A man walking a tightrope doesn't get very many chances to slip. After three years at the head of a country battling extermination from a Russian invasion while trying to keep Western countries on his side, Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has to know that balancing act all too well. And...

A Lucas County jury convicted a Toledo man for murder Wednesday afternoon in another man’s shooting death almost a year ago during a melee at a central Toledo after-hours club. The jury of eight women and four men took just over three hours to find DeAndre Koonce, 30, of the 1800 block of Airport Highway, guilty of alternative counts of murder and felonious assault for the March 3 shooting of Caprise Arnett. Arnett, 34, collapsed outside the clubhouse of the Envy’Us Ryders Motorcycle Club in the 1400 block of Belmont Avenue following the incident inside. Although he did not take the witness stand in Lucas County Common Pleas Court himself, Koonce’s defense lawyer contended he shot Arnett in defense of his sister, Vicky Smith, who was in a fistfight with the victim on the unlicensed club’s floor when the shot was fired. Read Rest of Article Convicted of Murder for shooting outside Motorcycle Clubhouse Outlaws MC Tied To Murder of Rival Motorcycle Club Ex Rebels MC Boss Speedball Overdose Not Murder OUTLAW CLUBS LIKE HELLS ANGELS ARE JUST STREET GANGS Court Orders Night Wolves MC To Be Liquidated

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams reportedly will face an investigation from a state Senate committee regarding her ties to voter registration nonprofit New Georgia Project. The probe follows the New Georgia Project agreeing to pay a $300,000 fine issued by the State Ethics Commission. BREAKING: The Georgia Senate plans to investigate prominent Democrat Stacey Abrams and a voting rights group she founded after the organization acknowledged it illegally aided her 2018 campaign for governor. https://t.co/OritTRGv9a — Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) February 28, 2025 From the Associated Press: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and other Republicans say they want to further examine recent ethics findings that voter participation group New Georgia Project improperly coordinated with Abrams’ 2018 campaign for governor. They also want to probe claims by new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin that $2 billion was improperly given to a coalition of groups trying to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Abrams worked with one of the groups until the end of last year. “Don’t you think that, that deserves looking into, because I do,” Jones told reporters Friday, after a resolution to allow the expansion was introduced in the Senate. Abrams said in a statement that Republicans are targeting her because they don’t like her. “Georgia Republicans are so terrified of the power of the people, they’re lashing out with unfounded attacks and baseless investigations that waste taxpayer dollars,” Abrams said. “Working across the state, I registered and turned out thousands of Georgians. I proudly led work to lower energy prices in the poorest region of the state.” Abrams, the former state House minority leader, vaulted to national Democratic stardom when she came close to defeating Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018. She parlayed voting rights after that election into a national platform and even consideration as Joe Biden’s running mate in 2020, but lost a 2022 governor’s race rematch to Kemp by a broader margin. Her involvement with Rewiring America, a group promoting clean energy and electrification, is just one of Abrams’ roles, which include writing books and pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. Stacey Abrams is now set to be under investigation by the George Senate for violating election laws – AJC FAFO. pic.twitter.com/EzC4EspjIK — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 28, 2025 WATCH: The Senate announced a special committee investigation of Stacey Abrams and her New GA Project foundation, over campaign finance violations. A state ethics investigation resulted in the group paying a $300,000 fine. Minority Leader Harold Jones II said it was all a waste of time. pic.twitter.com/rr0eLNrgmc — GPB News (@gpbnews) February 28, 2025 Per Georgia Recorder: The New Georgia Project agreed to pay a $300,000 fine as part of a state ethics commission settlement agreement for committing 16 campaign finance violations, including failing to register as an independent committee and not disclosing about $4.2 million in contributions and $3.2 million in expenditures. The Senate resolution says the special committee will examine whether current state laws on campaign finance and nonprofits fail to address the “legal and fiscal issues raised by the alleged and admitted conduct of multiple organizations with connections to Stacey Abrams.” Abrams created the New Georgia Project to focus on registering more Black and other non-white Georgians to vote, earning her national recognition for her work for growing the state’s electorate and boosting engagement among disaffected voters. She has not been affiliated with New Georgia Project since shortly before her 2018 campaign, when she narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams lost by a wider margin in a 2022 rematch with Kemp. The Senate resolution would also allow the committee to investigate a $2 billion grant awarded in 2024 to an environmental organization “with ties to Abrams.” In a PolitiFact post published Wednesday, the Poynter Institute disputed allegations on social media that Abrams committed fraud during the awarding of the Environmental Protection Agency grant allocated for energy-efficient housing across the country. The clean grant was awarded to Power Forward Communities, a coalition of groups like United Way, Habitat for Humanity International and Rewiring America, a national electrification nonprofit that Abrams served as senior counsel for from March 2023 until the end of 2024.