NBC’s new crime drama The Irrational had been interesting‚ entertaining and intriguing to watch‚ somehow managing to avoid typical leftist propaganda and delivering entertainment everyone can enjoy. That is until the last two episodes went “ACAB.” On last week’s episode‚ “Scorched Earth‚” it was a brief and fleeting moment of anti-cop hate as a female suspect with purple hair - because‚ of course - wanted for questioning in an arson investigation spits on main character Detective Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin)‚ calling him a “pig” and shouting‚ “All cops are bastards!” Tyler: Hey‚ stop! Marisa: There's another one? What the hell? FBI! Stop! Come on. Don't move. I said don't move. Tyler: Wait a sec. Kat? Alec: Who's your blonde friend? Kat: Eat it‚ pig! All cops are bastards! The reason Kat (Olivia Kate Iatridis) ran was to distract the authorities from her girlfriend Dara was because she's terrified of her family finding out she’s gay. Kat tells them Dara will be kicked out of her house if they find out‚ and an officer who knows both girls remarks‚ “Dara’s family is super traditional. Makes sense.” Yes‚ because obviously anyone in a traditional family who believes homosexuality is wrong or a sin is automatically heartless‚ evil and incapable of loving their own child just because they have different beliefs. /sarcasm In this week’s episode‚ “Cheating Life‚” Alec’s sister Kylie‚ who is (surprise!) gay‚ finds herself attracted to a police officer‚ which is problematic for Kylie because‚ as she’s made clear‚ she “doesn’t date cops." Apparently in Kylie’s mind‚ the supposed evil of being a police officer trumps everything else. Things take a turn in the end‚ however‚ when Detective Morgan Hall (Paloma Nozicka) lets Kylie know she didn’t like cops‚ either‚ but she needed to pay her rent and the “staties” were the only ones offering a decent paycheck. It’s bothered her for years‚ but she feels a sense of pride now that she has a purpose - to stop all cops from being bastards on the inside: Alec: I have something I don't think you want to hear. You and Morgan‚ you like her. I know you don't date cops. Sometimes we gotta break the rules. Kylie: I don't like you. Alec: Go out there and talk to her. Kylie: Hey‚ Morgan. I'm just gonna spit this out. I like you. But— Morgan: You don't like cops. I get it. I used to feel the same way. Kylie: So‚ what changed? Morgan: The truth is‚ I needed to make rent. And Staties were the only ones hiring with a decent paycheck. And... I have struggled with it over the years. But if people like me aren't around to make things better‚ then how will things change? So‚ I stick with it. And that gives me a sense of pride. It's like every day I wake up‚ and I have a purpose. Kylie: Guess I'm searching for what you have‚ purpose... but with six figures. Morgan: Well‚ it's only five figures. But if you're looking‚ you are kind of good at this solving crime thing. Kylie: Me‚ a cop? Girl. How about we start... with me going on a date with one? Perhaps this show got its name from these irrational storylines? Let’s hope they get back to their original‚ non-political episodes and leave the propaganda behind.

