Comedy Central’s The Daily Show returned to New York on Tuesday after the security reassessment at their Milwaukee theater changed in the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump. However, host Jon Stewart did not take well to NBC’s Lester Holt challenging President Joe Biden if he had done any “soul searching” since Saturday because Biden, according to him, has simply been quoting Trump. After recapping the goings on at the Republican National Convention, Stewart switched topics, “Meanwhile, back at the Batcave, Joe Biden was sitting down with NBC News anchor Lester Holt to answer questions about what he would do to cool our nation's overheated rhetoric.”     Stewart then played a clip of Holt asking Biden, “Have you taken a step back and done a little soul searching on things that you may have said that could incite people who are not balanced?” Biden responded, “How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real, when a president says things like he says? Do you just not say anything because it may incite somebody? [jump cut] My opponent has engaged in that rhetoric. He talks about there will be a bloodbath if he loses. Like, remember the picture of Donald Trump when Nancy Pelosi's husband was hit with a hammer going—talking about—joking about it.” Holt then observed, “This doesn't sound like you are turning down the heat though.” Greatly displeased, Stewart ranted, “He's not turning down the heat, he's telling you what the other guy has been saying. How are you supposed to discuss the temperature and the rhetoric if you are not allowed to mention the rhetoric? It became clear that Biden was ready to turn it down for everybody but Lester Holt.” Stewart’s anger has two problems. First, on bloodbath-gate, Trump was clearly talking about the economy, and it is a phrase that the media themselves have used plenty of times over the years, including just days before Trump’s comments. Biden himself has also used the phrase. Second, Stewart is being hypocritical. Earlier in the show, he reacted to a clip of Sen. Ron Johnson calling for unity on CNN, declaring, “I, for one, look forward to hearing his unifying remarks on the convention floor.” He then played a clip of Johnson declaring in his speech that, “Today's Democrat agenda, their policies are a clear and present danger to America.” After an extended pause, Stewart opined, “I'm sorry, I guess he's what's known as "unity in the streets, divisive in the sheets." But to be fair, to be fair, and I want to be fair in this new environment, Senator Johnson did not mean to stoke anger. His teleprompter did.” That last bit refers to Johnson claiming that a wrong version of his speech was loaded into the teleprompter, but if it is fair for Biden to call Trump dangerous, why is it not fair for Johnson to call Democrats dangerous?   Here is a transcript for the July 16 show: Comedy Central The Daily Show 7/16/2024 11:04 PM ET JON STEWART: I, for one, look forward to hearing his unifying remarks on the convention floor. RON JOHNSON: Today's Democrat agenda, their policies are a clear and present danger to America.  STEWART: I'm sorry, I guess he's what's known as "Unity in the streets, divisive in the sheets." But to be fair, to be fair, and I want to be fair in this new environment, Senator Johnson did not mean to stoke anger. His teleprompter did. ... 11:11 PM ET STEWART:  Meanwhile, back at the Batcave, Joe Biden was sitting down with NBC News anchor Lester Holt to answer questions about what he would do to cool our nation's overheated rhetoric. LESTER HOLT: Have you taken a step back and done a little soul searching on things that you may have said that could incite people who are not balanced? [jump cut] JOE BIDEN: How do you talk about the threat to democracy, which is real, when a president says things like he says? Do you just not say anything because it may incite somebody? [jump cut] My opponent has engaged in that rhetoric. He talks about there will be a bloodbath if he loses. Like, remember the picture of Donald Trump when Nancy Pelosi's husband was hit with a hammer going — talking about — joking about it. HOLT: This doesn't sound like you are turning down the heat though. STEWART: He's not turning down the heat, he's telling you what the other guy has been saying. How are you supposed to discuss the temperature and the rhetoric if you are not allowed to mention the rhetoric? It became clear that Biden was ready to turn it down for everybody but Lester Holt.

