The Toronto Tempo team of the WNBA is facing some ridicule after introducing a new mascot couple — and one with she-them pronouns.

The mascots are Dez, a snapping turtle with the non-traditional pronouns, and Dot, an arctic hare with she/her pronouns, according to a release on Wednesday.

‘This is some woke trans garbage right here fitting coming from a team who’s [sic] fans boo a woman fighting for no boys in girls sports.’

LGBTQ site Pink News described Dez as having “butch energy” and wondered whether the two were some variant of LGBTQ coupling.

“Naturally, the internet began wondering whether the mascots were friends, girlfriends, or perhaps simply two fictional animals trapped in the longest queer will-they-won’t-they of the WNBA,” the queer site mused.

The mascots, coincidentally, were introduced at the team’s Tuesday game against the Indiana Fever, whose star guard Sophie Cunningham has kicked a gender-confused hornet’s nest with her opposition to males in women’s sports.

The fans of the Canadian team relentlessly booed Cunningham emphatically, but she responded by helping her team defeat the Tempo.

Pink News added that many believed the Seattle Storm mascot Doppler was the first nonbinary mascot in the WNBA.

Others on social media were not as enthused about the apparently gender-confused mascots.

“Your organization is disgusting. I have 3 girls and none will be attending your games. Ever. Have fun losing more of the NBA’s money,” read one response.

“Butch lesbian mascot for a WNBA team you really outdid yourselves,” another critic replied.

“This is f**king HUMILIATING,” read another reply.

“Easily the worst mascots I’ve ever seen. [T]his is some woke trans garbage right here fitting coming from a team who’s [sic] fans boo a woman fighting for no boys in girls sports,” said another critic.

RELATED: WNBA co-owner FINED and SUSPENDED for cursing out teen fans of Sophie Cunningham

“Ladies and Gentlemen this is Liberal Toronto and Liberal Canada in a nutshell. Absolutely ridiculous… mascots are for children,” said another. “Yuck.”

In response to speculation that the two were in a lesbian relationship, the team said only that Dez and Dot are “besties.”

Blaze News requests for comment from the WNBA as well as the Toronto Tempo were not returned.

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Vice President JD Vance silenced an otherwise raucous crowd Friday after he recounted the harrowing story of Kevin Flanagan, a computer programmer from California.

Vance was giving a speech to support the campaigns of gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) in Middletown, Ohio, when he made the comments.

‘No man is a king if they can’t take their family out to dinner without being mugged or having their car jacked.’

“I remember when somebody would come to school and tell me that their dad had just found out that he had lost his job. That the factory that employed their parents was going overseas to China or to Mexico,” said Vance.

“In other cases, American workers didn’t just have their jobs destroyed; they got told they were being replaced by a foreign worker, and then they had to train that worker before they got replaced. Some of these stories made national news, and they stuck with me,” he added.

“A computer programmer, not a mill worker, a computer worker by the name of Kevin Flanagan was let go at the bank that he worked at. And the business, the bank, they told him, ‘You’re only gonna get your severance package if you train a foreign replacement to do your job instead,” Vance said.

“And it’s a heartbreaking story, because he did it; he dutifully did what he was asked to do,” he added. “And on his last day, he packed up his things, he walked to the office parking lot, and he got in his truck and he shot himself.”

The crowd was hushed while processing the story. Vance went on to connect Flanagan’s story to the opioid crisis as well.

“It’s not just Kevin, as you all know. Now economists have measured the ways in which the opioid crisis exploded in the very locations where jobs were shipped overseas,” he continued.

“The open borders demanded by those same people brought some innocent people; of course it did,” Vance added. “But we also know that it brought a lot of cartels. It brought the fentanyl trade, and it left us with millions of orphaned children being raised by aggrieved grandparents.”

Flanagan’s death in 2003 made national headlines. In a note he left behind, he said that he finally felt at home when he got his job at Bank of America.

RELATED: Vance mocks AOC on her humiliating response to foreign policy query — and she lashes out

He went on to praise the populist message of Louisiana Democrat Senator Huey P. Long from the 1930s.

“Huey Long … once said ‘every man a king’ was the goal of his political program, but no man is a king if their castle is under siege by criminals,” he concluded. “No man is a king if they can’t take their family out to dinner without being mugged or having their car jacked.”

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The Democratic candidate trying to keep the party’s hopes alive of flipping one of the two U.S. Senate seats in Texas is doing his pandering best.

