Earlier this year, Planet Fitness came under fire after numerous reports of transgender women in the women’s locker rooms or bathrooms surfaced across the nation. On Monday, word spread that the company, begging for members, announced a new campaign that would give teenagers free summer passes.  Great, now the gym giant wants kids to be subject of the transgender freaks in the bathrooms! “High school summer pass is here,” the commercial stated before noting that from June 1 to August 31 teenagers aged 14 to 19 years old “can work out at Planet Fitness totally free!” BREAKING: Planet Fitness announced that they are giving away free summer passes to kids. This is the same company that lets men enter the women's locker rooms and expose themselves to women and girls while simultaneously allowing a culture of perverted and degenerate behavior in… pic.twitter.com/JP1dXs5Fji — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 13, 2024 “Come in and get energized,” the commercial added, “with tons of cardio and strength equipment, all in the judgment free zone, find your big fitness energy with the high school summer pass.”  While encouraging kids to stay active during the summer is a great idea, having them stay active at Planet Fitness is a horrible idea. In March, an Alaskan woman was using the locker room facility at a Planet Fitness location when a “queer” person that was a biological man, began using the women’s area mirrors and shaving his face. There was a roughly 12-year-old girl in the locker room when the man was present and reports indicate the child was “kind of freaked out.” Around the same time, #BoycottPlanetFitness began trending on social media with many people going into their local Planet Fitness to cancel their memberships. Additionally, the company’s stock price dropped. Less than a month later, Christopher Allan Miller stripped naked in the ladies locker room at a Planet Fitness location in North Carolina. While Miller was arrested, the woman who reported him had her gym membership revoked by Planet Fitness after the gym insisted that she wasn’t being inclusive of Miller’s transgender identity. After that fiasco, Planet Fitness’ value plummeted around $400 million. Even still, Planet Fitness has remained firm in its commitment to the delusions of trans people and insists that anyone can use any bathroom that they feel matches their gender identity, even if it means that creepy old men will share spaces with young girls. It’s no wonder the gym is begging for new clients and marketing their membership to teens who are unlikely to either know about these trans policies or too naive to recognize the repercussions they could hold. The information on the website states that teens who are 19-years-old can sign up online or in person without a parent or guardian. For those who are under 19-years-old, a parent or guardian is needed to sign up in person or online. But in filing out the form, there doesn't seem to be any reason a child can't fill it out for his or her parent. So essentially, any kid can sign up online without their parent knowing.   As an aside, on the form, Planet Fitness offers the gender option of "non-binary" for teens to select if they don't identify with male or female. As Libs of TikTok noted in it’s post, “Parents, beware! Do not allow your kids in PF. They are desperate for new customers after seeing mass cancellations. Protect your children!” A user on X wrote how “disturbing” Planet Fitness’ new scheme is, “They’re overtly preying on children now. Planet Fitness allows men in women’s bathrooms and wants kids to now be thrown into the mix,” and insisted that the company is a “threat” to innocent children. “What point is there allowing pervs in the locker rooms unless there is a good supply of kids?” another account sarcastically added. If you are watching this play out and are still thinking the left, and now, Planet Fitness especially, isn’t after your kids, open your eyes.

Joe Rogan is no stranger to platforming some of the most interesting and controversial voices on his podcast, and his episode with Riley Gaines is no different. Gaines tells Rogan about her experiences sharing swim competitions with two trans identifying individuals — one a biological woman and one a biological man. “We were told we fully had to treat this person as a woman, right?” Gaines says of trans woman Lia Thomas. “The same national championships we had another athlete who was transitioning, but this athlete is a female who was then self-identifying as a man from Yale.” “Top eight women in the entire country, and you’ve got a 6'4” man in a women’s swimsuit with the bulge next to a woman wearing only a Speedo with nothing covering her top,” Gaines adds. “I’m sitting there watching this, I’m thinking to myself, 'It’s me, I’m the crazy one, it must be. This is the freaking Twilight Zone,'” she says. Gaines then shares the story that forced her to be honest about how she felt with Thomas on her team. Thomas swam the 500 freestyle, won a national title, and beat out American Olympic record holders by “body lengths,” Gaines explains. “Even the time he went last year would