There’s no question that Rob Gronkowski is the best NFL tight end in the history of the league. There’s also no question that the superstar did his fair share of partying — but just how far did it go? One ex-NFL player says it was a little crazier than most know. “We all had these key fobs that gave us 24/7 access to the Patriots facility there in Foxborough during the off season. Gronk would go out all night with his boys in Boston, you know, stay up ‘till three, four in the morning, and have his crew drop him off at the Patriots facility,” former NFL player and Army veteran Josh Bequette tells Alex Stein. “He would stagger into the Patriots locker room, key fob in, and go pass out on the training tables in the Patriots training room.” “So then, an hour or two later, when the trainers would come in to start their work day, they’d come in there and see Gronk just sprawled out on the training table, just fast asleep. They would go over there, they wouldn’t wake him up. They would roll up one of his sleeves and stick an IV in his arm,” he continues. According to Bequette, that was all Gronk needed to perform. “After a couple of hours, he would just wake up like Frankenstein revived and go out there and just kick ass,” he says, adding, “Those kinds of stories just showed me like, 'okay, there’s a level of talent that I just don’t have.'” “Gronk was up there operating just through the roof,” he says. Stein is in obvious agreement. “Man, he was unstoppable, dude,” Stein says. Want more from Alex Stein?To enjoy more of Alex's culture jamming, comedic monologues, skits, and street segments, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

On Tuesday, United States District Judge Aileen M. Cannon indefinitely postponed the trial date for the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump.Trump was charged with 40 criminal counts for allegedly maintaining sensitive records after he left the White House in January 2021. He was also accused of obstructing the federal government's attempts to retrieve the papers."It never occurred to us ... that the prosecution team could not be trusted to perform the basic task of maintaining the integrity of such evidence."In August 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a raid at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida estate. Photographs from the search shared with the public showed disorganized stacks of redacted documents and colored cover sheets.According to a recent court filing, the cover sheets were positioned and photographed by the FBI as placeholders for alleged sensitive documents. Blaze News investigative journalist Steve Baker stated, “The fact that the DOJ prosecutors or FBI investigators might ‘jumble’ or ‘manipulate’ evidence is hardly a surprise — especially considering what we’ve seen over the last three-plus years since January 6. I’ve personally witnessed and reported on the manipulation, embellishment, and even the purposeful exclusion of exculpatory evidence while covering high-profile J6 trials. The Department of Justice has often done this — seemingly in coordination with the assigned judges — including irrefutable subornation of perjury by federal police officers in the first Oath Keepers trials.”United States Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith wrote, "If a box contained potentially privileged material and fell within the scope of the search warrant, the filter team seized the box for later closer review. If a box did not contain potentially privileged documents, the filter team provided the box to the investigative team for on-site review, and if the investigative team found a document with classification markings, it removed the document, segregated it, and replaced it with a placeholder sheet.""The investigative team used classified cover sheets for that purpose, until the FBI ran out because there were so many classified documents, at which point the team began using blank sheets with handwritten notes indicating the classification level of the document(s) seized," he added.Additionally, Smith admitted that the FBI "was not focused on maintaining the sequence of documents within each box." Since the boxes have been seized, certain personnel have had access to them."[T]here are some boxes where the order of items within that box is not the same as in the associated scans. There are several possible explanations, including ... the size and shape of certain items in the boxes possibly leading to movement of items. For example, the boxes contain items smaller than standard paper such as index cards, books, and stationary, which shift easily when the boxes are carried, especially because many of the boxes are not full," Smith wrote in a recent court filing.A footnote added, "The Government acknowledges that this is inconsistent with what Government counsel previously understood and represented to the Court." Before I address the evidence-tampering filing posted by Special Counsel Jack Smith last night, let's turn to the motion that forced Smith to admit what happened--one filed by Walt Nauta's attorney on May 1.