In a recent interview on “The Breakfast Club” radio show, Talarico was asked about the controversial guilty verdict against Karmelo Anthony, the black high schooler who stabbed and killed Austin Metcalf, a white student-athlete, in Texas. A clip of his response went viral this week, thanks to a tweet from Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas).

‘I know that there were no black members of the jury. And to me, that’s the only evidence you need to really prove that the system is not working for black Texans.’

The jury found there was enough evidence to convict Anthony of murder, and he was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

The case has become a national flashpoint, especially regarding anti-white racism. In discussing the Anthony case, Talarico pounced into the deep end of the woke pool.

“I’ve done a lot of work in the statehouse on justice reform, and right now we got a system that doesn’t serve all Americans equally. And we know that black Texans have not gotten the justice they deserve in many cases,” he said on the show.

“I’m not an expert on this particular case, but I know that there were no black members of the jury,” he added. “And to me, that’s the only evidence you need to really prove that the system is not working for black Texans.”

In the clip, Talarico appears to have been expounding on his decision to nod along as a white-hating radical at a town hall meeting claimed that “Karmelo Anthony’s case is just a f**king tragedy.”

“The Breakfast Club” is a New York City-based radio show very popular with members of the black community. The episode featuring Talarico was released August 5.

RELATED: Jasmine Crockett DUMPS on Talarico’s chances of winning US Senate — and brings receipts

Talarico had previously signaled his support for the anti-white sentiment in the racial debate over the Karmelo Anthony murder case.

A recent poll found Talarico’s race against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to be in a dead heat, with only 5% of voters undecided. The victor could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate after the midterms.

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Singer Ariana Grande is probably tired of repeating herself.

On one hand, the singer has every right to do what she’s doing, but her added commentary in recent days is sure to puzzle a lot of people, even her fans.

‘Your truth is false.’

Friends for never

After having a spat with the Trump administration in June over the use of her music, the 33-year-old singer is back on the offensive over a post on Team Trump’s massive TikTok page that has 14 million followers.

A nine-second video of President Trump shows him taking the stage at a rally with Grande’s 2024 song “we can’t be friends” playing in the background.

In response, Grande took to the comment section and wrote, “Never use my music again.”

The fair point resulted in the audio on the clip being muted, but it was Grande’s response to the text on the video that showed her obscure stance on one issue.

The words on-screen read the following: “Me and my truth we sit in silence… Men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports.”

“Me and my truth we sit in silence” are lyrics from Grande’s song.

Grande apparently didn’t agree with the video’s caption, either, which stated, “This shouldn’t be controversial.”

In her comment, the singer stated, “Also, your truth is false.”

RELATED: Britain is paying the price for years of woke ideology

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Out of step

Grande’s apparent position is actually at odds with the overwhelming majority of Americans, who, in poll after poll, state they are not okay with men being in women’s sports, even when they identify as women.

Pew Research’s most recent number is 73%, while Napolitan News Services’ responses were 63% “no.”

The National News Desk had an unscientific poll in August with 96% of more than 30,000 votes choosing “no.”

As well, a New York Times poll from early 2025 had the number at 79%, and a Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll had 67% in 2023.

There’s also no telling how many people are replying “yes” on these polls out of a desire to see what happens if a male basketball player is allowed to play in the WNBA, for example.

RELATED: White House removes song from ICE video after Ariana Grande objects: ‘Barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense’

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Ice, ice baby

Grande will continue to be at odds with the executive office so long as the administration uses her music, but she has been taking these opportunities to voice her political opinions at the same time.

In June, Grande flexed her immigration acumen when her 2024 song “bye” was used in a White House social media video promoting arrests being made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“Please do not ever use my music ⁠in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. f**k ice,” she wrote.

Grande sported an “ICE OUT” pin at an event months earlier, too.

The White House responded at the time. “We’ll say this one last time: What’s actually barbaric, inhumane, and heinous are the criminal illegal aliens who have injured and murdered innocent American citizens,” spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts ordered Friday that the Trump administration could restart construction on the White House ballroom.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation had filed the lawsuit to stop the ballroom on the basis that it violated environmental laws and other restrictions on construction at the nation’s capital.

‘They are trying to stop one that is vital to our National Security, and the Safety of all Presidents of the United States, both current and future, their families, staff, and Cabinet members.’

Construction had been blocked by an injunction from the D.C. District Court, but Roberts issued a temporary administrative stay of the injunction, allowing construction to continue, “pending further order of the Chief Justice or of the Court.”