have beat every girl in the country this past season by nearly two full seconds, making him the first man to win a division one NCAA women’s title,” she says, jokingly calling him a “trailblazer.” However, Gaines was able to tie Thomas in the 200 freestyle — but because they only had one trophy, they gave it to Thomas instead of her. “I asked the question that no one dared ask all season, and I said, ‘Why?’” Gaines recalls. “He realized that he didn’t have a justification, he didn’t have an answer for this, and so I actually appreciate his honesty.” “His face changed, he looked sad, his voice changed. I could tell he didn’t even believe what he was about to say, but this official looked at me and said, ‘Riley, I am so sorry, but we have been advised as an organization that when photos are being taken, it’s crucial that the trophy is in Lia’s hands,’” she explains. Dave Rubin is impressed with Rogan’s strong guest. “Little-known podcaster Joe Rogan, well, I think this guy is going to make it,” he comments. 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 Missouri mother of two told WDAF-TV she fought with a home invader amid a sexual assault last week while her daughters were upstairs — and that a rescuing police officer had to pull the attacker off her.Sarah Bommarito recounted to the station that after her two daughters were done playing outside, a male followed them into her home last Monday in Lee's Summit, which is about a half-hour southeast of Kansas City.’I wanted to set myself on fire. I wanted to be clean. I wanted all of those things ...'“’Hey, I think you’re in the wrong house.’ That’s what I said to him," Bommarito recalled to WDAF. "I said, 'I think you’re in the wrong house.'"The intruder wouldn't leave, but the station said Bommarito was able to get him out, lock her door, and call 911.But she told WDAF the intruder still wouldn't leave.“He went to my front door and incessantly rang the bell, just over and over and over again, just pounding,” Bommarito recalled to the station.Investigators told WDAF that Khalil Cooper broke through a different door and began sexually assaulting Bommarito while her two daughters and their friend were upstairs. Image source: YouTube screenshotBommarito also was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, and the entire attack was recorded, the station said.WDAF said Bommarito fought with her attacker, and the arriving police officer had to pull the attacker off her and then wrestle with him until backup arrived.“The outcome of what happened to me is so different because of the officer that came in that side door and didn’t wait; he didn’t wait for backup,” Bommarito told the station.She added to WDAF that "the 911 person, the dispatcher ... said, ‘You’re safe now, Sarah. They have him in handcuffs.'"Cooper was charged with three felonies — including two counts of sodomy or attempted sodomy as well as burglary, the station said, adding that he was being held in jail without bond.WDAF also noted Bommarito's warning to women who might find themselves in such a horrific circumstance: “Before you do anything to destroy evidence, do not wash your hands, do not wash your body. I wanted to set myself on fire. I wanted to be clean. I wanted all of those things, and you have to fight to not do that because you will destroy your evidence, so fight back." Lee's Summit woman fights back against attacker, thanks officer who helped save her youtu.be Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Economist claims to "produce journalism of sometimes radical opinion with a reverence for facts." Judging from a recent Economist article concerning Latin America's problems with crime, it appears the London-based publication might be short on reverence. A May 8 article entitled "How to pacify the world's most violent region" kicks off with a note on crime in Durán, Ecuador, where the murder rate last year was 148 per 100,000 residents. The article suggests that Durán is the "worst example of a scourge that has brought misery to Latin America. Despite being home to just 8% of the world's population, the region accounts for a third of its murders." The anonymous author suggested that to remedy such nightmarish states of play, Latin American leaders might reflexively resort to "mano dura, the iron fist." 'Officials from across the region praise and seek to copy what they call the "Bukele model." They shouldnt.' While admitting that this tough-on-crime approach has recently worked, the Economist author concluded that the crime-fighting approach that transformed El Salvador from a gang-ravaged and blood-soaked battlefield into a nation with fewer murders nationally than Chicago experiences in a year is not worth attempting. "Officials from across the region praise and seek to copy what they call the 'Bukele model.' They shouldn't," wrote the anonymous author. The article has been slapped with a Community Notes fact-check on X and ridiculed by Bukele himself. The 'Bukele model' Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, 42, was re-elected president earlier this year with over 83% of the vote. His party also swept the National