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller succinctly and perfectly described the emotions millions of Americans felt while watching President Trump refuse to bow down to Zelensky during their explosive meeting at the White House today. “Zelensky was so impertinent, so disrespectful, so insulting,” Miller pointed out while speaking to Jesse Waters on Fox News. “The way that President Trump defended Americans after YEARS of being fleeced and abused and taken advantage of and taken for granted,” he went on, “millions of American hearts swelled with overflowing pride today to watch President Trump put Zelenskyy in his place.” I couldn’t put it any better myself. Watch what Stephen Miller had to say here for yourself: MASTERCLASS from STEPHEN MILLER. MILLER: Zelensky was so impertinent, so disrespectful, so insulting. This is one of the great moments in the history of American diplomacy. The way that President Trump defended Americans after YEARS of being fleeced and abused and taken… pic.twitter.com/YZJSeVsbCI — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 1, 2025 Stephen Miller gives the best analysis I’ve heard of the meeting today with Zelensky in the Oval Office today “This was one of the great moments in the history of American diplomacy. The way that President Trump and JD Vance stood up for American interest on the world stage.… pic.twitter.com/AHjHF8MLam — TheStormHasArrived (@TheStormRedux) March 1, 2025 Stephen Miller had another message for Zelensky during his appearance on Fox News: if Europe is really doing so much more for you, then what do you keep begging us for? Watch this: Stephen Miller just laid the HAMMER down on Zelensky “There were many remarkable and disturbing things that Zelensky said. He repeatedly rejected President Trump’s statement that we should pursue a ceasefire … He kept saying Europe’s doing so much more than us — well then… pic.twitter.com/bw7knCUzXF — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 1, 2025 The Daily Caller commented: White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said on Fox News Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has finally met a Western leader in President Donald Trump who refuses to submit to international pressure. Trump abruptly dismissed Zelenskyy from the White House following a heated debate over the U.S.’s lack of action against Vladimir Putin, resulting in the cancellation of their scheduled press conference. In an appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Miller praised Trump’s refusal to succumb to what he described as undue veneration of Zelenskyy. “Zelensky for the first time since this has begun finally met a Western leader willing to assert their own interests, the interests of their own country, and not bow down to and venerate this man as a messianic figure. Americans have watched with horror as Zelensky has been treated as a messiah. Our hearts all break for the suffering and loss and death. But you know what would be even worse? World War III. And today President Trump said we are not going to let this escalate into World War III,” Miller said. Miller said that Zelenskyy’s conduct represented a significant breach of diplomatic decorum, particularly in the presence of U.S. leaders who have staunchly supported Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. “I don’t think anybody had any idea that Zelensky would be so impertinent, so disrespectful, so insulting to the United States of America, but this is one of the great moments in the history of American diplomacy,” Miller told Watters. “The way that President Trump and JD Vance stood up for American interests in the world stage, the way that President Trump defended Americans after years of being fleeced and abused and taken advantage of and taken for granted, millions of American hearts swelled with overflowing pride today to watch President Trump put Zelensky in his place.” Here’s the full video of Stephen Miller’s Fox News appearance, via Rumble:  

