Despite what you might think‚ “there are good people out there‚” says Dave Rubin. Thankfully‚ there was more than one Good Samaritan attending the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade. When more than one shooter opened fire on the crowd‚ resulting in one death and over twenty injuries‚ a couple of attendees took it upon themselves to detain one of the perpetrators. Dave plays the footage of the exact moment bystanders tackled one of the shooters. One of the main civilians involved in the gunman’s takedown was Paul Contreras‚ whom Dave calls “a true American hero.” When interviewed‚ Contreras said that he “didn’t think about it” and just reacted. “As I'm tackling him‚ I see his weapon either fall out of his hand or out of his sleeve‚” he said. That’s when he knew he had “to take this guy down.” “Just a good man who saw something and did something‚” says Dave. Unfortunately‚ “the media and the Democrats and everybody else will say‚ ‘We need to get rid of guns … we need more gun laws‚’” he says. To see the footage‚ watch the clip below. 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.

You’re dead now‚ but don’t worry. We all are. The civil war began a few weeks ago‚ and it absolutely murdered us all. As Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch explained on January 25‚ “Eagle Pass is today’s Fort Sumter‚” the place where the war starts. The first shots of a national conflagration were imminent last month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott‚ Bunch wrote‚ was “channeling the Confederate spirit‚” and Joe Biden had “only two choices‚” immediate military confrontation or sniveling weakness. The president must seize control of the Texas National Guard and “order Abbott’s confederates to retreat‚” Bunch concluded. We live in state of inflicted hysteria‚ with a news media that has no setting “but diaper-soiling panic.” Posting on the site formerly known as Twitter the very next day‚ the important Pentagon-funded scholar Caroline Orr Bueno added terrifying new information: Trump’s deadly army of personal stormtroopers was on the march‚ locked and loaded and headed for the border. “They heeded Trump’s call to start an insurrection on Jan. 6th‚” she wrote. “If you think they won’t heed his call to arms in Texas‚ you’re not understanding what’s happening here.” So‚ you know‚ insurrection and civil war are obviously well under way now‚ and the federal government is fighting on the battlefield for the total control of Texas‚ because the only other option is to conclude that a bunch of journalists and scholars are hysterical ninnies who are always wrong. We live in state of inflicted hysteria‚ with a news media that has no setting “but diaper-soiling panic‚” which is one past 10 on the amplifier volume dial. Orange Man Bad is obsolete. We’re now in the time of Orange Man Literally Hitler Mass Slaughter Civil War Insurrection Putin Putin Putin. Be sure to scream that last non-sentence‚ by the way‚ while punching yourself in the face‚ urine trickling down your pantleg. Do it just right and you may get hired as a mainstream journalist. In a recent speech‚ Donald Trump said that he told the leaders of NATO countries that he wouldn’t bother to defend them if they don’t spend more money on their militaries to defend themselves. Forbes explained his comments under a headline about babies being murdered‚ then went on to explain that Trump means he wants Europeans to be raped and to have their genitals mutilated while their infants are slaughtered. Think I’m exaggerating? See for yourself. I propose four explanations. First‚ this caterwauling is the noise people make when they know no one is listening. They’re shouting because you’re walking away. Every major news media organization is in crisis‚ descending into mass layoffs. If things get worse‚ they may have to stop subsidizing reportorial prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications‚ which is the end of the road for professional mainstream journalism. Second‚ the manufactured hysteria also gives journalists cover to escape self-examination over the trajectory of their business. The Los Angeles Times lost nearly a quarter of its newsroom to layoffs in January‚ then ran a post-layoff opinion piece about the deep importance of throwing soup on paintings to stop climate change. They scream to stop themselves from thinking. About themselves. Third‚ it’s a covering noise‚ a hysteria to shift your attention‚ because real things are happening that merit close engagement. The liberal journalists Michael Shellenberger‚ Matt Taibbi‚ and Alex Gutentag have been breaking one important story after another on Public‚ a Substack newsletter. Sample headline and a must-read story: “CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team‚ Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax‚ Sources Say.” And so … Oh no! Look over there! “Insurrection” is a shiny object flashed at you‚ with considerable desperation‚ to divert your eye. And finally‚ hysterical news is a product of hysterical minds‚ a natural tendency based in personal psychology. There is‚ let’s put this very gently‚ a certain kind of mind that catastrophizes as a matter of habit. I find myself frequently thinking lately about the former Ottawa City Council Member Diane Deans‚ who famously exploded in a rage over police failures to crush the Freedom Convoy — and expressed particular fury over the convoy’s use of “that damn bouncy castle.” Many ragey killjoys go into politics and journalism. Dehystericize. Get manufactured panic out of your life. Look‚ in particular‚ for news that pretends to tell you what’s going to happen: We’re going to have a civil war over Eagle Pass! News about the future isn’t invariably written in bad faith‚ but news about things that have really happened has the advantage of being grounded in provable reality rather than speculation. We have too many real problems to fix to spend time on made-up future hypothetical media emergencies. Find some reality to deal with‚ and for crying out loud don’t ever read anything from Will Bunch. You’ll thank me for that sentence. DURING THE WORST DAYS OF THE UPCOMING CIVIL WAR‚ I mean.