However, the chief justice did not opine on the legality of the construction.

President Donald Trump has argued that the construction of the ballroom is necessary for security reasons after the assassination attempt in April at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in his petition to the justices that the ballroom was “vitally required by national security” and called the injunction “extraordinary and unlawful.”

He went on to call for an end to the injunction “for the sake of the president’s safety, the continuity of government, and the separation of powers.”

Originally the administration said the $400 million price tag for the ballroom addition would be completely privately funded, but it has since asked for public funds after the cost ballooned to at least $600 million.

RELATED: Liz Warren launches investigation into Trump’s WH ballroom — the backlash is hilarious

About $352 million in taxpayer dollars was funneled to the project through Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The president had blasted the members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in a post on Truth Social a week ago after they were able to obtain the injunction.

“They are very bad for our Country. They stop many projects that are worthy, and hurt many others. In this case, they are trying to stop one that is vital to our National Security, and the Safety of all Presidents of the United States, both current and future, their families, staff, and Cabinet members.”

He also called them “TREASONISTS” for filing a lawsuit against the military complex.

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When the vultures came for comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, they thought there was a lot of meat on the bone.

Circling from above, media watchdogs and political operatives thought they had him, and Trump, dead to rights.

‘We’ll change the narrative.’

But they forgot something.

It was October 27, 2024, when Hinchcliffe appeared at Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. Jokes about Puerto Rico being a floating pile of garbage were deemed racist and insulting.

For weeks, the joke police wanted voters to believe that Hinchcliffe is a monster whose ethos is a direct descendent to Trump and his then-possibly incoming administration.

Fast-forward two years and Hinchcliffe was in the crosshairs again for his roast jokes, this time at a literal roast. Jokes about George Floyd during the roast of Kevin Hart were deemed as “not even a joke” by Wanda Sykes, while Floyd’s foundation labeled Hinchcliffe a “racist comedian” in a series of insulting statements.

There’s a problem with these accusations though. There was a lot of footage they forgot to erase.

The smokeout

Despite constant backlash in the media, Hinchcliffe has always refused to back down, punch after punch, year after year. Perhaps the reason is because Hinchcliffe knows he has the tapes to back himself up.

December 10, 2016, 10:00 p.m.: The “Snoop Dogg Smokeout” airs, ironically, a month before Trump takes office for the first time.

Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps, Terry Crews, LL Cool J, and … Tony Hinchcliffe.

In front of what Snoop described as an “all-black crowd,” Tony did what Tony does.

“Hello everybody, you’re all under arrest,” Hinchcliffe began.

Soon, the then-32-year-old told comedian Luenell she looks like she needed “two seats on the Underground Railroad.”

This was followed by Hinchcliffe saying comedian Michael Blackson had his makeup done with a “charcoal briquette” and that Snoop’s estranged kids would love to smoke weed with him if they ever met.

No one was offended; in fact, other comedians were literally falling out of their chairs as audience members waved towels and screamed.

RELATED: Joe Rogan & Shane Gillis say we’re never going back — and young men should listen

Snoop was the most impressed. Within the year, he had Hinchcliffe on his own podcast to reveal what today would be highly controversial news: The allegedly racist comedian was writing a movie for one of the most iconic rappers of all time.

Total recall

In more forgotten footage, Snoop spoke more about his friendship with the Ohio comedian years later on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

“He’s the s**t,” Snoop said about Hinchcliffe.

Airing just four months before the MSG debacle, host Joe Rogan said he was ready to go all-out in support of Hinchcliffe’s career. Snoop and Rogan went back and forth praising Tony, declaring him to be one of the best roast comedians of all time.

Snoop then directly addressed Hinchcliffe’s racial comedy at his own roast, saying, “I seen him at an all-black [show] with an all-black crowd steal the f**king show.”

Rogan said he had “all his chips in” on Hinchcliffe as the two contemplated how to make him a star. Spitballing ideas, the duo came up with show ideas for Hinchcliffe, with Snoop himself saying that a roast battle format mixed with musical performances could force a monumental shift in pop culture.

“It would make the sensitive people, to comedy, be nonsensitive because now you have two comedians talking s**t about each other.”

The audience couldn’t possibly be sensitive to jokes after seeing that, Snoop asserted.

“We’ll change the narrative,” Snoop said. “That’s my guy.”

