Who knew? Illegal aliens aren't lawbreakers: they're a "community!" Just ask Maria Teresa Kumar, the MSNBC contributor and head of Voto Latino. On Monday's Morning Joe, discussing the impact of the Supreme Court ruling limiting the right of federal district court judges to issue rulings purporting to apply to the entire country, Kumar said: "What Trump does is that he uses the undocumented community as a canary in the coal mine to test our institutions and to see how far we're willing to go to start eroding their rights." What other "communities" might Trump threaten? The tax-evader community? The burglar community? Frightening! Plus, miners took canaries with them to signal if a mine had carbon monoxide in the air. If the canaries died, they knew it was perilous.  Kumar also dropped a statistic unintentionally revealing just what a problem birthright citizenship for children born to illegals represents: "We're talking about almost a quarter million U.S.-born children every single year to undocumented folks." 250,000 a year! Over two decades, that's five million -- enough to noticeably alter our demographics — and elections. Miss "Voto Latino" is all about that mobilization. Also note another Kumar euphemism. They're not illegal aliens, they're undocumented "folks." Interestingly, substitute host Katty Kay and New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak agreed that it is problematic for federal judges purporting to make their decisions apply nationally. Kay pointed out: "When Barack Obama tried to give citizenship to the parents of children who were born in the United States, and a judge in Texas blocked it, and Democrats were very unhappy about that." Liptak concurred: "Quite right. Lots of people from both parties have hesitations about the idea that an individual judge can do more than decide the dispute before him or her." However, Liptak suggested that there could be an exception for birthright citizenship cases, permitting the ruling of a single federal district court judge to apply nationally. Isn't that convenient! Kay ended the segment with an interesting observation, suggesting that the Supreme Court ruling could create:  "A situation where you have a lot of undocumented workers for various reasons, not just birthright citizenship, moving to blue states or to states with sanctuary cities. Those states then getting their services overwhelmed or getting targeted by the president. I mean, you can see where this unravels politically very quickly and potentially provides a problem for Democrats." Ain't that a pity! Message to blue state politicians: if you make your states or cities havens for illegal aliens, it can't just be for virtue-signaling or electoral purposes--it comes with consequences. Here's the transcript. MSNBC Morning Joe 6/30/25 6:28 am EDT KATTY KAY: Adam, this is something that, the injunctions is something that Democratic presidents have disliked in the past as much as Republicans have done.  I remember when Barack Obama tried to give citizenship to the parents of children who were born in the United States, and a judge in Texas blocked it, and Democrats were very unhappy about that.  So actually, is this something that in kind of less ferociously partisan times might meet with approval as a way of blocking the power of individual judges around the country? ADAM LIPTAK: Quite right. Lots of people from both parties have hesitations about the idea that an individual judge can do more than decide the dispute before him or her, and bind the parties before him or her, and also say this applies to everybody. That's a problematic notion in general terms.  It might well, though, be appropriate in the birthright citizenship case and in some other cases, because it's just hard to imagine, as, as Lisa was saying, a patchwork of laws around the country where if you're born on one side of a state line, you're a citizen, and on the other, not. . . .  MARIA TERESA KUMAR: And so when we're talking about almost a quarter-million U.S.-born children every single year of undocumented folks, you're talking not about a small population that all of a sudden can become stateless. So I do think that one of the things that we need to be looking at very precisely is, that what happens next?  Because what we have seen is that often what Trump does is that he uses the undocumented community as a canary in the coal mine to test our institutions, and to see how far we're willing to go to start eroding their rights. But their rights are only the beginning.  I think that in Sotomayor's dissent, she was very clear. God forbid you end, and I'm paraphrasing, but basically, God forbid you end up in the wrong state where your basic rights as a U.S. citizen could be abdicated because all of a sudden the laws in that state are quite different from the rest of the country.  KAY: Yeah, I mean, you can see a situation where you have a lot of undocumented workers for various reasons, not just birthright citizenship, moving to blue states or to states with sanctuary cities. Those states then getting their services overwhelmed or getting targeted by the president.  I mean, you can see where this unravels politically very quickly and potentially provides a problem for Democrats. 