A recent report on the impact of gun violence on black Americans is yet another reminder that the main problem with Black Lives Matter is its ideology‚ not its shady financial practices. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence found that black people account for 61% of firearm homicide victims despite being 14% of the population. Homicide is the leading cause of death for young black men and second leading cause of incarceration among black inmates in state prisons‚ but BLM has consistently ignored both. Here are 10 principles that would power a movement that is serious about the value of black lives. Another fundamental problem with BLM is rarely addressed. A true Black Lives Matter movement would speak to — not about — black people. It would make the case for the value of black life to the people who most need to hear it today.The slogans and signage of a true BLM movement would have been posted in neighborhoods where young black men are shot and killed by their peers. It would have been drawn in chalk in front of every Planned Parenthood location where black babies are aborted every day. Here are 10 principles that would power a movement that is serious about the value of black lives. 1. Black people are created in the image of God and therefore have inherent dignity and worth. Like all human beings‚ our lives matter because of our Creator‚ not our skin color‚ income‚ political views‚ or history. We will never fully appreciate who we are until we acknowledge whose we are. 2. There are only two sexes: male and female. Switching is not allowed. We believe men and women are equal in dignity and worth but different in form and function. We need one another and refuse to give in to the temptation to vilify each other because of the current condition of our lives‚ relationships‚ families‚ and communities. 3. The family is the most important social unit in every culture‚ and marriage — one man joined to one woman for one lifetime — is its cornerstone. We reject any attempts to redefine sex or marriage based on political pressure or changing social norms. 4. Children have a right to the affection and protection of the man and woman who created them. The best environment for them to exercise that right is in a loving‚ low-conflict home with their married biological mother and father. When it comes to family formation‚ the needs of children should always trump the desires of adults. 5. We refuse to kill our offspring to achieve a twisted definition of “liberation.” We believe children are a gift from God‚ and we refuse to send them back to Him unopened and destroyed. 6. We do not promote‚ defend‚ or excuse any cultural content that glorifies violence between black men‚ degrades black women‚ or promotes drug abuse among black youth. The fact that a small number of black people profit from cultural pollution is not a valid excuse for allowing entertainers to promote ideas and lifestyles to our children that they wouldn’t to their own. 7. We honor our past by respecting our elders and refusing to appropriate their struggle for personal or political gain. We also endeavor to spend our time‚ talent‚ and treasure building families‚ communities‚ and institutions for our descendants. 8. We believe in redemption and mercy‚ but we refuse to treat criminals who inflict pain on innocent people as an oppressed group. We believe that the victims of violent crime‚ as well as their families‚ deserve far more sympathy and media coverage than the people who terrorize their own neighborhoods. 9. Political views are not a litmus test of racial authenticity or communal concern. We refuse to allow political parties to tell us we aren’t really “black” if we don’t vote for them. Like all other American citizens‚ our involvement in politics should begin with an assessment of our values‚ principles‚ and interests‚ not the candidates on the ballot. 10. We refuse to value the thoughts‚ words‚ and deeds of white people more than we value our own. We acknowledge that white people can’t be both the cause of all our problems and the source of our solutions. We reject the notion that carrying ourselves with dignity is an attempt to appeal to the “white gaze.” It doesn’t take much effort to show how drastically different a true BLM movement would have been from the one founded by Alicia Garza‚ Patrisse Cullors‚ and Ayo (Opal) Tometi. Those three women want to destroy the nuclear family and believe black women are divine. They think men can become pregnant but didn’t mention the words “husband” or “father” a single time while talking about black families. The women who started Black Lives Matter‚ much like the broader black leadership class‚ are obsessed with getting validated and affirmed by the people they think really matter. This is why they are typically nowhere to be found at murder scenes in the inner city. Activists in 2020 preferred to spend their time trying to get white diners to raise their fists in solidarity and parrot their slogans. These acts of performative activism might help assuage the guilt of white liberals and pay for the homes of black radicals‚ but the black community will never progress as long as we demand that other people value our lives more than we do.