RELATED: Boys will be boys: Shane Gillis’ record-breaking Philadelphia show was more than just a comedy set

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The media illusion isn’t strong enough to convince most audience members or comedians that Tony is racist. That includes Kevin Hart, who was the butt of many of the allegedly harmful jokes months ago.

Hart has explained that he was never actually offended by the roast jokes, saying he is always going to “appreciate humor,” even when the humor is about him being “on a slave ship in a bottle.”

Even through-and-through Democrat supporter Jon Stewart defended Hinchcliffe through the ordeal.

It’s not likely that anyone short of Chelsea Handler will think of Hinchcliffe as a “racist comedian,” when in proximity of him, it’s actually difficult to do so.

Hinchcliffe’s wildly popular “Kill Tony” show features an all-Mexican horn section, a Mexican drummer, a blind black guitarist, and a black keyboardist. A lot of the show’s most popular regulars are definitively not white, so are some of his closest comedian friends.

If these associations still aren’t enough to convince progressives, Hinchcliffe’s answer is simple:

“I apologize to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set.”

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Newly surfaced bodycam video shows the moment a married high school teacher in Florida walked police officers through her classroom while telling them in graphic detail where and how she allegedly engaged in illicit sexual acts with a teenage student.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released in April that 37-year-old Heather Mashburn-Smith had been arrested following an investigation by detectives.

‘What this woman has done is not just unlawful, it is damaging to the students and staff around her.’

Mashburn-Smith, a teacher at Port Charlotte High School, was charged with unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, according to jail records.

The sheriff’s office noted that Mashburn-Smith was initially hit with a second-degree felony. However, police said the charges were upgraded to a first-degree felony due to her position as a teacher and because Mashburn-Smith provided a “full, post-Miranda confession to detectives.”

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell stated in April, “What this woman has done is not just unlawful, it is damaging to the students and staff around her.”

Prummell said Mashburn-Smith “took advantage of that vulnerability and preyed on one of the people she was entrusted to protect.”

Superintendent of Charlotte County Public Schools Mark Vianello said in April, “The actions of this individual are a direct violation of the duty every educator owes to students and families. We will not tolerate anything that compromises student safety.”

Vianello said Mashburn-Smith has been placed on administrative leave.

On Thursday, Law&Crime published police bodycam footage from her April 29 arrest, showing Mashburn-Smith walk detectives through her classroom, where she appears to admit to having sexual relations with an underage student.

A deputy from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is seen on video asking Mashburn-Smith, “Can you just show us where in the room the sexual activity took place?”

Mashburn-Smith is then seen walking officers to a pair of desks inside the classroom.

“As far as the intercourse goes, this is the desk that we, I leaned back on,” Mashburn-Smith tells the officers in the video.

The police bodycam video appears to show Mashburn-Smith telling the officers that she also had sex with the teen on a student chair.

The teacher is seen telling the deputies that she would unlock the classroom door to let the teen inside, but she would sometimes use a book to wedge a side door open so the teenager could enter after football practice.

Video appears to show Mashburn-Smith telling police, “It’s not like I let him in, and we went right to it or anything. We would hug and talk. … Like I said, it was not premeditated sex.”

The police bodycam footage ends with Mashburn-Smith being arrested and taken to jail.

RELATED: Video allegedly shows female HS teacher wearing ‘Jesus Loves You’ shirt while having sex with student: Warrants

The alleged illicit relationship reportedly began with the pair flirting on the Snapchat messaging app, where the teen allegedly told Mashburn-Smith that she was “pretty.”

WBBH-TV reported on April 30, “Washburn-Smith reportedly invited the victim to her classroom so they could talk about the messages, a conversation that later became flirtatious, the victim said in the affidavit.”

According to the affidavit, Washburn-Smith warned the alleged victim that he could not tell anyone about their relationship because she could get into trouble.

The student told investigators that he and Mashburn-Smith had sex on two occasions in her classroom, court documents said.

“Afterwards, the victim told deputies that Mashburn-Smith told him she was not in a good marriage and that she wanted to leave her husband for him once he turned 18,” WBBH reported.

Mashburn-Smith told officers that the student made her feel special and desired, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit said the teen blocked Mashburn-Smith from communicating with him on social media, but she continued to contact him on Snapchat.

When questioned by deputies about the accusations, Mashburn-Smith told them that she had “made a mistake” and knew the student was “just a teenager,” the affidavit said.

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Ken Paxton has made it clear which side of the women’s sports debate he’s on by showing up at a WNBA game with an XX-XY shirt.