Assembly, securing 58 out of 60 seats. A large part of what has made Bukele so beloved and popular amongst Salvadorans is his approach to crime. Bukele regards violent crime as a cancer and gangs as "metastases" in need of excision. Blaze News previously reported that there were 51 homicides per 100,000 in 2018, the year prior to Bukele's election. Under his leadership, the homicide rate had fallen to 7.8 by 2022 such that the country saw fewer homicides that year (495) than were reported in Chicago during the same time period (695). According to Reuters, Salvadoran security authorities observed the number of homicides drop again in 2023, this time by 70%, leaving the nation with a murder rate of 2.4 per every 100,000, bested only by Canada. America's mortality rate, by way of comparison, is 8 per 100,000. In order to bring about this end, Bukele's administration took extreme measures, admittedly cracking down on some civil rights and throwing over 1% of the adult population into jail. The anti-crime measures have largely angered foreign leftists such as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and liberal publications, including the Economist. The armchair critic's model The anonymous Economist author stated as a fact that the Bukele model "undermines justice systems and leads to authoritarianism" then concluded it "will not work elsewhere." The author reasoned that the Bukele-style crackdown worked in El Salvador but would alternatively fail in Mexico or Ecuador because of the caliber of the gangs, which have included MS-13. The Economist did not go so far as to suggest criminal groups in other Latin American countries are impervious to bullets. Instead, it suggested they are "much richer and better armed and can often draw on help from foreign criminal affiliates. ... Such groups are unlikely to be defeated through force alone." Instead of throwing violent criminals in prison or the ground, the Economist recommended the legalization of cocaine production and consumption. Recognizing, however, that is unlikely to happen, the anonymous author suggested that governments spare the gangs and bosses and instead "aim to discourage their most violent members from brutal acts." In addition to creating government incentives for murderers not to keep murdering — citing Mexico as an exemplar — the Economist recommended leaning on police action contra military action; avoid mass incarceration; and keeping kids in school. Backlash When shared to X, the article was swiftly tagged with a community note linking to a Reuters article that highlights the precipitous drop in crime under the Bukele model. Bukele responded to the article, which was captioned, "Gangs are gaining ground in Latin America. This is why iron-fist policies won't beat them back," with "We just did." In addition to sharing the article, Bukele noted in a follow up, "There was a 70% drop in 2023… However, since the approval of the Exception Regime, there has been a 86% drop, and since we entered the government in 2019, the drop has reached 95%. We project a 97% drop for 2024." There was a 70% drop in 2023\u2026\n\nHowever, since the approval of the Exception Regime, there has been a 86% drop, and since we entered the government in 2019, the drop has reached 95%.\n\nWe project a 97% drop for 2024.\n\nReceipts: https://t.co/SMlpyQcaf6 — (@) Max Keiser, a senior adviser to Bukele and so-called Bitcoin bull, tweeted, "Restoring human rights for 6 1/2 million Salvadorans has virtually eliminated gang violence. El Salvador is now the safest country in the hemisphere. The Economist's blatant and grotesque act of journalistic malpractice here is mind boggling." Blaze News columnist Auron MacIntyre responded, "The main purpose of the press is to lecture you about the evils of living in a well ordered and prosperous society." The main purpose of the press is to lecture you about the evils of living in a well ordered and prosperous society — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney, was called to testify on Monday morning as one of the final witnesses for the prosecution in the New York criminal case.Cohen, often referred to as Trump's "fixer" by the corporate media, is a key witness for the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecutors in the case. Last year, Bragg charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records concerning payments made to Cohen, who claims he was reimbursed for a $130,000 so-called hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels for her to keep quiet about an alleged affair. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied the affair allegations.'I was even for myself unusually angry.'The prosecution previously called Trump's former White House communications director and campaign aide, Hope Hicks, to the witness stand, Blaze News reported. She claimed that Cohen told her the rumors about the payment to Daniels were not true and that it "would be out of character" for Cohen to make such a payment himself.Hicks further contended that Cohen was the one who referred to himself as Trump's "fixer" and that he would "insert himself" into the 2016 presidential campaign, despite not being a part of it, and go "rogue.""He would try to insert himself at certain moments, but he wasn't supposed to be on the campaign in any official capacity," Hicks told the jury. "He liked to call himself a fixer, or Mr. Fix It, and it was only because he first broke it that he was able to then fix it."During his direct examination on Monday, Cohen testified that he formed Resolution Consultants LLC to pay American Media Inc. $125,000 as compensation for its payment to Karen McDougal, who claimed she had an affair with Trump. The company allegedly purchased the story rights from McDougal and agreed to have her contribute a monthly column. However, Cohen stated that he never sent the funds to AMI because National Enquirer's then-publisher, David Pecker, allegedly told him McDougal's cover on Men's Health magazine sold more copies than anticipated, so the deal was worth it."He told me to rip it up, forget it," Cohen said.Cohen also testified that Trump told him to "take care" of the Daniels story. He created a separate LLC called Essential Consultants to execute the payment after realizing someone he knew owned a company with the same name as his previously opened LLC, Resolution Consultants. He admitted that he provided false information on paperwork to get the bank to create his accounts.According to Cohen, Trump told him at the time, "I want you to just push it out as long as you can just get past the election," referring to the acquisition of Daniels' story. "Because if I win, it will have no relevance because I'm president. And if I lose, I don't even care."He noted that Trump "wasn't even thinking about Melania" and that it was "all about the campaign."Live reports from the courthouse on Monday stated that Trump shook his head in response to Cohen's allegations. Cohen said, "[Trump] stated to me that he had spoken to some friends, some individuals, smart people, and that it's $130,000. You're a billionaire, just pay it.""He stated to me, 'Don't worry, you'll get the money back,'" Cohen told the jury.Cohen claimed he reached a settlement deal with Daniels' then-attorney, Keith Davidson, to ensure the story would not be published by the media. He noted that it was his idea to add a $1 million damages clause to the agreement to "ensure that she didn't speak." He further alleged that he was the only person to retain the side-letter agreement to guarantee "the information would never get out."Davidson previously testified that he had never seen a copy of the agreement signed by Trump, Blaze News reported. The contract was between "David Dennison," allegedly Trump, and "Peggy Peterson," allegedly Daniels. Davidson claimed a side agreement included the parties' real names. The side agreement listed Peggy Peterson as Stephanie Gregory Clifford, Daniels' legal name. However, the line next to "David Dennison" was left blank.According to Cohen, the nondisclosure agreement and corresponding side agreement did not include Trump's name, and he did not sign it "because the purpose of it was to ensure his name didn't appear anywhere because he's the candidate for president of the United States of America and this would not have been in his benefit to do so."During his testimony, Davidson revealed that he received a call from Cohen after Trump won the 2016 presidential election. According to Davidson, Cohen was frustrated and angry Trump had not given him a position in his administration "after everything I've done for that f***ing guy."On Monday, Cohen told jurors he was disappointed that he was not considered for White House chief of staff."I didn't want the role, I didn't believe that the role was right for me or that I was even competent to be chief of staff. I just wanted my name to have been included," Cohen testified. "I wanted to at least be considered. It was more about my ego than anything.""Every president has a personal attorney. So, my thought was that way I could continue to protect him, to do the things he needed with these other matters. And he would be protected," he continued.Cohen explained that he partnered with an attorney to help him pitch the idea to Trump to hire him as his personal attorney. He said he did not expect to get paid directly but planned to monetize his relationship with Trump.Cohen stated he was "angry, beyond angry" that after he paid "$130,000 on [Trump's] behalf to protect him, it was insulting that the gratitude that was shown back to me was to cut the bonus by two-thirds.""I was even for myself unusually angry," Cohen admitted, adding that he even told Pecker about his dissatisfaction. Cohen claimed he was reimbursed for the Daniels settlement through a series of future legal services as Trump's personal attorney. He stated he was to receive $420,000 over a 12-month period.The prosecution will continue its direct examination of Cohen on Tuesday.Trump told reporters Monday afternoon, "There's nothing illegal, a lot of people say that, they're all saying that. The only person who won't say it is the judge because it's a rigged deal, he's conflicted."Like Blaze News? 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