The Boston Red Sox suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games for calling a fan an ‘anti-gay slur’ during the team’s loss Sunday to the Houston Astros. “In consultation with Major League Baseball, the Red Sox today issued an unpaid two-game suspension to outfielder Jarren Duran beginning with tonight’s game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park,” the Red Sox announced. “Additionally, Duran’s salary from the two-game suspension will be donated to PFLAG (Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the United States’ largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and those who love them,” the statement added. The #RedSox today issued a two-game suspension to Jarren Duran. pic.twitter.com/YlinXxOAWy — Red Sox (@RedSox) August 12, 2024 Here’s video of the incident [EXPLICIT LANGUAGE]: https://t.co/Bp69ih8UbS pic.twitter.com/eVwnQag2Yf — Switch (@IISwitchII) August 12, 2024 Per ESPN: In the sixth inning of Boston’s game Sunday at Fenway Park, Duran turned around in the middle of an at-bat and said to a heckler: “Shut up, you f—ing f—-t.” Duran, 27, apologized in a statement Sunday night for using “a truly horrific word when responding to a fan.” Before answering reporters’ questions in the middle of the clubhouse Monday, Duran started by further apologizing to fans whom he said reached out to him and said “they were disappointed in me.” “I’m sorry for my actions and I’m going to work on being better,” the 27-year-old outfielder said, as quoted by The Associated Press. Breaking: The Red Sox and MLB have suspended Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during Sunday's game. The team announced that Duran's salary from the suspension will be donated to PFLAG (Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). pic.twitter.com/MkIbFF3rSu — ESPN (@espn) August 12, 2024 Red Sox announce a two-game suspension for Jarren Duran after he directed anti-gay slur at fan pic.twitter.com/xePR0kHXF7 — B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) August 12, 2024 Fox News reports: Duran made the remark as he stepped to the plate in the sixth inning of Sunday’s 10-2 loss against the Houston Astros. A fan shouted at him that he needed a tennis racket. The player yelled back, “Shut up,” followed by the slur. He apologized in a statement after the game. “During tonight’s game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan,” Duran said. “I feel awful knowing how many people I offended and disappointed. I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community. “Our young fans are supposed to be able to look up to me as a role model, but tonight I fell far short of that responsibility.”

Tulsi Gabbard, a former congresswoman, Democratic presidential candidate, and U.S. military veteran, intends to take legal action against the Biden administration for placing her on a terrorist watch list. According to prior reports, Gabbard was placed on a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) watchlist under a program called ‘Quiet Skies.’ “This is a clear act of political retaliation,” Gabbard told Laura Ingraham. “The very next day after my conversation on the air with you warning the American people about how dangerous a Kamala Harris presidency would be, I was placed on this domestic terror watchlist which is called the Quiet Skies list under the Department of Homeland Security,” she added. WATCH: Hawaii News Now reports: Several local lawmakers are firing back after learning former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was placed on the terror watch list. Representatives Gene Ward, Diamond Garcia, Davis Alcos and Elijah Pierick sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) asking for answers and calling the move “harassment.” The Air Marshal National Council says whistle-blowers told them that Gabbard is included in the Quiet Skies program, which monitors “elevated risks to aviation security.” Report say at least five agents and two explosive detection canine teams were following Gabbard and her husband last month. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) requested a meeting with TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske regarding the report that Gabbard was placed on the suspected-terrorist watchlist. “I have been told Mrs. Gabbard has been placed on a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) watchlist under a program known as ‘Quiet Skies’. I find this profoundly troubling for a number of reasons,” Burchett wrote in a letter. What on earth is @TSA doing putting @TulsiPress @TulsiGabbard on a terror watchlist??? pic.twitter.com/fivpVlfay0 — Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) August 8, 2024 In response, Gabbard intends to take legal action against the Biden administration. “My own government, my president, my commander-in-chief is targeting me as a potential domestic terrorist, the closest word that comes to mind is a complete sense of betrayal,” Gabbard said. “After serving over 21 years and continuing to serve in our nation’s military, my own government has labeled and is targeting me directly now as a domestic terrorist,” she continued. “They are using people like the air marshals as weapons and pawns to target their political opponents,” she added. “Of course there’s no explanation given, which is why we are taking legal recourse,” she added. WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard will be taking legal action against the Biden/Harris admin over putting her on a terrorist watch list: “My own government, my president, my commander-in-chief is targeting me as a potential domestic terrorist, the closest word that comes to mind is a complete sense… pic.twitter.com/2Z4gfzHFQv — End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) August 11, 2024 Per Hot Air: There is absolutely no reason for Gabbard to be part of the “Quiet Skies” program. None. Not one. Quiet Skies is extremely resource-intensive. Not only do people on the list get enhanced scrutiny and searches, but they are also followed by police at the airports, and armed Air Marshals follow them on flights because the target is deemed a security risk. She was put on the Quiet Skies list the day after she appeared on Fox News criticizing the Deep State. WATCH:

Aren’t there any real men aboard this plane? FYI: This is NOT a one-off. I have seen several videos of Muslim men pulling this crap on many different commercial aircraft. “You can’t pass, I have to pray to Allah!” pic.twitter.com/RTarTveB7E — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) August 12, 2024

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One demonstration of the media's shameless refusal to accept that they're not always factually correct came Sunday on CNN's State of the Union show. Sen. J.D. Vance told Dana Bash that one reason he opposed Donald Trump in 2016 is because he accepted the media lies, and Bash replied "There aren't media lies. We play him, and we let him speak for himself."  Senior research analyst Bill D'Agostino joined the show to discuss how many examples we could muster. Vance didn't go into a litany of recent media lies, starting with the crucial 2020 lie that Hunter Biden's laptop was a Russian disinformation plot. The Democrats who were claiming that did not have access to the computer. It didn't matter to the pro-Biden press. Like CNN, CBS and ABC threw hardballs at Vance on Sunday, while the Democrat ticket of Harris and Walz continued to avoid all interviews with the media. Worse yet, on CBS's Sunday Morning, Robert Costa's interview with President Biden sounded like a co-production with the White House. He didn't ask many questions. It was more prompts like "Tell me the story."  CBS and ABC both had the same hardball for Vance about Trump dining with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Like that doesn’t look like both of them got an email from Harris HQ? Or a Democrat strategist like James Carville?  We also discuss Bill's quick Monday compilation from just a few hours of television. The amount of repetitive boosterism about Kamala's wave of "momentum" was a bit shocking, underlining that reporters are more often just repeaters. The liberal media seem giddy that they forced Biden out, so maybe the younger vice president can keep Trump from returning to the White House.  Enjoy the podcast conversation below, or wherever you listen to podcasts.