The far-left Democrat governor of Michigan insulted residents of a city she represents seemingly in hopes of branding former President Donald Trump as a racist.On Tuesday, Trump paid a visit to Howell, Michigan, a charming city of more than 10,000 residents about 65 miles northwest of Detroit.'Did the media write this same story when Joe Biden visited Howell in 2021, or when Kamala Harris visits cities where racist protests and marches have occurred in the past?'In anticipation of his visit, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer implied that Howell is irredeemably racist because of a few bad actors in the past and an allegedly astroturf demonstration last month."Well, you know, anyone who’s doing a little bit of research might have said, 'That’s really a bad idea, look at the optics. You’re showing up where the KKK was just at the same time you’re in Michigan,'" Whitmer told ABC News anchor Linsey Davis at the DNC on Monday night.In July, a dozen individuals marched around Howell wearing masks, carrying signs saying that "white lives matter," and chanting in praise of Trump and Adolf Hitler. At the time, Trump was nearly two hours away in Grand Rapids, Michigan.The Harris campaign also smeared Howell — located in the heart of a crucial swing state — over the incident as part of a larger criticism of Trump. "The racists and white supremacists who marched in Trump’s name last month in Howell have all watched him praise Hitler, defend neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, and tell far-right extremists to 'stand back and stand by,'" said a statement from Alyssa Bradley, Michigan spokesperson for the Harris campaign."Trump’s actions have encouraged them, and Michiganders can expect more of the same when he comes to town."However, as Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted, Joe Biden visited Howell just a few years ago, and Democrats — including Harris — regularly stop in cities with an unsavory past."Did the media write this same story when Joe Biden visited Howell in 2021, or when Kamala Harris visits cities where racist protests and marches have occurred in the past? No, of course not," Leavitt said."You should ask the Harris team why she believes all residents of Howell, Michigan, are racists and if that also applies to the cities she has visited with their own divisive histories," added Victoria LaCivita, Michigan spokesperson for the Trump campaign.LaCivita pointed to racially charged incidents in Eau Claire, Wis., Pittsfield, Mass., Philadelphia, and Atlanta that did not deter Harris from visiting.Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy likewise dismissed the demonstration in Howell last month as an orchestrated event featuring "a couple of dirtbags" and designed to "stir" up trouble. "Within the last month, there's been a couple of folks that have come here to cause a little bit of a stir, spew some hate speech, white supremacy crap," Murphy said in a video posted to his agency's official Facebook account. "Those folks are from out of town; those are not Livingston County people."At least one of the individuals participating in the event drove away in a car with a Pennsylvania license plate, Michigan Advance reported.Sheriff Murphy also expressed frustration that Howell is so routinely and unfairly tarnished because of its past, calling it "100% bulls***.""Frankly, I get a little bit fired up when people bring that up," Murphy told the New York Post. "We did have the Grand Dragon that lived here in Livingston County. But we somehow as a result of that got labeled with 'racist, unwelcoming community,' which truly couldn’t be further from the truth."Robert Miles, who became the Michigan grand dragon of the KKK in the 1970s, did live in Howell, but he died more than 30 years ago.Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan and who appeared with Trump in Howell on Tuesday, likewise slammed the mischaracterization of the city: "Some notion that that’s tied to racism is absolute absurdity. A few racists that gather in any town in America shouldn’t taint that town."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

While many on the left praised socialist Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York for her speech on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, many anti-Israel activists were incensed at what they said was gaslighting on the ceasefire effort. 