The issue of transgender-identifying athletes in women’s sports flared up after Indiana Fever star player Sophie Cunningham made a statement opposing biological males competing against women.

‘Instead of criticizing her, how about we admire something of great courage, which is what she has accomplished as a young woman.’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who’s running for the U.S. Senate, showed his support for Cunningham during the Fever’s game against the Dallas Wings in Texas on Thursday. The Wings won, 91-85.

He attended with his daughter, and they both wore XX-XY shirts, a brand dedicated to opposing biological males from competing in women’s sports.

“We in Texas, we are promoting no boys in girls’ sports because it’s completely unfair,” said Paxton to OutKick outside of the stadium.

He was asked what message he wants to give all Texans about supporting Cunningham’s crusade.

“I think instead of criticizing her, how about we admire something of great courage, which is what she has accomplished as a young woman,” he added. “Standing up is very difficult. Very few people are willing to do it, and I have a lot of admiration, I know a lot of Texans have a lot of admiration for what she has accomplished at such a young age.”

Jennifer Sey, the founder and CEO of XX-XY athletics, thanked Paxton for his support on social media.

Various supporters of the XX-XY cause have said that they were told to cover up their shirts with the brand at games by WNBA officials. In one case, a co-owner of a team berated and cursed at two teens wearing the shirts during a game.

Paxton added that his office was looking at these incidents.

“Look, we’re looking at it,” he said. “We want to make sure that they are treated fairly.”

RELATED: Black WNBA player blames ‘white privilege’ after ejection for hitting Sophie Cunningham

When the Fever played in Toronto, the Canadian crowd booed Cunningham relentlessly. She responded by hitting every three-pointer she attempted, and the Fever beat the Toronto team. Afterwards she graciously complimented the fans for their passion.

Paxton is in a close race against Democrat James Talarico for one of two U.S. Senate seats in Texas.

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Earlier this month, Kamala Harris made an appearance on Stacey Abrams’ podcast “Assembly Required,” where they discussed the Democratic Party’s future, redistricting in the South, voter ID debates, and opposing what they framed as Trump’s authoritarian agenda.

In their conversation about citizenship and who counts as a “legitimate” American, Harris deployed a predictable Nazi analogy.

“Part of the pain of this moment, Stacey, is these so-called leaders who are pushing this kind of narrative about who is a legitimate American citizen among American citizens. This blood-and-soil narrative that’s being pushed at the highest levels of our government to suggest that, you know, once again to hearken back to times when it was explicit that there was a hierarchy among Americans and who was superior and who was inferior — all citizens,” the failed 2024 nominee said.

“That’s what’s happening right now,” she added.

“I follow politics quite a bit, and I’ve not heard anyone talking about blood-and-soil Americans,” says BlazeTV host Pat Gray.

“I have heard the guy that used to be her boss talk about the blood of liberty,” adds co-host Jeffy, referring to Joe Biden’s dismissal of Thomas Jefferson’s line about the tree of liberty being watered with the blood of patriots as “a bunch of crap.”

Pat believes Harris must “babble about something” because “she’s getting no love from Democrats right now.”

“I don’t know why, with such, you know, insightful thoughts like that,” laughs Jeffy.

To hear more of the panel’s commentary and see Harris’ clip, watch the episode above.

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There are now over 130,000 ALPR cameras in the United States, the vast majority of which are from controversial company Flock. Both the camera capabilities and the rapid increase in number of cameras have become a hot-button issue, with the recorded number of cameras increasing by more than 30,000 in less than two months.

In one big Sun Belt state, it’s been less than three months since residents figured out they’re being watched, and the situation is only getting worse.

Technology used to monitor, police, and conduct federal investigations has been at the tip of the spear in the debate surrounding personal freedoms, and citizens have quickly soured on the idea that the Big Brother-style security system is welcome in the state.

‘82% of those polled are concerned that the cameras could be misused.’

At the beginning of June, reports spread of how traffic cones and barrels were being used along different roadways by Customs and Border Protection to read license plates in order to catch illegal aliens.

The conversation quickly accelerated, revealing that not only were automated license plate recognition cameras being used to fight immigration violations, but they were being used nationwide on Americans.

Now, new data shows that voters in Arizona have expressed “genuine tension” over the cameras, telling pollsters they oppose their use despite believing they can help solve crimes.

The numbers are actually quite staggering: 63% of Arizonans polled oppose the camera use entirely, while 51% believe they help police.