Zelensky completely blew it at the White House today, with his ungrateful, disrespectful attitude towards President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. President Trump knew it. Reporters knew it. The American people knew it. And, so did Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova. Markarova was seated in the crowd, and as she watched Zelensky completely self-destruct, she looked flat-out embarrassed of her president. The Ukrainian ambassador was spotted doing a literal face palm as Zelensky continued to dig himself into a hole. Watch the viral clip for yourself here: Ukraine’s ambassador experiences that feeling when your boss makes the most colossally self-destructive pitch in White House history pic.twitter.com/XF6CTyhb6s — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) February 28, 2025 The Ukrainian ambassador knew it was all over after President Zelenskyy tried disrespectful speaking over the President and VP in the Oval Office White House. That’s it! America is back! America first! No more money for Ukraine. Return $350 billion American taxpayers’ money! pic.twitter.com/7rvb5Crzp9 — AJ Huber (@Huberton) February 28, 2025 Ukraine’s ambassador as Zelensky made the mistake of getting in an argument with President Trump in the Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/KCxAg34XBP — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) February 28, 2025 Newsweek commented on the moment: A photo of Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova with her head in her hands during Friday’s Oval Office confrontation between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is going viral. The photo of Markarova was shared by CNN‘s Kaitlan Collins on X, formerly Twitter, and has been viewed nearly 940,000 times as of 2:40 p.m. ET. Why It Matters The Friday meeting between Trump, Vance and Zelensky was expected to focus on continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine and long-term security agreements. However, it quickly escalated into a shouting match when Zelensky pushed back against Trump’s stance on negotiating a ceasefire with Russia. After the fallout, Zelensky left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal with the United States, which Trump had demanded and suggested was a condition for future support for Ukraine. What To Know Markarova’s gesture reflected the deep frustration with how U.S.-Ukraine relations have unfolded in recent weeks. Trump has falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the Russia-Ukraine war and referred to Zelensky as a “dictator.” What was meant to be a diplomatic discussion about Ukraine’s future quickly unraveled as Trump and Vance criticized Zelensky, accusing him of using U.S. support as a “bargaining chip” in negotiations with Russia. Folks are having fun captioning this one: “Time to update my resume.” — JPH (@jheidmann) February 28, 2025 She’s thinking “you had one job” — Conservative Doc (@dr_amartin) February 28, 2025 You have to feel bad for this poor woman, and for Ukrainians in general that their leader put his own pride above a peace deal for his own people. You can literally feel her pain. — Kathy Wilkerson (@Snapkat8) March 1, 2025 Yeah, he definitely didn’t do Ukraine any favors today. — Mr. Nobody (@MrNobody6791) February 28, 2025 Zelensky is a gold digger … plain and simple … — Funky Beach (@FunkyBeaches) February 28, 2025 But, the Ukrainian ambassador wasn’t the only one in the room who looked shocked at Zelensky’s blatant disrespect. Check out Marco Rubio’s reaction: @marcorubio knew too lmao pic.twitter.com/7mwGydvazl — Stella X (@stellaaaaaax) February 28, 2025

In the ultimate “lost and found” moment, FBI is giving back President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago items. After over 2 years of legal battle since the raid in August 2022, it’s about time they give him his stuff back. With Kash Patel at the head, things might finally start to turn around in that agency. And this is a great morale booster to kick off his new position. TRUMP TRUTH / Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Items Returned pic.twitter.com/1Eb76vKA6X — Biff Smallberries (@B_Smallberries) March 1, 2025 BREAKING: The FBI has returned seized items to President Trump that were taken in the 2022 raid of Mar-a-Lago Trump and his team have loaded them onto Air Force One and they’re headed back to Palm Beach where they belong. Total victory. pic.twitter.com/HIy4oVpYlS — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) February 28, 2025 Washington Examiner reports: President Donald Trump left Washington, D.C., on Friday without a deal for a share of Ukraine’s natural resources, but he did take something else with him. Personal property confiscated by the FBI during its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago was boxed up and loaded onto Air Force One to make the journey back to Florida. “The FBI is giving the President his property back that was taken during the unlawful and illegal raids. We are taking possession of the boxes today and loading them onto Air Force One,” White House communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement. The Mar-a-Lago search was carried out pursuant to the classified documents investigation into Trump. Officials confiscated 33 boxes containing classified documents the president improperly took and stored following his first term in office. The classified documents investigation of Donald Trump appeared to have clear momentum in 2022 when FBI agents who searched the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate recovered dozens of boxes containing sensitive documents. But each passing day brings mounting doubts that the case can reach trial this year. The judge has yet to set a firm trial date despite holding two hours-long hearings with lawyers this month. Took them long enough. FULL CIRCLE: MAR-A-LAGO DOCS HEADING BACK TO TRUMP AS PRESIDENT Classified materials seized by FBI in 2022 will return to their original home – along with some interesting personal items. The package includes: Top secret documents, golf shirts, and yes… Celine Dion… pic.twitter.com/RvDD4p09w0 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 5, 2025 JUST IN: President Trump will have all classified documents and personal belongings seized in the Mar-a-Lago raid returned by the FBI According to recent posts on X, President Trump is expected to reclaim all classified documents and personal items that were taken during the… pic.twitter.com/36shLaY9nm — MAGA Resource (@MAGAResource) February 6, 2025

