Although he was widely expected to be a first-round NFL draft pick, Shedeur Sanders was passed up by team after team last month. Many fans of the standout college player, whose father is football legend Deion Sanders, shared their thoughts after he slid out of the first round. What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID? Deion Sanders was a great college football player, and was even greater in the NFL. He’s also a very good coach, streetwise and smart! Therefore, Shedeur, his quarterback son, has PHENOMENAL GENES, and is all set for Greatness. He… — Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) April 25, 2025 President Donald Trump was among those who expressed frustration on behalf of the player. In a recent interview, Sanders offered his thoughts about the presidential post. According to the New York Post: “I was truly thankful for it,” he said. “Including him, there were a lot of fans, a lot of people in barbershops, a lot of hairstylists. A lot of fans of me, my craft and my family that were there in support. I was thankful that I have that foundation.” Sanders’ slide was one of the biggest stories of this year’s draft. Projected as a potential top-three pick, Sanders wasn’t taken until the fifth round of the draft after Cleveland traded up to take him 144th overall. Sanders’ reaction to the surprising draft development has sparked significant social media discussion in recent days: Shedeur Sanders is staying positive in the early stages of his NFL career pic.twitter.com/BKT6I0fEdv — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 10, 2025 Shedeur Sanders on the people who said he didn’t have the talent to go early in the Draft “My job here isn’t to prove people wrong, It’s to prove myself right” pic.twitter.com/dw0n5FPgeS — We Coming (@SkoBuffsGoBuffs) May 10, 2025 Reporter: “Why do you think you’re immensely popular?” Shedeur Sanders: “Why do you think?” Reporter: “Cause you’re likable.” Shedeur: “Well, yeah I guess that’s what it is…” pic.twitter.com/2tPYUZ1BVc — Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) May 10, 2025 For his part, the incoming NFL rookie thinks he’s in pretty good company, per Bleacher Report: Shedeur Sanders believes his story will write itself much like that of seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, fueled by words of encouragement from the legend himself. “My story is going to be similar, you know, I was a late-round draft pick,” Sanders told reporters. “But we’re here now so none of that stuff matters, it just mattered on the day. I’m just excited to be here and ready to work.” After Sanders slid to the fifth round of the 2025 draft, selected 144th overall on Day 3 by the Cleveland Browns, it’s hard not to compare his fall to the slide of five-time MVP Tom Brady, who was drafted in the sixth round at 199th overall. Even Brady himself advised to forget the draft, emphasizing that Day 2 is what truly matters. “I actually texted Shedeur because I know him very well, and I said, ‘Dude, like, whatever happens, wherever you go, like, that’s your first day. Day 2 matters more than the draft” Brady said on the Impaulsive podcast. “I was [pick] 199. So, who could speak on it better than me, like, what that really means? Use it as motivation. You’re gonna get your chances. Go take advantage of it.’” Here’s some additional coverage of the media firestorm this story has created:

Animal rescue workers in Queens, NY made a shocking discovery this week. After being notified that an apartment owner had been evicted and needed to surrender his dogs, the workers showed up at the property to take them in. However, instead of just two or three dogs living there, animal rescue found 48! And, they weren’t small dogs either; they were all Belgian Malinois, a large and very intelligent breed of dog. The poor animals were completely stuffed into the filthy apartment with little room to move and zero access to fresh air or sunlight. Some were discovered hidden in cabinets or crammed behind furniture. Sadly, three of the dogs had to be euthanized. The rest have been moved to an animal shelter for rehabilitation due to their severe lack of socialization. Take a look: 40 DOGS FOUND STUFFED IN CABINETS AND CLOSETS IN NYC APARTMENT Behind a normal-looking door in Queens, 40 Belgian Malinois were living a nightmare — crammed behind furniture, sealed in closets, and even stuffed inside kitchen cabinets. No walks. No sunlight. No human… pic.twitter.com/LwYTzdhP2m — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 10, 2025 40 DOGS FOUND STUFFED IN CABINETS AND CLOSETS IN NYC APARTMENT Behind a normal-looking door in Queens, 40 Belgian Malinois were living a nightmare — crammed behind furniture, sealed in closets, and even stuffed inside kitchen cabinets. No walks. No sunlight. No human contact. Just years of total confinement in filth and silence. These aren’t small lap dogs — Belgian Malinois are elite working dogs used by the military and police. Highly intelligent. Built for speed, strength, and stimulation. Instead, they spent their lives trapped in the dark, side by side, terrified of the world they’d never seen. Rescue teams from ACC and the ASPCA spent 2 days pulling them out. The apartment’s resident had just been evicted, triggering the discovery. A criminal investigation is now underway. The dogs aren’t adoptable yet — they’re severely undersocialized and need long-term rehab. But the crisis is bigger: NYC shelters are already triple capacity, with over 340 large dogs waiting for homes. At this time, we do not know the identity of who did this to these poor, abused dogs. Police are currently investigating. I have to ask, though: how was this not discovered far earlier? You’d think someone would have noticed nearly 50 dogs crammed into a tiny apartment. There’s no way those dogs were quiet all the time, was there? Apparently, some neighbors did notice the smell and suspected that the man living in the apartment was abusing his pets. The New York Post has more details: “These dogs have reportedly lived in total confinement for their entire lives,” said Tara Mercado, ACC’s director of behavior and shelter operations. “We found full-grown Malinois hidden in cabinets and crammed behind furniture.” A criminal investigation has been opened, the source said. The owner hasn’t been publicly identified. The dogs lived in an apartment on the 7th floor, according to neighbors, who said the entire floor reeked and the pet owner frequently tossed feces off his balcony. “He worked at the airport security, and the dog was his [bomb] sniffing dog, that’s why he was allowed to be here with the dog,” one neighbor said, adding the man sometimes walked a second dog of another breed. “We always wondered, ‘Why does it smell so bad, if it was that dog that just peed all around?’” the man, who declined to provide his name, said. “We all assumed there were two or three dogs in there, we would never have imagined that they were that many, we never saw them ever, anywhere.” He wondered how the dogs survived in the squalid conditions. “It seems like a hell hole,” he said. “They never saw the light of day, because we would know if they were walked.” Neighbor Natalia Ruales was relieved the dogs were rescued. “I think he had abused [the dogs] and I don’t like it,” she said. “Because there’s a lot of doggies in one apartment … no good.” Another neighbor, who identified herself as Sharon, said the floor always smelled bad. “It always smells like that here and I always hear them barking, barking, and he throws poop out of his balcony,” she said. “As far as I know, as we all know, he neglects his dogs. … If he takes them out in the elevator, it smells so bad, they pee on the staircase.” Hopefully, all of these animals can find good homes with loving owners in time. As for their previous owner, let’s pray that he faces the fullest extent of the law for his extremely cruel and neglectful treatment of puppies. This is so sickening. I can’t even comprehend the mentality it would take to do something like this to these poor dogs. There is no punishment that would satisfy the evil nature it would take to treat these animals this way. Disgusting humans. — Julie D (@julie_d64386) May 10, 2025 What do you think?