UPDATE: 11:30 a.m.: The suspect has been identified as Wess Roley, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing a law enforcement official. The AP added that the official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to discuss the investigation.Original story belowIdaho firefighters were dispatched around 1:21 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call about a brush fire in the woods on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene; roughly 40 minutes later, first responders reported coming under gunfire.'These firefighters did not have a chance.'Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris initially announced that first responders were "actively taking sniper fire," and he added that "we don't know if there's one, two, three, or four [shooters]."First responders made urgent calls for help on their radios, the Associated Press reported: “Everybody’s shot up here ... send law enforcement now."More than 300 law enforcement officers and the FBI responded to the scene, the New York Times reported.RELATED: Church security team member who reportedly shot gunman dead outside sanctuary recalls moment when 'evil came to our door' Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty ImagesTwo firefighters were shot and killed; a third firefighter was wounded.Norris said it appeared the sniper was hiding in the rugged terrain and using a high-powered rifle, the AP reported, adding that the sheriff said he instructed deputies to fire back.Authorities later discovered the body of the suspected gunman with a weapon nearby. They moved the body as the fire spread. It wasn't clear how the alleged male gunman died.Authorities believe the gunman intentionally set the fire in order to lure firefighters to the scene.RELATED: Child molesters can now be marched in front of firing squads in Idaho Norris described the attack as a "total ambush.""These firefighters did not have a chance," he added.Norris indicated the suspected gunman acted alone, and his identity has not been released. Law enforcement declined to say what kind of weapon they found with the suspected gunman.RELATED: Male, 70, at Tesla protest accused of driving his car into Trump-supporting counterprotester Photo by Mehmet Yaren Bozgun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesOne fatally shot firefighter was from the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department; the other was with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. The firefighter who survived the shooting was "fighting for his life" after surgery, Norris said, but was in stable condition.The AP said in the evening the bodies of the slain firefighters arrived in the nearby city of Spokane, Washington — and escorted by a procession of fire and law enforcement vehicles. The outlet added that firefighters and others saluted as the vehicles passed by.Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) wrote in a post on X, "Multiple heroic firefighters were attacked today while responding to a fire in North Idaho. This is a heinous direct assault on our brave firefighters. I ask all Idahoans to pray for them and their families as we wait to learn more. Teresa and I are heartbroken."RELATED: Leftist mayor ignores deep-red state law, flies racial LGBTQ flag "As this situation is still developing, please stay clear from the area to allow law enforcement and firefighters to do their jobs," he added.Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a post on social media, "Thank you to our incredible @FBI agents on the ground assisting local authorities in Idaho. We are praying for all."A shelter-in-place order was lifted Sunday night, the AP said.Editor's note: This story has been edited after publication to include the reported identity of the suspect.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The new president of the International Olympic Committee has held her seat for just one week and is already making monumental moves.As the head of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry wields tremendous power not only in the business world but in setting the tone worldwide for standards in sports.'We have to protect the female category, first and foremost.'After assuming office on June 23, the former Zimbabwean swimmer took questions in a nearly hour-long press conference, where she made one thing clear: The Olympic Committee is moving away from placating transgender athletes.About halfway through the event, Coventry, Africa's most decorated Olympian, answered questions about how female events will look at the Olympics moving forward.The 2024 Paris games were cloaked in shame after male Algerian athlete Imane Khelif competed and won gold in women's boxing, causing massive public outrage. Khelif has been proven to be a man four times over but was still allowed to compete after the IOC ended gender testing in 1999, punting the responsibility to individual sports bodies.That status quo may be changing."On the protection of the female category, it was very clear from the members that we have to protect the female category, first and foremost," Coventry told a journalist. "We have to do that to ensure fairness. But we need to do that with a scientific approach and with the inclusion of the international federations who have already done a lot of work in this area."The new IOC president said that she will quickly work to "bring in the experts" and international federations to find "cohesion on this specific topic."RELATED: 'Male': Leaked medical report alleges women's boxing champ Imane Khelif has XY chromosomes Coventry was faced with a similar question later on in the presser, with a reporter asking if cheek swabbing to determine sex was the likely scenario in order to protect women's sports.The executive said the IOC would look at the work that has been done by organizations like World Athletics and come up with an answer through "scientific approaches."The same reporter then asked specifically about how much Khelif's case had affected the decision and if it had a heavy influence on Olympic Committee members.Coventry said that the Olympic Committee "unanimously" felt it was time to find a consensus on how to protect women's sports. She then noted that she had heard from many members about how the issue has played out in their own countries. This included members taking issue not only from a competitive standpoint but also a cultural one, Coventry explained.RELATED: I played against the best, but never a man. Here’s why. PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Yu Ting Lin of Team Chinese Taipei celebrates a victory against Julia Szeremeta of Team Poland (not pictured) after the Boxing Women's 57kg Final match on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) "I'm very encouraged to see Coventry stating that she will protect the female category," Jennifer Sey, a former U.S. national gymnastics champion, told Blaze News. "I'd only add that there really is no nuance. And there can be no compromise on this. It's very simple. You must [have] XX [chromosomes] to compete in the women's category. Sex testing — one time! — will verify this."While the new IOC president did fall short of plainly stating men should not be in women's sports, if any policy similar to that of other athletic institutions is implemented, it should stop athletes like Khelif from competing against women.Still, with Khelif daring President Trump in March to stop him from competing at the 2028 games in Los Angeles and attempting to compete against women as recently as May, the boxer may end up going down swinging, along with many other hostile male athletes.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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From its bloodthirsty cannibals to its freakish mutants, there's a lot to love about Endnight Games' Sons of the Forest. And now, there's another reason to fall for the brutal survival game. Thanks to a massive discount players are flocking to this bizarre open-world survival horror, resulting in a huge spike. Continue reading Brutal survival game Sons of the Forest is cheaper than ever, exploding on Steam MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best horror games, Best co-op games

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Hideo Kojima's latest creation has secured the top spot this week, but the numbers might tell a more complex story. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, which launched on June 26, claimed the #1 spot on the UK physical sales charts. However, its boxed sales fell 66% below the original Death Stranding's 2019 debut sales.