\n\nRemember the photo of "classified docs" strewn on the floor with scary\u2026 — (@) On Tuesday, Trump's attorneys filed a motion in response to the new admission. Trump's lawyers wrote, "President Trump and counsel are deeply troubled to be learning of these facts approximately 11 months after the charges were filed in this case. The May 3, 2024, disclosures by the Special Counsel's Office raise questions about the investigation and the handling of evidence that must be addressed before the matter proceeds.""It never occurred to us, until last Friday, that the prosecution team could not be trusted to perform the basic task of maintaining the integrity of such evidence despite the expansive resources at their disposal," Trump's defense team wrote. "[I]t is likely that President Trump will file additional motions for sanctions based on spoliation, including a motion to dismiss the charges if the Office cannot prove in a reliable way how it seized and handled the key evidence in the case, which will be a central issue at any trial."On Tuesday, Cannon moved to postpone the trial date, stating that it would be "imprudent" to schedule a date before addressing the pre-trial motions."The Court therefore vacates the current May 20, 2024, trial date (and associated calendar call), to be reset by separate order following resolution of the matters before the Court, consistent with Defendants' right to due process and the public's interest in the fair and efficient administration of justice," Cannon wrote in her decision.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

After closing up Sidrony Jewelers on Saturday, goldsmith Garrett Peddicord was settling in for "benchwork" in the back of his Omaha, Nebraska, store when something caught his eye on a security monitor, KETV-TV reported.Turns out, a crook tossed a large rock through one of the store's front windows around 11:30 p.m. After shattered glass littered the floor, the burglar — of course dressed completely in black — entered the store through the new opening."That sort of unprovoked attack on what I've worked so hard to build here is pretty upsetting."Peddicord spent about three years in the U.S. military in Afghanistan and also owns Athena Arms in Bellevue, the station said. Naturally, he knew exactly what to do.“I typically carry a firearm on my waist, even after hours. It’s just one of those things,” he told KETV before patting his pockets and running through his mental checklist. “Keys, wallet, firearm.” Image source: YouTube screenshot'Hey, m-effer!'Peddicord drew his gun and headed out to where the action was, explaining to KETV that he purposely made loud steps to warn the crook somebody was coming. Peddicord added to the station that he also shouted, "Hey, m-effer!" — substituting a redacted version of the curse word we all know he used. Image source: YouTube screenshotSuffice it to say, the burglar was quite scared, immediately throwing up his hands and almost daintily jogging to the exit before dutifully jumping through the opening in the window he busted. Image source: YouTube screenshot"That sort of unprovoked attack on what I've worked so hard to build here is pretty upsetting," Peddicord added to the station.Peddicord explained to KETV that the gun he carries "is the same as any of the other tools" he keeps in his workshop. “They all serve a purpose," he added to the station. "But this is the one tool that I hope to never have to use.”Omaha police could not immediately confirm whether the burglar was caught, KETV noted. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A second “black book” that contains names and numbers of clientele belonging to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is about to be put up for auction — and Glenn Beck might just add it to his collection. “I collect American history, and I collect it to preserve it. And I want to tell the whole story of American history. The good and the bad,” Glenn explains. This is not the book Epstein had when he died but rather a book from around the year 2000 that he had lost. It was found in New York and has been verified as his handwriting and his book. The person who had found it had reportedly put it in a box and left it in a storage unit before eventually bringing it to Alexander Historical Auctions. “They put it up with unredacted names and numbers. You can’t see it, you can go and visit the book if you’re interested in buying it and look through it. You can’t take pictures of it or anything else,” Glenn says. The book will reportedly go for between $100,000 and $200,000. Each of the entries vary in length from only a few lines to over 10 or 15 lines or more and also each has several more names included. Additionally, 94 names bare black, hand-applied check marks, five have been highlighted in yellow. All five of those names are “well-recognized financial and industrial figures,” and apparently, one of those names is Donald Trump. While Glenn is interested, he’s more curious to know whether “this is a big thing just at the time” or whether it will aid in finding out whether Epstein "was an operative for our government or other governments.” Stu Burguiere believes Glenn should place a bid. “My instinct is yes, you should bid on it,” he tells Glenn. “Part of your mission statement over there is to preserve history that will be erased, and man, the Epstein thing falls directly in that category.” Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Those who pushed the COVID vaccine the hardest are now finally admitting that it might not have been all it was cracked up to be — and was instead much, much worse. After the New York Times published an article titled “Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening,” Chris Cuomo became one of those to finally speak out against what’s happened. Cuomo revealed for the first time that he’s been suffering from side effects that he attributes to the vaccine during an in-depth interview with nurse practitioner Shaun Barcavage, who also claims to have side effects. Barcavage got his first dose in 2020 and felt side effects immediately. “Just standing up sent his heart racing, stinging pain in his eyes, mouth, groin,” Cuomo described. “We know that vaccines can have unintended consequences, aka side effects, but nobody’s really talking about it because they’re too afraid of blame and they just want it to go away,” he continued. “But the problem is people like Shaun and me and millions of others who still have weird stuff with their blood work and their lives and their feelings, you know, physically, are not going away.” Barcavage told Cuomo that his side effects are “not a belief” but “a fact.” “As soon as I was injured, 15, 20 minutes after my first dose, I had the numbness, tingling up and down my injected arm that, over days, spread to my face and my eyes,” Barcavage said. When he went to see a neurologist, he ran tests and was told that “this was all new,” that the hospital would mandate the vaccine — and he was instructed to get a second dose. “Everything in my medical mind and in my bones was telling me no. If you have a reaction after something, don’t do it again, but the pressure was immense. And then three weeks rolled around, I got a second dose, and after that, everything blew up. I went from being a 100% healthy, fully functioning nurse to in a complete downward spiral of health,” he told Cuomo. Dave Rubin didn’t get the vaccine himself but feels for those who did. “There are literally millions of people in this country right now and hundreds of millions all over the world who got that vaccine,” Rubin says. “A huge percentage of them against their will, just to keep their jobs or to make someone in their family happy or because they were completely bamboozled by the media.” “They were bamboozled by people like Chris Cuomo, and now, Chris Cuomo is dealing with some of the fallout from that literally in his own body,” he adds. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A dead woman has narrowly won the Republican primary race for a U.S. House district that represents most of Indianapolis, jeopardizing the party's chances of winning the general election in November against Democratic incumbent Rep. André Carson.On Wednesday, the AP declared that Jennifer Pace had won the Republican primary race for District 7, narrowly edging out second-place finisher Army Lt. Catherine Ping by fewer than 330 votes. The only problem is that Pace suddenly died of a heart attack sometime in March after the deadline to change the ballots had already passed."No one knew she was dead."The state chair of the Indiana Republican Party will convene a caucus of precinct committee members from District 7 to settle on a replacement candidate in accordance with Indiana Code, GOP spokesperson Griffin Reid indicated to the New York Post.Conventional wisdom would suggest that Ping ought to get the nod since she lost to Pace by just a few hundred votes. However, Ping has a history of losing political races in this district. In fact, according to Ballotpedia, Ping has represented the Republican Party in the District 7 House race twice — in 2014 and 2016 — and lost both races handily to Carson. In 2014, Carson won 55% to 42%, and in 2016, Carson won by a whopping 24 percentage points, 60% to 36%.There are also signs that the state Republican Party was not prepared to address the issue about the District 7 primary race since leaders apparently weren't made aware of Pace's death until recently. When the Washington Examiner contacted the party to verify that Pace had died, Griffin Reid told the outlet: "It is our understanding that, that is accurate." Reid added that the party was not aware of the cause of death.At least one X user purporting to live in the district claimed local media had kept the news under wraps as well. "No one knew she was dead," said the account called TwoLegs. "Last week I researched the candidates online. I read their websites and questionnaire responses. I googled them. No mention of her death. No obituaries. Given her responses I strongly considered voting for her. Local media failed again."Meanwhile, Carson sailed through the Democratic primary with 91% of the vote. Carson first won the seat via special election in 2007. The seat was previously occupied by Carson's grandmother Julia Carson. Dead candidate wins Republican primary www.youtube.com Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Biden administration is doing its best to play both sides of the argument when it comes to the pro-Hamas protests in universities — and it’s not going unnoticed. When White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was pressed on the issue by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, it was clear she did not know how to respond. “I understand that President Biden historically has spoken very forcefully about anti-Semitism, but this week he’s not. He’s MIA. Is he that worried about losing the youth vote with these protesters?” Doocy asked. “I’ll speak more broadly. I can’t speak to youth and support and voters, that’s not something I can do from here,” Jean-Pierre answered. “The president has taken a lot of policy actions here, a lot that he knows that young people care about, and a lot of those actions are popular with those young folks,” she continued, noting that the president is offering the youth “breathing room” in regard to student debt. She then went on to ramble about the climate crisis, which of course also had nothing to do with Doocy’s original question. When questioned about whether or not Biden is playing both sides, she said, “No, he’s not doing a both sides scenario.” Pat Gray doesn’t buy it for a second. “You’re going to continue to lie and not answer questions that have been asked of you. That’s what you’re going to continue to do,” Gray says, annoyed. Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