CBS’s Stephen Colbert and NBC’s Seth Meyers struggled to cope with Colorado having a bad day before the Supreme Court as it struggled to defend its decision to kick Donald Trump off its primary ballot on the Thursday editions of The Late Show and Late Night‚ respectively. Colbert struggled with the fact that even the Court’s liberals appeared to be underwhelmed by Colorado’s arguments‚ “All of the justices‚ all nine‚ seemed skeptical that one state could do this on their own. Here's Elena Kagan.”     He then played a soundbite of Kagan wondering where states get the authority to declare a candidate engaged in a federal insurrection‚ “This question of whether a former president is disqualified for insurrection to be president again is‚ just say it‚ it sounds awfully national to me.” For Colbert‚ a state adding to Article II’s eligibility standards and disqualifying a candidate is the exact same thing as a state’s voters simply voting for their preferred candidate‚ as he sarcastically ranted‚ “Yes‚ it's a national decision. Can you imagine if one single state was allowed to decide who gets to be president? Today it's Colorado‚ next time it could be Florida! I'm sorry‚ they what? No‚ they didn't. President Gore would never allow that to happen!” At least Colbert managed to concede that skepticism of Colorado’s argument is not confined to the Court’s conservatives because the same could not be said for Meyers. About an hour later‚ “During today's hearing‚ the justices seemed supportive of Trump and very skeptical of throwing him off the ballot‚ which was expected given that Trump appointed three of the justices on the Court and another three are staunch conservatives‚ like Clarence Thomas‚ who is somehow still involved in this case despite the fact that his wife‚ Ginni Thomas‚ played a role in the January 6th coup attempt.” After playing some old clips of MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and Michael Smerconish on Ginni Thomas’s post-2020 election behavior‚ Meyers demanded that‚ “Clarence Thomas recuse himself from this.” Later in his diatribe‚ Meyers would repeat himself‚ “Seriously‚ how is it possible that Thomas has not recused himself from this case? His spouse was directly involved.” Ultimately‚ Colbert and Meyers prepared for this case by entering their echo chambers that told them that the case against Trump was so obvious that only a hack could say otherwise. Thursday’s arguments proved just the opposite and they don’t know how to cope. Here is a transcript for the February 8-taped shows: CBS The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2/8/2024 11:44 PM ET STEPHEN COLBERT: All of the justices‚ all nine‚ seemed skeptical that one state could do this on their own. Here's Elena Kagan.  ELENA KAGAN: I think that the question that you have to confront is why a single state should decide who gets to be president of the United States. In other words‚ you know‚ this question of whether a former president is disqualified for insurrection to be president again is‚ just say it‚ it sounds awfully national to me.  COLBERT: Yes‚ it's a national decision. Can you imagine if one single state was allowed to decide who gets to be president? Today it's Colorado‚ next time it could be Florida! I'm sorry‚ they what? No‚ they didn't. President Gore would never allow that to happen!    *** NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers 2/9/2024 12:42 AM ET SETH MEYERS: During today's hearing the justices seemed supportive of Trump and very skeptical of throwing him off the ballot‚ which was expected given that Trump appointed three of the justices on the Court and another three are staunch conservatives‚ like Clarence Thomas‚ who is somehow still involved in this case despite the fact that his wife‚ Ginni Thomas‚ played a role in the January 6th coup attempt. In fact‚ she personally lobbied state lawmakers in Wisconsin and Arizona to overturn the election results and repeatedly texted Trump's chief of staff at the time‚ Mark Meadows‚ about some truly unhinged conspiracy theories. CHRIS HAYES [APRIL 1‚ 2022]: The Washington Post obtained copies of messages that had been turned over to the January 6th Committee revealing that Ginni Thomas sent former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows a barrage of texts in the weeks after the 2020 election‚ urging him to try to overturn the results.  MICHAEL SMERCONISH [MARCH 26‚ 2022]: Right after the election‚ she quoted to Meadows the language then circulating on pro-Trump sites. Quote‚ “Biden crime family and ballot fraud co-conspirators‚ elected officials‚ bureaucrats‚ social media censorship mongers‚ fake stream media reporters‚ et cetera‚ are being arrested and detained for ballot fraud right now and over coming days‚ and will be living in barges off Gitmo to face military tribunals for sedition‚” adding‚ "I hope this is true."  MEYERS: Not only should Clarence Thomas recuse himself from this Ginni Thomas should recuse herself from texting on her phone. “Ginni‚ what are you smiling at over there?”  "Oh‚ just writing something funny about Gitmo.” She thought the quote‚ “Biden crime family” was being arrested for ballot fraud and would be detained on barges off Guantanamo Bay -- here my question: why couldn't the Biden crime family just be detained on land?  Why do they have to be on water? Is the idea here that Biden could never escape because he can't swim. I mean‚ look‚ if you surrounded Trump with a one-foot-wide moat‚ I think he would die there. But Biden definitely strikes me as one of those old guys who spends hours doing laps at the Y with his little paddle board and swim cap. He's there at 6:00 A.M. sharp‚ swims for an hour‚ and then spends another two hours air drying his junk in the locker room. You know those old guys who just love to hang out in the locker room completely naked while they do other stuff. Sometimes I swear I've seen a bunch of naked 80-year-olds in a semicircle doing their weekly book club in there. Then they just finish and use their balls as a bookmark. Seriously‚ how is it possible that Thomas has not recused himself from this case? His spouse was directly involved. It'd be like if I told a joke in my monologue about a Florida woman who tried to smuggle meth onto a flight inside of a pet snake but didn't tell you that woman was my wife and the meth was mine now you know why I talk so fast. 