A Missouri man once entrusted with protecting and serving his community as a firefighter has now effectively admitted that public trust was misplaced after he pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing a wallet from the victim of a deadly car crash.The circumstances surrounding the crash are both heartbreaking and infuriating. Around 1:30 in the morning on Feb. 26, 2023, Cedric Dixon, then 34, blew a red light and struck a Chevy Tahoe carrying eight passengers — all of whom were under the age of 21 — in St. Louis. The force of the impact sent the Tahoe over a guardrail before it crashed upside down on the street below.He had just celebrated his 18th birthday, and his wallet contained $200 worth of gift cards and nearly $700 in cash as well as credit and debit cards.Four young people — 20-year-old Corntrail McKinley, 19-year-old Anthony Robinson, 19-year-old Richard Boyd, and 18-year-old Bryanna Johnson — died as a result of the crash, and four others were injured.One of the injured was Seven Robinson-Laney. He suffered broken bones, a concussion, and a back injury. While he awaited transport to a hospital, a first responder who he assumed was a police officer approached him.The first responder asked for Robinson-Laney's wallet on the pretense of checking for identification. The young man produced his wallet and handed it over. The official returned Robinson-Laney's ID almost immediately but slipped the wallet into his jacket, bodycam video later showed.About two weeks later, when Robinson-Laney recovered enough to begin thinking clearly, he recalled that he never got his wallet back. He had just celebrated his 18th birthday, and his wallet contained $200 in gift cards and nearly $700 in cash as well as credit and debit cards.Robinson-Laney reported the incident to police, who later identified the individual who interacted with Robinson-Laney: Arnold Britt, a former wide receiver for the University of Missouri who had spent the last nine years working as a firefighter in St. Louis.Britt initially claimed he mistook the debit card as his wife's since it had been issued by the same bank. He then used the debit card to make about $120 in purchases. Whether he ever offered an explanation for the missing cash and gift cards is unclear.The fire department placed Britt on administrative leave, but then-St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner — one of several district attorneys affiliated with George Soros — declined to prosecute him, so Britt was allowed to return to his duties. However, since Britt made the debit card purchases in St. Louis County rather than the city, County Prosecutor Christopher King eventually charged him in connection with those transactions.On Monday, Britt, now 41, pleaded guilty to felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor fraudulent use of a credit/debit device. Britt's sentencing hearing is scheduled for early September.Though Britt has no prior criminal record, prosecutors reportedly want to deter other public servants from committing similar violations and are pushing for concurrent sentences of five years in prison for the stolen property and one year for the debit card fraud. The fire department has since issued a statement claiming that Britt is "no longer a member."Robinson-Laney didn't appear convinced the incident was just an honest mistake: "Everything he did was, like, this is not his first time doing this. It was just, like, this is what he does.""It's hurtful," he continued. "It wasn't just an accident; it was the deaths of youth. You took from people that could have been dead."Cedric Dixon, the driver of the vehicle that caused the crash that killed four of Robinson-Laney's friends, also was prosecuted. He ultimately pleaded guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter, four counts of second-degree assault, and one count of leaving the scene of a crash. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Establishmentarians and other radicals have in recent years wished ill upon President Donald Trump, circulated images glorifying violence against him, and trafficked in the kind of violent and dehumanizing rhetoric that some have suggested set the stage for the deadly attack that took place Saturday in Pennsylvania. Middling comedian Kathy Griffin posed, for instance, for a photograph in 2017 holding up a bloody likeness of a decapitated Trump. When Hurricane Dorian made landfall in 2019, a former Canadian prime minister tweeted, "I'm rooting for a direct hit on Mar a Lago." Geriatric performer Madonna indicated in a 2017 speech at the Women's March in Washington, D.C., that she had been contemplating "blowing up the White House" while Trump occupied it. Author Michael Wolff alleged in his book "The Fall" that billionaire Rupert Murdoch repeatedly wished for Trump's death. While there were ostensibly no real consequences for such ghoulish statements and imagery, a new day has apparently dawned. In the wake of the failed assassination on Trump, radicals have begun to face comeuppances for wishing death upon the president as well as for bemoaning the would-be assassin's failure to murder his intended target. Leftist Oklahoma teacher learns a lesson Chaya Raichik of the popular Libs of TikTok social media account and others have worked ardently in recent days to highlight ghastly post-shooting commentary from public officials, academics, and others whose hatred evidently blinded them to potential consequence. Earlier this week, Raichik shared a photo of Alison Scott, a teacher with Ardmore City Schools in Oklahoma. Scott allegedly wrote, "Wish they had a better scope," in response to a Facebook post that read, "SAY Gent that just SHOT TRUMP'S Ear, I got $500 to put on your books for tryin to save us homie." Past cover photos on what appears to be Scott's Facebook profile indicate she is a BLM-supporting LGBT activist who was supportive of school closures during the pandemic. According to a 2022 Ardmore City Schools profile, Scott worked as a music teacher in the district. On Tuesday, Ardmore City Schools released a statement indicating it was "aware that a district employee made a statement on a social media platform appearing to condone violence against a public figure. The district has begun a thorough and swift investigation into the matter." "Ardmore City Schools strongly condemns acts of physical violence and any words that seek to encourage it, no matter their target," continued the statement. "It is the goal of the Board of Education, together with the district's faculty and staff, to educate students in a safe environment free from violent acts and rhetoric." Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's Republican superintendent of public instruction, noted on X, "This is unacceptable. SDE is investigating. We will not allow teachers to cheer on violence against @realDonaldTrump." Hours later, Walters provided an update: "I have investigated it enough. I will be taking her teaching certificate. She will no longer be teaching in Oklahoma." Counselor consumed by cynicism An elementary school counselor employed by the Yadkin County School District in North Carolina also learned a valuable lesson this week about publicly wishing death on others. 