NextGen Polling shows the biggest discrepancy among registered voters is opinions on misuse and audits. 82% of those polled are concerned that the cameras could be misused, while another 82% said they support independent audits on surveillance companies.

RELATED: What the Flock? Knoxville mayor explains the dark truth about Flock cameras: ‘Not your grandma’s license plate readers’

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As Blaze News previously reported, CBP has had access to at least 1,600 of Flock’s license plate readers across 22 states at one time. The agency has also been using the technology in its investigations dating back to at least 2017.

At the same time, Flock is used by more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States.

Voters in Arizona oppose the use by local police (Net -32.7) while a majority, 52%, oppose the cameras being shared with ICE.

Democrats are more likely to oppose the camera use, 73% compared to Republicans at 54%. Meanwhile, 80% of Democrat voters oppose sharing the camera capabilities with ICE; 59% of Republicans actually support it.

RELATED: Flock off, Axon on

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In addition to license plate reading, companies like SignalTrace have developed methods to upgrade Flock cameras to capture any “unique signals” emitted from devices in the car.

This includes cell phones, smart watches, Bluetooth devices, earbuds, and Wi-Fi signals.

Each unique identifier can be attached to the license plate number, and therefore the owner, to essentially create an entire electronic surveillance profile on the driver.

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A former Florida teacher — convicted of sexual misconduct with a high school student — now faces a lawsuit claiming her “heinous sex acts” left the teen with “permanent psychological injuries,” including a loss of faith in God.

Brooke Anderson, a 28-year-old former teacher, previously pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, two counts of transmission of harmful materials to a minor, one count of lewd or lascivious conduct with a student, and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, according to WTSP-TV.

‘The messages began as general conversation, but eventually were of a very graphic, sexual nature,’ the complaint says.

Anderson was sentenced to 30 months in state prison, followed by 24 months of community service and 10 years of probation.

Two months into her prison sentence, Anderson was named in a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the victim.

WTSP reported that the lawsuit filed by Leighton Panoff Law on Aug. 11 seeks $100,000 from Anderson in damages for emotional distress and sexual battery.

The complaint states that the former student “was subjected to sexual battery, raped, traumatized, and caused to suffer mental pain and suffering, psychological injuries, and the loss of the capacity for the enjoyment of life.”

The New York Post reported, “The suit alleges that Anderson’s ‘heinous sex acts’ left the young teen with ‘permanent psychological injuries,’ including a loss in his faith in God.”

The plaintiff is also seeking $50,000 from the Hillsborough County School Board, alleging negligence.

The complaint cites the case of another former Riverview High School teacher, David Coffey, who was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on July 28 for sexually abusing a student at the same campus, WTSP reported.

“The warning signs were particularly foreseeable because, less than one year earlier, another teacher at the same high school had been arrested and terminated for strikingly similar misconduct involving a student,” the lawsuit reads.

The lawsuit alleges that the former student met with Anderson, then a biology teacher at Riverview High School, at lunchtime during the 2022-2023 school year, exchanged personal phone numbers in the 2023-2024 school year, and then they began messaging each other.

“The messages began as general conversation, but eventually were of a very graphic, sexual nature. A portion of these messages occurred … during school hours,” the suit claims.

The Tampa Free Press reported that Anderson sent the student “sexually provocative photographs” in April 2025 and “sexually assaulted him inside her classroom the following month.”

The complaint says the victim, referred to as R.B. in the lawsuit, was one year below Florida’s legal age of consent at the time of the illicit sexual relationship, the Tampa Free Press reported.

RELATED: Cops bust former special-ed teacher in truck with teen; she’s accused of engaging in sexual activity with boy up to 20 times

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Blaze News previously reported that Anderson admitted to three sexual encounters with the teen during a phone call with the minor, according to the affidavit.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released in May 2025, “The most recent incident occurred the morning of May 16, inside Anderson’s classroom before the start of the school day.”

Police arrested Anderson the next day.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister stated in May 2025, “This teacher betrayed the trust of a student, a school, and an entire community.”

“What should have been a safe, supportive environment for learning was exploited for abuse,” Chronister continued. “Her actions are criminal, calculated, and deeply disturbing.” This investigation is ongoing, according to police.

Anderson was terminated in May 2025. She had been an employee of the Hillsborough County Public Schools district since November 2021.

When asked for comment by the Daily Mail, the Hillsborough County School Board declined to discuss the lawsuit, citing “pending litigation.”

WTSP reported that the hearing for the civil lawsuit is scheduled for May 2, 2027.

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