“Saturday Night Live” is sorry it hired‚ then fired comedian Shane Gillis. The rebel comic got added to the Not Ready for Prime-Time Players lineup in 2019 before‚ just days after the announcement‚ “SNL” let him go after his offensive jokes “resurfaced.” His sins included crude comments about Asian-Americans and gay people‚ riffs ripped from his various podcast appearances over the years. Team NBC said Gillis’ “hurtful” language wasn’t a match for the oft-bawdy showcase. Gillis could have slinked off to obscurity after losing the gig of a lifetime. Instead‚ he went back to work and built his profile to the point where “SNL” invited him to host the venerable showcase Feb. 24. "We want SNL to have a variety of voices and points of view within the show. ... The language he used is offensive‚ hurtful and unacceptable. We are sorry that we did not see these clips earlier‚ and that our vetting process was not up to our standard." Gillis could have slinked off to obscurity after losing the gig of a lifetime. Instead‚ he went back to work and built his profile to the point where “SNL” invited him to host the venerable showcase Feb. 24. Even the New York Times admitted Gillis has bounced back in dramatic fashion following the firing. Since getting fired from “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 after videos surfaced of him using Asian and gay slurs on a podcast‚ Gillis has built perhaps one of the fastest-growing comedy careers in America. His debut special‚ released on YouTube in 2021‚ racked up a staggering 14 million views‚ and he’s the most popular podcaster on Patreon with more than 71‚000 paying listeners. He regularly sells out theaters. Don’t be surprised if he becomes an arena act. The irony is rich beyond the fact that a fading institution like “SNL” needs Gillis more than he needs it five years later. Pot‚ meet kettle “SNL” has a poor track record when it comes to women and minorities. Most of the show’s hosts were white up until recently. Black cast members often chafed under the show’s system‚ either leaving after a short run or never catching on. Eddie Murphy proved a glorious exception. Chris Rock’s brief “SNL” tenure speaks volumes. He became a comedy superstar following his exit. Baldwin grabbed a female journalist by the arm and said‚ “I want to choke you to death‚” comments she recorded on audiotape Women also suffered along the way‚ according to former staffers who called the show’s professional atmosphere “incredibly sexist.” Original cast member Jane Curtin recalled the show’s abject sexism behind the scenes. “There were a few people that just out-and-out believe that women should not have been there and they believe that women were not innately funny‚” said the first female anchor of SNL‘s “Weekend Update” segment. “So those were the experiences that I had that were sexist.” And then there’s the copious drug use in the show’s early days. Few TV programs have as many skeletons in the closet as “SNL.” Seems more “hurtful” than a few poorly realized riffs‚ no? The Baldwin exception And then there’s Alec Baldwin. The “30 Rock” alum never officially joined the show’s cast. He just played President Donald Trump week after week‚ year after year during the real estate mogul’s White House reign. The show looked the other way at Baldwin’s rap sheet‚ like the rest of Hollywood. We all recall the time Baldwin called his 11-year-old daughter a “thoughtless little pig‚” a voicemail message that went viral before the term hit the zeitgeist. His ongoing war against the paparazzi got physical in 2012 when he wrestled with a shutterbug trying to take his picture in public. The actor claimed the photographer started the physical confrontation. A year later‚ Baldwin grabbed a female journalist by the arm and said‚ “I want to choke you to death‚” comments she recorded on audiotape. In the same exchange he lashed out at the outlet’s black staff photographer‚ allegedly calling him a “coon” and a “drug dealer‚” according to the journalist’s police statement. That same year he hurled an anti-gay slur at a photographer and later apologized. He’s been kicked off of an airline for abusive behavior and battled a fellow New Yorker over a parking spot dispute. NBC refused to share a comment regarding the latter fracas. Age hasn’t mellowed the Trump impersonator. Cruz-ing for a bruising? In 2021 he raged against Sen. Ted Cruz‚ demanding the