The hundreds of people pushing the climate hoax just got sacked. President Donald Trump just got rid of around 880 workers over at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). And so the panic is spreading among those that thought they were safe as they got paid to push the global warming grift. They got a surprise email that said their job is over by the end of the day. Climate change may be a hoax but change in federal workers is real and it’s arrived at last! Most, if not all, of these workers were Biden hires. Just another day of draining the Swamp. President Trump fires hundreds of climate hoaxers at NOAA. https://t.co/f2A6jOau4e pic.twitter.com/JIrsv8YQxp — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 28, 2025 Breitbart reports: Overall some 880 workers – including weather forecasters – were let go as the deep state purge goes on, CBS reported. There were about 375 probationary employees in the National Weather Service — where day-to-day forecasting and hazard warning is done. Prior to Thursday’s cuts, NOAA had about 12,000 staffers across the world, including 6,773 who are scientists and engineers, according to the agency’s website. The firings come amid efforts by Elon Musk and DOGE to shrink a federal workforce that President Donald Trump has called bloated and sloppy. It’s not like Noaa is manipulating data…oh, wait: I am angry too — because NOAA spends tax monies to fraudulently alter and fabricate temperature data — and because NOAA pushes the fake climate crisis narratives. https://t.co/bL9OsW0OGO pic.twitter.com/iGhABon6hY — John Shewchuk (@_ClimateCraze) February 28, 2025 Shocking, eh? Just another tool of the Deep State to manipulate the masses. In order to create their fake warming trend, @NOAA cools historical temperatures as much as 1.65 degrees, and warms recent temperatures as much as 0.97 degrees. This is not science, but rather a well financed propaganda campaign to mislead the public. https://t.co/7bEbCINsIt pic.twitter.com/3RrGVSu5aP — Tony Heller (@TonyClimate) February 27, 2025 Gotta tweak the numbers to fight the agenda. Thermometer data shows 1921 almost two degrees warmer in the US than 2021, but after data tampering by @NOAA 2021 is warmer than 1921. The level of fraud from the US government is rather spectacular https://t.co/l2iYX0bRG5 https://t.co/7bEbCINsIt pic.twitter.com/lQETEc42Ag — Tony Heller (@TonyClimate) February 26, 2025 Are we at the “Of course they manipulate the data, and here’s why it’s a good thing” stage already? ABC News “Chief Climate Correspondent” @Ginger_Zee says it’s okay that NOAA adjusts temperature data “because that’s how you do science.” Actually, no, that’s not how science is done. Adjusting temperature data is not “science” because the adjustments are not and cannot be… pic.twitter.com/nWA2ehd1dy — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 26, 2025 But tell us how mean it is that President Trump fired all this deadweight… The Guardian reports: The Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian has learned. On Thursday afternoon, the commerce department sent emails to employees saying their jobs would be cut off at the end of the day. Other government agencies have also seen huge staffing cuts in recent days. The firings specifically affected probationary employees, a categorization that applies to new hires or those moved or promoted into new positions, and which makes up roughly 10% of the agency’s workforce. “The majority of probationary employees in my office have been with the agency for 10+ years and just got new positions,” said one worker who still had their job, and who spoke to the Guardian under the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. “If we lose them, we’re losing not just the world-class work they do day to day but also decades of expertise and institutional knowledge.” Another anonymous staffer called the laid-off workers “dedicated, hard-working civil servants who came to Noaa to help protect lives and keep our blue planet healthy”. “These indiscriminate cuts are cruel and thoughtless,” the second worker said. It is not only laid-off employees who will be harmed by the cuts, the second worker said. Ordinary Americans who rely on Noaa’s extreme weather forecasts, climate data and sustainably monitored fisheries will also suffer. “Words can’t describe the impact this will have, both on us at Noaa and on the country,” the employee said. “It’s just wrong all around.” Cry harder. We’re not buying your grift or your gaslighting. If they cared so much about “keeping our earth healthy” then why don’t they sound the alarm about chemtrails?

