Taylor Swift is officially off the market, and it’s no coincidence that America’s most beloved pop star didn’t say yes to another brooding actor, a melodramatic musician, or even some tortured poet. She ended up engaged to 6-foot-5, 250-pound Travis Kelce, a Super Bowl champ with a well-groomed mustache and a macho swagger.  In other words, after years of dating men typically referred to as artsy “soy boys,” Swift said yes to the quintessential jock. Swift may be an unapologetic lib, and Kelce may have shilled for Pfizer during the COVID pandemic, but this celebrity pairing actually bodes well for conservatives. Someone with her massive cultural influence over women is bound to start trends, and thanks to this latest development, old-school proposals and traditional marriage might be officially back in style. It’s only a matter of time before wedding-themed earworms start taking over the airwaves.  Photos of the staged proposal were straight out of Swift’s wildest dreams. Kelce got down on one knee in a sun-dappled garden. The pop star is wearing a sundress and a soft smile. Swift posted a photo of the ring alongside the caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) For this particular Hollywood love story, there was no girl bossing, no modern twists, no glorification of living in sin forever. This viral moment had everyone swooning because it was – gasp! – traditional. That makes it a cultural win for conservatives, even if the main characters are leftists through and through. And there’s something very significant about the man Swift chose to spend forever with. This wasn’t a petulant man-child or anti-hero with a guitar and endless pathos. This is a bruising, six-foot-five athlete who knows how to win and isn’t afraid to go after what he wants. End of Summer Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships Kelce took the lead from the very outset of their relationship. In 2023, during Swift’s Kansas City tour stop, he confessed on his “New Heights” podcast that he tried to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it. When she didn’t get it, he joked about being “butt-hurt.” Swift later said she thought his attempt was “metal as hell.” The nation’s biggest pop star admitted that confidence and directness are attractive. In an age when men are told to be sensitive, to cry, to ask permission before winking at a woman or sending a DM, Kelce came in strong with a solid attempt without any creepy overture. That’s the difference between being a man who leads and a boy who cries about not getting his way. In so many ways, this isn’t just another celebrity love story. It’s a reminder of something our culture has tried to forget: women are biologically wired to be drawn to strength, confidence, and dominance. For centuries, and across cultures, overtly masculine traits like physical strength and the ability to protect and provide have been considered signs of a good partnership for women. These days, it’s written off as dated, old-fashioned, or, worse, “toxic.” But Swift’s decision to commit to Kelce speaks to the truth of women’s attraction to certain types of men on a deeper level. Women are naturally drawn to a strong jawline, a muscular build, and height as cues of sound genetic fitness. This hasn’t changed for much of human history, despite so many current attempts to downplay it.  It’s easy to see the difference when comparing her romance with Kelce to Swift’s ex-lovers. The “Shake It Off” singer has famously dated a lineup of artsy men, including indie actors and sensitive musicians who made more appearances in her lyrics than they did in the spotlight. This may have been a boon for fans craving the next great breakup song, but it wasn’t ideal for Swift herself.  Joe Jonas. Jake Gyllenhaal. Lucas Till. John Mayer. Harry Styles. Joe Alwyn. Swift’s list of exes sounds like a who’s who list in the tortured soul competition she knows all too well.  Kelce also doesn’t appear threatened by Swift’s fame or popularity. As a professional athlete, he’s accustomed to playing for tens of thousands of fans on any given Sunday. And even if Swift is on a different level in terms of fame and notoriety, so far, he hasn’t appeared phased by the newfound attention. The NFL star seems smitten, just like the rest of her fans.  Underneath all the glitz and glamour, this story is simple. Taylor Swift, the most successful female artist of her generation, chose strength. She chose a man who could protect, provide, and lead. She chose someone who isn’t afraid of pressure.  That’s not an accident. It’s not a coincidence. It’s biology at work. Real men, whether they’re referred to as jocks, providers, or alphas, are usually winners because they’re wired for it. Feminists can whine about “toxic masculinity,” but human nature is what it is. Women like Swift, at their core, seek strength that complements their own. As she sings in “So High School,” a song inspired by Kelce, “You know how to ball, I know Aristotle.”  It’s poetic. After so many artsy flings with overly sensitive men, she’s going home with the jock. Ladies, take note: nature always wins.

TikTok star Joe Mele frequently does videos with his father, Frank Mele. Frank is most notable for resembling the restaurant critic in the Disney movie Ratatouille. He once dressed like Anton Ego, and the resulting video quickly went viral. Frank’s other memorable trait is his thick Long Island accent. Joe decided to try talking like his dad to see how long it takes Frank to notice. Before his TikTok fame, Joe made his name as a software developer and entrepreneur and was a Long Island Innovator in 2000. He has been a vocal advocate for autism awareness in the past. His great-great-grandfather, painter William Hubacek, is pretty famous, too. Joe’s brother, Nick, has cerebral palsy and has been in several of Joe’s videos. When Joe tried talking like his dad, Frank’s face wrinkled with the first “cawfee” request. The “dinnah” menu request prompted questioning eyes. The bottle of “wahtah” was too far over the top and had Frank asking, “What are you doin’?” Image from YouTube. After Joe asked for clarification, Frank responded, “The way you’re tawkin’.” A short back-and-forth followed, until Frank said, “I know what you’re tryin’ tah do. You’re tryin’ tah imitate me, right?” With a snicker, Joe owned up to the prank, but Frank wanted no part of it. “I know, yeah, really funny. You ever hear the way you tawk?” Frank made a hilarious face, then continued in an exaggerated imitation of Joe. “Dude! That’s so sigma! Bet! No Cap!” Needless to say, Frank was less than impressed with Joe’s prank. Image from YouTube. If you enjoy watching the humorous banter between Joe and his dad, check out his social media accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Please share this family hilarity. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Like Father, Like Son? “Talking Like My Dad Until He Notices” appeared first on InspireMore.