Texas Republican be put “in the stocks and throw rotten fruit and buckets of horse piss at him. Then ride him on a rail. Then tar and feather him. And film it. For Netflix‚” he said via Twitter. Yet “SNL” cut him paycheck after paycheck so he could mock President Trump. No punishments. No tsk-tsking over his terrible behavior‚ both verbal and physical. “SNL” deserves some credit for granting Gillis some grace. Maybe he’ll knock it out of the park as the host and show everyone what he could have brought to the aging show. Or maybe he’ll use his opening monologue to note how hypocritical the sketch series is for punishing him without considering the show’s sordid history.

Justice Samuel Alito hinted Thursday that former President Donald Trump's removal from the ballot in Colorado could spell trouble for President Joe Biden. Jason Murray‚ the lawyer for the six voters seeking to preclude their fellow Americans from voting for Trump in the Centennial State‚ attempted to make the disqualification case Thursday to the U.S. Supreme Court. It did not go well. Conservative and leftist justices alike poked holes in Murray's arguments concerning the alleged application of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to presidents and Trump's corresponding disqualification. In addition to demonstrating that Murray's arguments were wanting — arguments endorsed in December by the Democratic appointees on the Colorado Supreme Court — the U.S. Supreme Court highlighted significant implications of a Trump disqualification that may come back to bite Democrats and further destabilize the Union. Justice Samuel Alito contemplated whether the application of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to presidents might pave the way for states to remove a president such as Joe Biden if accused of giving "aid or comfort to the enemies" of the United States. "Suppose there is a country that proclaims again and again and again that the United States is its biggest enemy‚" said Alito. "And suppose that the president of the United Sates‚ for diplomatic reasons‚ thinks that it is in the best interest of the United States to provide funds or release funds so that they can be used by that country." "Could a state determine that that person has given aid and comfort to the enemy and therefore keep that person off of the ballot?" asked Alito. Iran routinely threatens the United States. The regime's minister of defense said in November that if the U.S. did not implement a ceasefire in Gaza‚ it would "be hit hard‚" reported Reuters. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed in September to take revenge on the Americans who ordered and engaged in the assassination of Iranian terrorist Qassim Suleimani. Despite such threats‚ indications that Iran was involved in the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel‚ and warnings from Republicans that the Iranian regime could use the money to increase its funding of Hamas‚ Hezbollah‚ and Houthi terrorists‚ the Biden administration released $6 billion in frozen assets to Iran. Murray answered Alito in the negative‚ saying‚ "This court has never interpreted the aid-and-comfort language‚ which also is present in the Treason Clause. But commentators have suggested — it's been rarely applied because treason prosecutions are so rare — but commentators have suggested that‚ first of all‚ that aid and comfort really only applies in the context of a declared war or at least an adversarial relationship where there is in fact a war." The U.S. executed scores of airstrikes earlier this month on Iran-backed terrorist groups‚ which might also indicate an adversarial relationship. Conservative commentator Larry Kudlow argued last week that by sponsoring 166 attacks against U.S. military assets‚ the regime has effectively declared war against the U.S. 166 times. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito smacks Joe Biden during Donald Trump's 14th Amendment Case before SCOTUS.