'Odious and morally bankrupt opportunism.' Ocasio-Cortez claimed in her speech that Vice President Kamala Harris had worked "tirelessly" for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, but anti-Israel activists disagreed. Many lambasted Ocasio-Cortez on the X social media platform. "After grassroots pressure, AOC said in March that the Biden admin is complicit in an 'unfolding genocide' in Gaza. Now given a primetime appearance at the DNC, AOC forgets the whole genocide thing and falsely claims that Kamala Harris 'is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza,''' responded Canadian reporter Aaron Maté. "What an insult to Palestinians and everyone else actually working tirelessly to pressure the genocide-complicit, ceasefire-blocking admin that AOC is whitewashing," he added. "Nauseating! Palestinian's blood is on her hands. She has and continues to be such a disappointment. Why her followers have fallen for her hypocrisy shows how hypocritical and nauseating they are as well," replied another detractor. "It takes a profoundly evil level of duplicity to get on national tv and lie like this to the entire planet," commented an account identifying as communist. "There can hardly be a better example of AOC's odious and morally bankrupt opportunism than her embracing, just months apart, these two directly opposed positions," read another angry post. Critics of the ceasefire effort accuse the activists of siding with Hamas terrorists who sparked the conflagration by orchestrating a horrific attack on civilians in Israel on Oct. 7. Pro-Palestinian activists have also been accused of ignoring innocent Jewish victims of Hamas terror while exclusively focusing on indirect victims of Israel’s war on Hamas.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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A week after seeding the fourth public beta of iOS 18, Apple has now launched version 5. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, this will likely be the latest version before Apple seeds the Release Candidate version ahead of its official release in September. While Apple Intelligence is only available for iPhone 15 Pro users testing the iOS 18.1 beta, there are several features available to everyone. In the last iOS 18 public beta, Apple added the Thanos snap feature. Actually called “Distraction Control,” it’s available in the Reader toggle in Safari and lets you hide distracting items, such as cookie pop-ups and other parts of websites. Apple says this doesn’t work as an ad blocker, but it helps hide distracting items from a page. Based on user feedback, Apple has also removed the Carousel from the Photos app and tweaked the “All Photos” section, with more images now appearing on the photos grid. The “Recent Days” tab also includes “Recently Saved.” Besides that, iOS 18 public beta 5 introduces a revamped Home Screen. You can place app icons and widgets wherever you like. You can also quickly transform an app into a widget by long-pressing it. This level of customization makes my Home Screen even more unique. Speaking of customization, the new Control Center also makes my iPhone even more useful. With it, you’ll be able to customize your Control Center, add more Home shortcuts, and even see some of the settings more easily. The new Passwords app makes it easier to access your passwords, passkeys, Wi-Fi passwords, and verification codes. I can’t wait for Apple to add support for credit cards. Finally, we've got SharePlay screen sharing. With it, users can take over other people’s iPhones remotely by using SharePlay screen sharing over FaceTime. In addition to the iOS 18 public beta 5, Apple has seeded the fifth public beta version of iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and HomePod Software. Below, you can learn more about the latest changes through this beta cycle. Don't Miss: iOS 18 beta features: Everything new coming to your iPhone The post iOS 18 public beta 5 now available as official release looms appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $20 Amazon credit, $299 Apple Watch Series 9, $20 Blink Mini cam, Beats x Kardashian, more Today’s deals: $199 Apple iPad 9, $30 Crest 3D Whitestrips, $298 Sony XM5 ANC headphones, more Today’s deals: $699 Apple Watch Ultra 2, self-bagging trash can, $349 Dyson V8 Plus vacuum, more Today’s deals: $224 iPad, New back to school blowout, $198 Sony XM4 headphones, $98 eufy smart lock, more

In a wild twist to your typical zoo visit, archaeologists have uncovered an ancient treasure trove of history right under the noses of the animals at Guangzhou Zoo in South China’s Guangdong Province! Imagine one minute strolling past the giraffes and the next uncovering a 2,100-year-old burial site – which is what happened between April and July 2024, when an archaeological team dug deep into a construction area at the zoo and unearthed a whopping 148 tombs. 5-meter-long ancient scroll painting is one of the most precious treasures of China The Ancient Chinese Healing Art of Qigong A Time Capsule of China The team from the Guangzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology deduced that they hadn’t just uncovered a random bunch, but a time capsule spanning centuries: from the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) all the way to the early years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The excavation, covering about 1,300 square meters (3300 square feet), was like opening a book of history that had been buried beneath the zoo for millennia, reports The Global Times. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesAsiaHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later