It seems like Tom Homan’s referral has really gotten under AOC’s skin… The far-left Democrat Congresswoman just sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi asking is she is under investigation for helping illegal aliens avoid deportation. “I write to request clarity on whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) has yielded to political pressure and attempts to weaponize the agency against elected officials whose speech they disagree with,” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez wrote in her letter, “Over the past two weeks, ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan has gone on multiple forums threatening political prosecution against me, citing resources I distributed informing my constituents and the American public of their constitutional and legal rights.” Allow me to translate that last part. By “resources” distributed to her “constituents,” AOC is of course referring to a webinar she hosted instructing criminal illegal aliens on how to evade ICE. Read the full letter for yourself: BREAKING: AOC sends a letter to AG Pam Bondi asking if she is under investigation for giving advice to criminal aliens on how to evade ICE. pic.twitter.com/N9yhXUsnaX — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 28, 2025 AOC wrote to AG Pam Bondi asking if she’s under investigation for advising illegals on how to avoid ICE. pic.twitter.com/xtcxu8PmZ6 — dustin mills (@dustinemills24) February 28, 2025 .@AOC just sent a letter to AG Pam Bondi asking if AOC is under investigation for helping illegals avoid ICE and deportation. AOC is doing everything she can to help criminal foreigners stay in the US. She needs to be investigated, expelled from Congress, and jailed at Gitmo. pic.twitter.com/lsurXPoDYF — Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) February 28, 2025 In case that text is hard to read, here’s a full transcript of AOC’s letter: Dear Attorney General Bondi, I write to request clarity on whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) has yielded to political pressure and attempts to weaponize the agency against elected officials whose speech they disagree with. Over the past two weeks, “Border Czar” Tom Homan has gone on multiple forums threatening political prosecution against me, citing resources I distributed informing my constituents and the American public of their constitutional and legal rights. On February 13, 2025, Mr. Homan announced that he had asked the Deputy Attorney General to open an investigation, and that I will be “in trouble now.” It has been 14 days since Mr. Homan first threatened to weaponize your agency, but I have not yet heard any referral from the federal government. Homan’s actions undercut core Constitutional rights and further transparency is necessary. I am sure you aware of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Indeed, last week, Vice President Vance said that “we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square.” Mr. Homan’s repeated attempts to use your agency to politically intimidate duly elected officials are a textbook threat to the right to free speech in the United States. Threatening criminal proceedings for exercising the First Amendment is itself a violation of the First Amendment. Educating the public about their rights, especially in a time of rising uncertainty, is a key part of our responsibility as elected officials. A government that uses threats of DOJ investigations to suppress free speech is a threat to all, regardless of political ideology. Please respond no later than March 5, 2025, with an update on the Department of Justice’s response to Mr. Homan’s request and transparency as to whether my office or myself is actively under investigation for exercising their First Amendment rights and executing on our congressional responsibilities. Sincerely, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Member of Congress Tom Homan previously told Laura Ingraham that he has filed a criminal complain against Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. Here’s that clip, for reference: Border czar Tom Homan has officially filed a criminal complaint with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi against @AOC for 18 U.S. Code Chapter 73 – OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICEAnd,18 U.S. Code § 2 – AIDING AND ABETTING Arrest is just matter of time. pic.twitter.com/XnTzV14SPB — Johnny Midnight (@its_The_Dr) February 15, 2025 The Hill has more: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wants to know if she’s in legal hot water. In a highly unusual letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Ocasio-Cortez noted that she’s been a target of repeated criticism from Tom Homan, President Trump’s “border czar,” after she hosted a webinar designed to inform immigrants of their legal rights in potential confrontations with deportation agents. Ocasio-Cortez has fiercely defended her actions, saying they were well within her First Amendment rights to free speech — an assertion she amplified to Bondi. But she still wants “clarity on whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) has yielded to political pressure and attempts to weaponize the agency against elected officials whose speech they disagree with.” “It has been 14 days since Mr. Homan first threatened to weaponize your agency, but I have not yet heard any referral from the federal government,” she wrote. “Homan’s actions undercut core Constitutional rights and further transparency is necessary.” Trump, on the campaign trail, had vowed to make the deportation of millions of people living in the country illegally a top priority of his second term. And Homan, who served as a top immigration enforcer under President Obama and in Trump’s first term, is leading the charge. In a series of news interviews this month, Homan suggested Ocasio-Cortez had violated federal laws by hosting the Feb. 12 “Know Your Rights” seminar, which she’s characterized as offering “practical guidance on how to interact with” deportation officials. I don’t know about you, but I cannot wait to see how Pam Bondi responds to this one…