The Netflix Roast of Tom Brady is the gift that keeps on giving to those tired of “woke” Hollywood, and Dana White is one of them. White used his small amount of time in the roast to throw shade at Netflix itself, saying, "It pisses me off. I flew all the way out here and you guys give me 60 seconds? My name is Dana. Is that not trans enough for you liberal f***s?" Despite his complaint, 60 seconds was more than enough time for White to get a roast of Brady in as well. “Tom, you played for the Patriots for so long that I was actually starting to feel like you were from Boston. Then I saw you running, I was like, ‘No he’s definitely from San Francisco.’ You led the league for 20 years in passing as a straight guy,” White said to roaring laughter. But he wasn’t done. “Tom, you would have been a great fighter. You’re already the master of the ground and pound. That’s what you call coffee dates with your boyfriend Alex Guerrero,” he joked. Sara Gonzales is shocked. “So, how does this guy keep getting invited to all of these events, when he shows his disdain for you liberal f***s almost every chance he gets?” Gonzales asks. “I’m jealous because I call them ‘liberal f***s’ one time and I’m blacklisted from all of their events,” she adds. Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia sought to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from the speakership on Wednesday, but the move was soundly rejected, with most House Democrats joining with most House Republicans to put the kibosh on the ouster effort."The Uniparty has spoken, and Mike Johnson is their speaker," GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said in a statement to Blaze News.Overall, the vote was 359-43 in favor of tabling the motion to vacate, with seven voting present. While 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats joined together in the vote to table the matter, 11 Republicans and 32 Democrats opposed the motion to table."It’s a new paradigm in Congress."The 11 Republicans who opposed tabling the motion included Reps. Greene, Massie, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Alex Mooney of West Virginia, Barry Moore of Alabama; Victoria Spartz of Indiana. Chip Roy of Texas; Paul Gosar of Arizona, Eli Crane of Arizona, Eric Burlison of Missouri, and Andy Biggs of Arizona. — (@) "It's a new paradigm in Congress. Nancy Pelosi, and most republicans voted to keep Uniparty Speaker Mike Johnson. These are the eleven, including myself, who voted NOT to save him," Massie tweeted. Last week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California had announced that if Greene sought to oust the speaker, they would vote to table the motion to vacate. In a post on X, Massie shared what he said was the text of Greene's motion to vacate."Whereas, Speaker Johnson’s tenure is defined by one self-serving characteristic: When given a choice between advancing Republican priorities or allying with Democrats to preserve his own personal power, Johnson regularly chooses to ally himself with Democrats," a portion of the text reads, according to Massie's post. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

California police have arrested a man after he allegedly made a false report that his granddaughter had been missing when he had intentionally left her with a homeless woman in order to visit a bar. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said officers were called to the parking lot of a bar in Sacramento on Monday at about 7:45 p.m. A man told people that he was looking for his 7-year-old granddaughter because she had been kidnapped for human trafficking. "She could have been left with ... someone who doesn't really care." Police said that the man was "highly intoxicated" and identified him as 54-year-old Jason Warren. Warren reportedly told police he had paid a homeless woman to take his granddaughter to a thrift store and then went to a bar. Police said he was at the bar for about four hours. Deputies were able to find surveillance video of the woman leaving with the child. The woman brought the girl back to the parking lot after she heard from a helicopter loudspeaker that they were searching for her. Police said the homeless woman confirmed that Warren had paid her $20 to take the child to the thrift store. She also said that Warren appeared to be too intoxicated to take care of a girl, so she decided to take her to her camp to get some food.KXTV-TV spoke to the homeless woman who was identified as Lauren Jope. "I was just walking down the street, and this guy asked me, 'Can you go in the store with my daughter to buy a pair of shorts?'" she said. Police said that the 7-year-old girl confirmed the story given by the homeless woman, and she did not appear to be in distress. She was also medically cleared. Investigators found that the girl's aunt had full custody of her but that she had left the child with the grandfather because the aunt had to go to work. Police released custody of the girl to the aunt. "I'm glad that I was walking when I was, because, she could have been left with some man, or someone who doesn't want to watch her, or something like that, someone who doesn't really care," said Jope. Warren was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment as well as other charges and is being held at the Sacramento County Main Jail on $75,000 bail. Here's the news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!