The NY Post reports that Alberta separatist talks are getting real. Alberta’s threat to divorce Canada is getting more serious than ever. Could they become the 51st state? Premier Danielle Smith announced this week that the oil-rich province could hold its first-ever referendum on independence in 2026. The area’s pro-51st-statetivists are ramping up calls to […] The post Albertans: It’s Time That We Are Set Free appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

One of the first big decisions a parent makes in their child-rearing journey is what to name their baby. For some people, choosing a baby name is simple. They’ve known what they would name a baby their whole life, so when it’s time to welcome a new family member, the decision’s already been made. Other people spend an entire pregnancy fretting over baby names and still haven’t decided by the time the baby comes. Truly, it can be exhausting. Baby naming is big business. Many people make a career by helping people choose the perfect moniker for their child. One of the most important considerations for some people popularity. Some families want to say as far away from popular baby names as possible and others love to be among the many. @nameswithsteph The data came out as I was filming a video complaining that people dot com got the names first lol #nameswithsteph #babynameconsultant #nameconsultant #babynames #babynametrends #popularbabynames ♬ original sound – Steph | Name Consultant The Social Security Administration Released The Mose Popular Baby Names Just ahead of Mother’s Day, the Social Security Administration released the most popular baby names of 2024. The SSA releases its annual list around Mother’s Day to recognize all the hard work moms put in to raising their children. In 2024, the top boy and girl names stayed the same from 2023, with Liam and Olivia as the most popular. “As Mother’s Day nears, we remember the incredible impact that mothers have on our lives,” Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano said in a statement. “Growing up with a working mom, I witnessed firsthand the dedication, resilience, and balance it takes to juggle both career and family. Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers in our lives who inspire us and set an example for future generations.” The Most Popular Baby Boy Names Liam Noah Oliver Theodore James Henry Mateo Elijah Lucas William The Most Popular Baby Girl Names Olivia Emma Amelia Charlotte Mia Sophia Isabella Evelyn Ava Sofia This story’s featured image is by New Africa via Shutterstock. The post Social Security Administration Releases Most Popular Baby Names In Time For Mother’s Day appeared first on InspireMore.