No matter where you drive in America‚ be it the California freeways‚ West Texas straightaways‚ or the winding switchbacks of Appalachia‚ you'll find them. Or rather‚ they'll find you‚ the way they always seem to. Just when you're ready to open it up a little bit‚ there they are. Blithely puttering along in front of you‚ unconcerned that they're the only thing between you and the freedom of the open road. I'm talking about the dreaded LLBs: the left-lane blockers. You are Captain Kirk‚ itching to put the USS Enterprise's warp drive through its paces. The left-lane blocker‚ on other hand‚ is all Spock: "I'm going the posted speed limit." If this doesn't ring a bell‚ I'm afraid there's a good chance you're one of them. Here's a quick quiz to help you figure it out. When you enter a multiple-lane highway‚ do you find yourself instinctively‚ mysteriously drawn in a specific direction‚ like some kind of migrating bird? Irresistibly drifting left‚ more left‚ and ever lefterer until you're hugging the shoulder of the leftmost lane? Does this lane‚ for gut-level reasons you can't quite explain‚ feel like home? A sanctuary that not even the phalanx of vehicles stacking up behind you‚ with their honking horns‚ flashing lights‚ and middle-digit-extending motorists‚ can disturb? No? Good. Let's talk about how to solve this problem. The mind of an LLB is quite legalistic. It does not respond to emotion. You are Captain Kirk‚ itching to put the USS Enterprise's warp drive through its paces. The LLB‚ on other hand‚ is all Spock: "I'm going the posted speed limit. I've paid my registration fees‚ as well as the taxes that help fund this road. Therefore‚ I'm entitled to use any part of it — and I choose here. Your frustration that I'm in front of you is highly illogical." Now‚ there is a legal solution to this. State troopers in my home state‚ the People’s Republic of Illinois‚ do have the power to issue tickets to LLBs‚ but they rarely do. I did the math: The most recent annual numbers I got from the state showed a total of 117‚953 speeding citations and 84‚257 written warnings. In contrast‚ LLBs (which are classified as “reckless driving”) reached — are you ready? — 287 in total. Remember‚ not all reckless driving citations are for left-lane blocking‚ so it’s an even smaller percentage of the total mix. If the stick doesn't work‚ it's time to try a carrot. Working for the Milan-based Alfa Romeo racing program has led me to log a decent number of hours on the Italian Autostrada. What I’m going to suggest is quite commonplace there‚ as it is on Germany's Autobahn and the French Autoroute (where they have specific lanes for cars with only one forward and six reverse gears). If a car is in the left lane and you’re overtaking it‚ you simply put on your left-lane turn signal‚ and voila‚ in a miracle worthy of Fatima‚ they move over and let you go by. Quaint? Perhaps. Civilized? To be sure. A lot better than what we do here in the States? By orders of magnitude. As we've established‚ the average LLB has no hate in his heart. He just enjoys following the rules. Consulting that speed limit sign and ensuring that it matches the number on his speedometer fills him with civic pride. We simply need to make heeding the command of the left turn signal equally as satisfying and automatic. "It appears the motorist behind me has activated his left turn indicator. As we are already in the leftmost lane‚ any attempt to 'switch lanes' in that direction would likely result in a negative outcome. Therefore I can only conclude that the motorist is employing the agreed-upon signal that I am to vacate said lane. Makes sense." So may I suggest‚ gentle reader‚ that we start spreading the word in the simplest terms possible? Something catchy. Maybe‚ "Don't think‚ heed the blink"? OK‚ I'm open to other ideas. The important thing is to help LLBs realize their proper place — anywhere but our passing lane!