'I had a very weak moment.' Raichik and others also highlighted comments from Amanda Brewer. A YCS staff spotlight shared on X earlier this year indicated that Brewer was a counselor at Boonville Elementary School who moonlighted as an exercise instructor. Brewer wrote, "I'm currently sitting on the beach this afternoon, disturbed by the fact, sickened with myself, that I was disappointed the shooter missed when I saw the news." "I have allowed that horrible, HORRIBLE man to make me bitter enough to have such an experience," she wrote. "I clearly need to do some reflecting and some work." YCS district leaders confirmed to WXII-TV Tuesday that they had been made aware of Brewer's comments and that the counselor had resigned. "After being made aware of the comments, YCS officials immediately opened an investigation to address the matter. YCS officials accepted a letter of resignation from Amanda Brewer, effective July 16, 2024," assistant superintended Boomer Kennedy said Tuesday evening. The former counselor told WXII, "I had a very weak moment. I made a statement — but the statement I was trying to make was that the climate of the past four years has pushed me to bitterness and that I recognized it." "I am now taking accountability. I called and resigned, and that's all I can do," added Brewer. A Dallas cop's regrettable two-word response Shortly after the assassination attempt on Trump, which left former fire chief Corey Comperatore dead and others wounded, Sgt. Arturo Martinez of the Dallas Police Department wrote, "Aim better," on social media. According to the Dallas Morning News, the DPD launched an internal affairs review after receiving a complaint regarding Martinez's Saturday post on Instagram. While the officer's attorney Jane Bishkin acknowledged Martinez wrote the post, she suggested he had done so as a private citizen rather than as an officer. The DPD's social media policy states, "Employees are free to express themselves as private citizens on social media sites to the degree that their speech does not impair working relationships of the Department, impede the performance of their duties, impair discipline and harmony among coworkers, or interfere with the regular operation of the Department." DPD Chief Eddie Garcia said in a statement obtained by KXAS-TV, "When I received the notification regarding the comment posted, disappointed would be an understatement. If, in fact, true, the comment made has no place in our society and certainly no place in law enforcement." Martinez has reportedly been placed on leave while the internal affairs unit investigates him. Tenacious D messes up Down Under Blaze News reported Tuesday that Jack Black was canceling his Tenacious D tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass publicly expressed displeasure that the would-be assassin had missed his shot on Trump. During a Tenacious D performance in Sydney, Australia, Jack Black sang "Happy Birthday" to Gass as a birthday cake was presented to him. Prompted to make a wish, Gass said, "Don't miss Trump next time." Black responded with, "Thank you!" Black — who has multiple movies in the works, including a new "Jumanji" flick — took to social media Tuesday to write, "I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday. I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form." The actor noted further that he was suspending his Tenacious D tour and putting all future creative plans on hold. Gass, in turn, issued a statement claiming the line he "improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake." The attempt at damage control does not appear to have been successful so far, granted Gass was dropped by his talent agency. Democratic staffer shown the door Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the Jan. 6 select committee, has long demonized Trump, painting him both as an insurrectionist and a potential dictator. Earlier this year, Thompson introduced legislation aimed at stripping Trump of his U.S. Secret Service protection. 'That's what your hate speech got you.' It appears Thompson's antagonism toward Trump rubbed off on at least one of his staffers. Jacqueline Marsaw, a case worker and field director for Thompson, wrote shortly after the assassination attempt, "I don't condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don't miss next time ooops that wasn't me talking." Marsaw, who also served as president of her local NAACP, also wrote, "Couldn't happened to a nicer fellow but was it staged," and, "That's what your hate speech got you," reported the Washington Times. Her posts sparked widespread outrage. Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and other Republicans in the state demanded Thompson "immediately fire" Marsaw. Marsaw told the Natchez Democrat, "I acted in the heat of the moment. I wish I had not posted that. I don't want anybody to kill Trump. I don't care for him, and he attacks my (former) boss, but I don't want anyone to kill him or anybody else. I am really sorry." The Democratic staffer's mea culpa was too little, too late. Amid the backlash, Thompson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, "I was made aware of a post made by a staff member and she is no longer in my employment." Extra to losing her job, Marsaw reportedly received a visit from a Secret Service agent, a sheriff, and a sheriff's deputy. "He acted like I was the one who tried to kill Trump," Marsaw told the Natchez Democrat. "He asked me all kinds of questions, like if I had tried to attend a Trump rally or had ever gone to Mar-a-Lago, Trump's home in Florida. Of course, I have not. He asked if I had any explosives in my home or if I had a record of stalking anybody. He walked through the apartment and looked at everything that was on my dresser, wrote down the medications I take." 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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Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient textile dyed with the Kermes vermilio insect, from the Cave of Skulls in Israel. This significant find dates back to the Middle Bronze Age (1954–1767 BC) and provides one of the earliest known instances of textile dyeing using insects. This discovery bridges a crucial gap between ancient literature and archaeological evidence, offering insights into the technological capabilities and economic conditions of early societies. Excavations in the Cave of Skulls The Cave of Skulls, located in Nahal Ze’elim in the Judean Desert, has been a site of archaeological interest since its initial excavation in 1960 and subsequent explorations in 2016. The cave's dry, stable conditions have preserved numerous organic artifacts, including over 430 textiles spanning various historical periods. Most textiles found there date to the Chalcolithic period (4500–3800 BC) or the Roman period, particularly the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt in the 2nd century AD. However, among these artifacts, a textile fragment dating to the Middle Bronze Age stood out due to its unique red dye. The detailed report has just been published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later 

Democratic Party ultradonors are gearing up to try to push President Joe Biden out of his reelection race, trying every angle to get members of Congress to call for Biden's removal.