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President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. She will be Trump’s first judicial nomination of his second term and will replace Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch, appointed in September 2010 by President Barack Obama. Congress can use its legislative authority under Article I of the Constitution to create “Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court.” These include the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Judges on these courts serve for specific terms. In Article III, the Constitution itself created the Supreme Court and gave Congress authority to establish “inferior Courts.” These are the U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and U.S. Court of International Trade. Together, these Article III courts exercise the “judicial Power of the United States.” Article III judges serve during “good Behaviour,” or until they are removed by impeachment. The Heritage Foundation’s Judicial Appointment Tracker follows the appointment process for Article III judges under Trump and under the previous seven presidents. The judicial appointment situation is different from when Trump first took office, in 2017. Republicans had controlled the Senate during Obama’s last two years in office and confirmed 22 judges in two years, less than one-fourth the average. Those 22 judges constituted just 2.6% of the judiciary, the lowest percentage appointed in a two-year Congress since 1789. As a result, 106 positions on federal district and appeals courts were vacant when Trump took office and began making nominations in March 2017. The opposite scenario exists today. Democrats controlled the Senate during President Joe Biden’s last two years and confirmed 139 judges, the third-highest total in American history. As a result, just 5.3% of the judiciary is currently vacant, the lowest percentage during a new presidency in more than 40 years. Since 1980, an average of 45 judicial positions become vacant each year, three-fourths of which resulted from the incumbents’ taking “senior status,” remaining a federal judge with a reduced caseload but vacating his or her seat for a new appointment. If that pattern continues for the next four years, and Trump appoints the average number of judges (as measured by the past several presidencies), he will have appointed more than 400 judges during his two terms, more than any president in history. If Hermandorfer’s nomination is any indication, Trump will take the same approach, and use the same priorities and criteria, to judicial appointments as he did in his first term. She received her law degree from George Washington University Law School, where she was editor in chief of the law review, and has clerked for judges at all three levels of the federal judiciary: Richard Leon on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court; and Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett. During her stint in private practice at Williams & Connelly, the Legal 500 named her a “rising star” in the appellate category. She is now the director of the Strategic Litigation Unit in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General. As expected, liberal groups immediately attacked Hermandorfer’s nomination as “appalling” and as a signal of a “dangerous direction for the judiciary.” As they no doubt will regarding each of Trump’s judicial nominations, they claim that the president “seeks to stack the judiciary with those who will do his bidding.” These are the same groups that urged incoming President Biden to appoint judges who would further his political agenda and supported “packing” the Supreme Court with justices who would do the same. Expect more of this mantra, with the name of the current nominee cut and pasted, in the months ahead. Originally published by National Review The post The Judicial Appointment Train Is Leaving the Station appeared first on The Daily Signal.

SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, is one of the nation’s largest welfare programs. And, like all welfare programs, it is massive, it has grown prodigiously over the years and it is inefficient. One glaring issue, which is gaining attention as a result of new Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again campaign, is the kinds of foods that recipients of SNAP funds can purchase. And here we have convergence of bodily health and fiscal health. The “N” in SNAP stands for nutrition. The point of the whole program is to help poor Americans eat and not forgo nutrition as result of insufficient funds to buy food. So why should government funds be used to purchase foods that are not fundamental to meeting the requirements of basic nutrition? The program is funded by the federal government but administered by the states. Now three Republican governors—governors of Arkansas, Idaho, and Indiana—are joining the governor of West Virginia in seeking waivers from the federal government to permit them to remove soda, candy, and other sweets from the foods that can be purchased with SNAP funds. SNAP funds flow from the Department of Agriculture, and new Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins showed her support for this move by appearing alongside Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders when she announced that her state would seek a waiver to eliminate soda and candy. According to the Foundation for Government Accountability, “Soda is the number one commodity purchased with food stamps. More food stamp money is spent on soda, candy, snacks, ice cream, and cakes than on fruit, vegetables, eggs, pasta, beans, and rice. Purchases of sweetened beverages, desserts, salty snacks, and candy exceed the program’s combined sales of fruits and vegetables by $9.4 billion a year.” The foundation goes on to point out that the incidence of obesity is higher among food stamp recipients than among those not on food stamps at similar income levels and that food stamp participants are “more likely to be at very high or extremely high risk” of the many health problems that result from obesity. Per the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in 1975, federal funding to the SNAP program was $4.6 billion. By 2000, it was $14.6 billion. In 2023, it was up to $111.2 billion. Per Pew Research, in 1974, there were 12.9 million Americans receiving SNAP funds. In 2023, it was up to 42.4 million. Most recipients are adults—63% are over the age of 18—and of adults receiving food stamps, 62% had not been employed at all during the year, 24% were employed over the year and 14% were employed part of the year. Among children receiving food stamp payments, 56% were in homes with one or no parent. Much discussion about reform of SNAP involves a more rigorous application of work requirements to receive funding. This points back to the importance of health. If SNAP funds permit purchase of foods that are unhealthy, or damage health, so it seems SNAP funds contribute to undermining the ability of recipients to work. Needless to say, as this initiative gains momentum, as it should, and as more states seek waivers to streamline their SNAP funding to foods that clearly aim to fundamental nutritional needs, the beverage and candy industry can be expected to be all over Congress to block the change. The Wall Street Journal reported last December about ramped up lobbying by Coke, Pepsi and the American Beverage Association to leave their soft drinks in the purview of SNAP funding. Some concerns have been expressed by grocers that increased specificity regarding what can be purchased can make administration and monitoring difficult. But surely technology can deal with this. Removing non-nutritious foods and beverages from SNAP won’t balance our federal budget. But it is a no-brainer for our fiscal and physical health. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post The ‘N’ in SNAP Means Nutrition appeared first on The Daily Signal.