An actor on the hit Netflix series "Outer Banks" had a meltdown at a hospital in Las Vegas earlier this week‚ allegedly physically assaulting several staff members "out of nowhere." He later blamed his behavior on a severe panic attack.On Tuesday evening‚ 27-year-old Austin North entered University Medical Center‚ located just west of the Strip in Las Vegas‚ with an unknown medical complaint. While in the emergency room‚ North apparently began attacking several hospital staff members unexpectedly.According to reports‚ North punched one nurse in the head and shoved another in the face. He also apparently pushed a phlebotomist into a table. The phlebotomist then grabbed a nearby tray and struck North in the head in self-defense. There are also reports that North similarly attacked a fourth person‚ a female‚ but whether the woman is affiliated with the hospital is unclear.Security officers managed to restrain North and handcuff him to a gurney‚ and police arrived shortly thereafter and placed him under arrest. When the officer reading North his Miranda rights asked whether North understood that he was being arrested for battery‚ he replied‚ "Yes‚" multiple officers claimed.Two days after the incident‚ North took to social media to give his version of events. According to a lengthy Instagram Live post‚ North claimed he had experienced an "anxiety attack" so severe that he thought he "was having a heart attack." North said he has struggled with anxiety for years but had never had an episode like that before.He claimed to have "very little memory" of the evening. He also expressed hope that his story will "shed light on this debilitating disorder and send hope to those who have also struggled." Though he did claim to have "the utmost respect for healthcare workers and hospital staff‚" he did not offer an apology to any of his alleged victims. — (@) North was booked and charged with gross misdemeanor battery. He has since bonded out of custody. It is unclear when he is next scheduled to appear in court or whether he has hired an attorney.North is best known for playing Topper Thornton on "Outer Banks." Season four of the series is currently in production in North Carolina.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A bill in the Tennessee legislature could see a ban on cold beer being sold in stores statewide in an effort to prevent drunk driving accidents.State Senator Paul Rose and Rep. Ron Gant‚ both Republicans‚ have advanced SB 2636‚ which "prohibits a beer permittee from selling at retail refrigerated or cold beer."The bill has passed two votes in the state Senate and was referred to a committee at the time of this writing.Rep. Gant said that the new law would serve as a deterrent to those who want to drink while behind the wheel."We see the evidence in many accidents where alcohol is found in the car‚ beer cans and beer bottles. And we see it on the side of the road in many of our roads; across the state and every county‚ you see the many beer bottles‚ beer cans that litter our highways‚" Gant said‚ according to WREG Memphis.As OutKick reported‚ the Tennessee Department of Transportation has revealed that one in three fatal crashes in the state stemmed from a DUI. Additionally‚ one in every seven crashes that resulted in serious injury involved a DUI‚ with half of DUI-related car crashes causing death.The accidents predominantly affected those ages 20-34‚ and 74% of those involved in DUI-related crashes were men.However‚ with businesses such as grocery stores‚ gas stations‚ and convenience stores the most likely to be affected‚ operators have raised concerns with the possible legislation.The bill "would be very detrimental to our brewery and the beer business in general‚" said Andy Ashby‚ co-owner of Memphis Made Brewing.Perhaps unsurprisingly‚ the temperature of beer in convenience and grocery stores greatly affects sales."There’s a saying in beer sales: Cold is gold‚" Ashby added.Another beer retailer said that cold beer makes up 90% of sales."There’s only a handful of accounts that put our beer on a warm shelf‚" according to Drew Barton‚ head brewer at Memphis Made. "It would have a huge impact‚ huge. Package sales are somewhere around 40%-% of our sales‚ and 90% of that is cold."The brewer said that he planned to collaborate with the Tennessee Brewers Guild to form an action plan. While the retailers said that they do not condone drunk driving‚ they would still like to find a way to legally operate around any new proposed laws that could have such a significant impact on their sales.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The announcement will be welcome news to the Biden campaign‚ which has long fretted that a popular third-party ticket could help hand the election to Trump.

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