN has always had an overinflated sense of itself, particularly the on-air talent, because ESPN had such a monopoly on sports coverage that anybody you put on there was going to have the feeling of having a following,” Whitlock agrees.“I don’t think Stephen A. Smith has a sincere following. I think he’s been forced down our throats on ESPN, but no one thinks Stephen A. Smith is talented. No one thinks he’s that informed or that insightful about sports,” he continues.“It’s kind of reflective of the whole mentality of Hollywood and the leftist deal. … If they decide this person’s important; if they want to put Joe Biden in as president even though he’s half dead; if they decide, ‘Hey, no one likes Hillary Clinton, but we’re going to run her for president,’” he adds.Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Law enforcement in Alexandria, Louisiana, responded to the 1800 block of Henry Street just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday for a reported home invasion, the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office said. Alexandria is about 200 miles northwest of New Orleans.Officials said a black male identified as 33-year-old Davante Deundra Thomas of Alexandria allegedly kicked down the door of the residence armed with a handgun and fired at the homeowner.'People have a right to protect themselves.'But the homeowner also had a gun — and wasted no time using it.Officials said the homeowner returned fire, striking Thomas.After deputies arrived, Thomas was found dead inside the home with the gun still in his hand, officials said.Sheriff’s detectives and the Crime Scene Unit responded and began their investigation and processed the scene for evidence, officials said.The sheriff's office said no arrests have been made.Officials said the investigation is still active and ongoing, and all those with any information about the incident should contact detectives at 318-473-6727 or the sheriff's office at 318-473-6700.Commenters reacting to the shooting were a bit mixed in their opinions. Most seemed completely behind the homeowner who returned fire — but others believed there was more to the story:"Turns out the more you F around the more you find out," one commenter said."Welp, he won't do that again!!!" another user noted."This is a good opportunity to teach your kids about what happens if you go breaking into houses," another commenter wrote."People have a right to protect themselves," another user said."Crazy thing is people don't realize how many homeowners actually have weapons in their homes just for this reason," another commenter observed."Naw, we aren't getting the entire story here," another user countered. "Don't pass judgement without all the facts.""This just doesn't sound right to me, either," another commenter stated. "Something [is] not adding up."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!