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In their co-authored best seller “Dark Future,” Glenn Beck and Justin Haskins predicted a day when global leaders would rely on artificial intelligence to help them govern nations.Just two years after the book’s publication, their premonition has already come true. Earlier this month, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted in an interview with the Swedish business newspaper “Dagens Industri” that he frequently uses AI tools, such as ChatGPT and LeChat, to seek "second opinions" on policy decisions.Before proposing or enacting a new policy, Kristersson asks AI chatbots questions like, “What have others done? Should we think the complete opposite?” says Haskins, adding that the PM also utilizes AI platforms to conduct research and bounce ideas around.But it’s not just him. “In the interview, he says … his colleagues in the legislature are also doing this exact same thing. They're using AI as sort of an adviser,” he tells Glenn.While Kristersson swears up and down that he doesn't blindly follow ChatGPT’s advice or share sensitive information with the database, there are still “huge problems” with his reliance on AI. Haskins believes Sweden isn’t actually the first country to use artificial intelligence in governance; it is just the first to admit it. “I guarantee that American politicians are using it all the time,” he says, warning that “this is going to be a huge problem moving forward.”Glenn, who regularly uses artificial intelligence as a tool, says that Kristersson’s AI usage isn't necessarily a problem in and of itself.The real concern, he says, is “what comes next.”Glenn foresees a day when AI is valued above and trusted more than human intuition, intelligence, and experience. “That's when you've lost control,” he warns.“That's exactly right,” says Haskins, “and how do you argue against something's decision when that something is smarter than literally everybody in the room?”“And it’s learned how to lie,” adds Glenn.Haskins agrees, noting that current AI systems “lie all the time.” It’s not uncommon for users to report that various AI systems make up information, invent sources, and skew hard data.“It's feeding you what it thinks you want to hear,” says Glenn.While it’s true that human beings are also capable of lying and manipulation, artificial intelligence is a far greater threat because it can “manipulate huge parts of the population all at the same time,” says Haskins.Further, “[AI] doesn't necessarily have the same goals that a human would have. As it continues to grow, it's going to have its own motive, and it may just be for self-survival,” adds Glenn.“That's the world that we're already living in. … It's not hypothetical,” sighs Haskins.To hear more of the conversation, watch the video above.Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling, thought-provoking analysis, and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Louisiana residents are horrified by the discovery of the remains of a missing 12-year-old who was reportedly killed by alligators, but previous allegations against his mother make the case even more disturbing.The remains of Bryan Vasquez were found by a volunteer of the United Cajun Navy with the aid of a thermal drone after a massive search that lasted for 12 days. The boy had been reported missing from his home in the Michoud neighborhood of New Orleans.He was suffering from a fractured skull, a collapsed lung, retinal hemorrhages, fractured ankles, and fractured legs as well as a punctured lung.Volunteer Jon Gusanders said in a press conference Thursday that he saw a "violent movement under the water's surface" that led him to find the body in a lagoon."I've never seen anything like that," he said, "and I hope to never see anything like that again."He said that two alligators, one about 11 feet long and the other about 6 feet long, were holding the boy's body underwater before they were spooked by the drone.Gusanders said that he used the drone to distract the alligators from recovery efforts since they kept returning to the boy's body and pushing it deeper into the lagoon.A coroner found that the boy died from blunt force trauma and drowning in the alligator attack."We did everything we could to protect his body, to protect his honor, while the NOPD got their boat out to successfully recover him," he added.The boy had been missing since Aug. 14 after he slipped out of a window. A neighbor's security camera appeared to capture him in him walking by in a diaper.Police have obtained a search warrant in the case and confiscated the woman's cell phone in the investigation.On Thursday, WDSU reported disturbing details in a conviction against Hilda Vasquez, the mother of the child. In 2013, the boy was rushed to the hospital when only 3 months old because he was vomiting blood and had stopped breathing.His mother said that they were watching television when the boy began screaming as if "someone was squeezing him."Doctors said the boy was the victim of child abuse after noting that he was suffering from a fractured skull, a collapsed lung, retinal hemorrhages, fractured ankles, and fractured legs as well as a punctured lung.RELATED: Family of 10-year-old girl allegedly tortured to death says CPS ignored dozens of warnings The mother was sentenced to five years for child abuse but later received probation. She was eventually able to regain custody of the child.While she described the boy as autistic and nonverbal, a report from the Department of Children and Family Services in 2021 said that his disability had been classified as "traumatic brain injury (non-accidental)."A representative for the Vasquez family released a statement blaming domestic abuse for the previous conviction."All I can say is that as a community advocate for this community, I know for a fact in Hilda's past she was a victim of domestic violence," Cristiane Rosales-Fajardo said. "I know that in her past she has done everything to protect her children and that her child was living with her at the time he walked out of the house. All four of her children was living with her, so if the state and DCFS believe she is a danger, then that means they failed him again."Fajardo has also opened a GoFundMe account to raise funds for the family.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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