\n\n"Suppose there is a country that proclaims again and again and again that the United States is its biggest enemy‚ and suppose that the president of the United States for\u2026 — (@) Alito was not the only Supreme Court justice who contemplated the ramifications of Trump's disqualification and the potential for Section 3 weaponization by partisans. Roberts suggested that if Colorado's position is upheld‚ "surely there will be disqualification proceedings on the other side‚ and some of those will succeed." "Some of them will have different standards of proof. Some of them will have different rules about evidence‚" continued Roberts. "In very quick order‚ I would expect‚ although my predictions have never been correct‚ I would expect that a goodly number of states will say whoever the Democratic candidate is‚ you're off the ballot‚ and others for the Republican candidate‚ you're off the ballot." "It'll come down to just a handful of states that are going to decide the presidential election‚" said Chief Justice John Roberts. "That's a pretty daunting consequence." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Joe Biden and Antony Blinken are doing their best to cripple Israel and push the democratic world order to the brink. “They are forcing through all kinds of pressure and backstabbing the Israelis to fight the war in a way that they’d rather not‚” Mark Levin explains‚ noting that most of the Israeli army is not composed of “regular soldiers.” “They’re literally bakers and candlemakers‚ they are literally plumbers and truck drivers‚ electricians and doctors‚” he says. “They are not thinking 24/7 about military tactics‚ and they’re getting killed‚ and our media won’t report it.” While ordinary Israeli citizens fight to defend their families‚ Joe Biden is funding the terrorists they’re fighting. “This is beyond imagination‚” Levin says. “He’s funding Hamas; Trump cut it off. He’s funding the PLO; Trump cut it off. He’s funding the terrorist mother ship‚ Iran; Trump cut it off.” “Biden and Blinken and the rest of them actually went through the list of things Trump had done to protect this country and reversed all of them‚” he continues‚ “because they’re sellouts.” Meanwhile‚ Iran is getting closer than ever to procuring nuclear weapons — and Biden keeps funding the country. “If they get a nuclear weapon‚ it’s on Biden‚ Blinken‚ Sullivan‚ Obama‚ and that whole crowd‚ but they won’t be held to account‚” Levin says. “They’ll blame Trump.” Want more from Mark Levin?To enjoy more of "the Great One" — Mark Levin as you've never seen him before — subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

A surveillance video that almost certainly would terrify any parent of young children shows a male grabbing a 4-year-old boy and trying to leave a store with him Thursday in Miami Beach — but fortunately the boy's father was right there and fought off the would-be kidnapper. What are the details? The boy's mother was walking out of the CVS Pharmacy on the corner of Collins Avenue and 74th Street just before noon‚ and her son and her husband were walking behind her‚ WPLG-TV reported. The surveillance video shows a man whom police identified as 26-year-old Nicolas Sternaman walking into the store at the same time — then turning‚ bending down‚ and grabbing the boy by the neck‚ the station said. Sternaman lifted the boy off the ground and turned to face the store’s door to leave‚ but the father sprang into action and grabbed Sternaman until he let go of his son‚ WPLG said‚ citing the arrest report. Image source: YouTube screenshot The station said the mother turned to hit the man‚ and the boy fell on his back but wasn’t injured. The mom picked up her son and held him‚ WPLG said‚ adding that police noted that the boy was frightened. Image source: YouTube screenshot Police said Sternaman ran away‚ leaving his jacket behind‚ and that a witness and the father followed him southbound on Collins Avenue‚ when Sternaman removed his sweater and threw it‚ the station said. Officers joined the pursuit and arrested Sternaman along Harding Avenue near 71st Street‚ WPLG said‚ adding that Sternaman was facing felony charges of aggravated child abuse and battery. Not his first arrest Police arrested Sternaman — a resident of a penthouse at the Mirador 1000‚ a South Beach condominium — for petit theft on Jan. 3‚ the station said. Image source: YouTube screenshot Miami-Dade County court records indicate he was released on a $150 bond‚ WPLG said‚ adding that his status hearing was 8:30 a.m. Thursday‚ and his trial for the pending misdemeanor case was scheduled for April 1.Detectives asked those with information to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477‚ the station said. 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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