Tina Peters was sentenced to eight years in prison for allowing unauthorized access to voter machines during the 2020 presidential election, but she’s going be a free woman very soon.

The pro-Trump former county clerk has had her sentence commuted by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, over free speech concerns.

‘I have learned and grown during my time in prison, and going forward I will make sure that my actions always follow the law, and I will avoid the mistakes of the past.’

President Donald Trump had threatened Colorado officials with “harsh measures” unless Peters was released, but Polis said his decision had to do with defending free speech rights.

On Friday, Polis released a statement that said he granted clemency to 44 individuals, including the commutation of Peters’ sentence.

Her conviction will not be wiped away but will be granted parole beginning June 1.

She had been convicted on seven counts related to the presidential election, including attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, and official misconduct.

Although she had been defiant during sentencing, she admitted in a later statement that she had “misled the Secretary of State when allowing a person to gain access to county voting equipment.”

She added, “I have learned and grown during my time in prison, and going forward I will make sure that my actions always follow the law, and I will avoid the mistakes of the past.”

Polis said in a letter to Peters that he believed eight years was “an extremely unusual and lengthy sentence for a first-time offender who committed nonviolent crimes.” He added that the judge who sentenced Peters placed too much emphasis on her political beliefs.

Democrats are furious at Polis and accused him of kowtowing to the president.

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“Importantly, your application demonstrates taking responsibility for your crimes and a commitment to follow the law going forward,” Polis added in the letter to Peters.

But he made sure to emphasize that he was not pardoning her.

“She’s a convicted felon,” he added. “She deserves to be a convicted felon. She will remain a convicted felon.”

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The American Bar Association has voted to end diversity, equity, and inclusion policies at law schools after pressure from the Trump administration.

The rule required law schools to follow DEI policies in recruitment, admissions, and student programs, but it has been suspended since Feb. 2025 after President Donald Trump began a crackdown on DEI.

‘It’s time for the ABA’s monopoly to come to an end.’

On Friday, the ABA voted to eliminate the rule permanently.

David Brennen, an ABA council member and a former dean ⁠of the University of Kentucky College of Law, said he still supports DEI policies but voted to end them.

“I think it’s appropriate as an accrediting body that we eliminate that standard so we don’t inhibit the diversity of ideas out there in various types of legal education environments,” he said.

The change won’t be final until the ABA’s House of Delegates considers it and deliberates over possible revisions. Once that process is completed, the decision could be final as early as 2027.

In April 2025, the president directed U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to determine whether to suspend or terminate the ABA as the government’s accreditor based on what he called “unlawful ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ requirements.”

Texas became the first state to decertify the ABA over its focus on DEI. Florida and Alabama have followed suit, and other Republican-controlled states are considering doing the same.

“The left-wing advocacy group known as the American Bar Association has long enjoyed exclusive authority to accredit law schools,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote on social media after Texas announced the decision in Sept. 2025.

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“It’s time for the ABA’s monopoly to come to an end,” he added. “I commend Texas for taking the lead and hope other states will soon follow.”

The ABA Standards Committee recommended repealing the rule in order to maintain ABA’s prominence in the national system of accreditation.

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Jack Osbourne made it clear that he has no desire to chat about politics with the paparazzi.

Osbourne was spotted at the Capitol with his mother, Sharon, on Friday as they honored his late father, Ozzy, who passed away in 2025. As he was about to leave, the 40-year old was approached by a reporter eager to get his take on current events.

‘Then be a politician, don’t be an entertainer.’

Osbourne immediately shut down the conversation

“You know what, I think celebrities just need to keep their mouth shut,” the Brit-American said.

‘Entertain the people’

In case it wasn’t clear, Osbourne put it more succinctly into an order of operations for celebrities: “Make entertainment, entertain the people, shut the f**k up.”

The Aussie reporter persisted, asking why Osbourne didn’t think he should use his platform to get across a “big opinion” that could “change hearts and minds.”

Osbourne’s simple response? If that’s what you want, “Be a politician, don’t be an entertainer.”

RELATED: Gene Simmons’ advice for celeb activists Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo: ‘Shut the f**k up’

Osbourne famiily, 2003. SGranitz/WireImage/Getty Images

Trump ‘Train’

Osbourne clearly takes after his cantankerous old man. While the elder Osbourne criticized the war in Iraq under the George W. Bush administration and spoke out against his native UK’s decision to leave the European Union, for the most part he focused on his showbiz career.

Even after the former Black Sabbath frontman asked the Trump campaign to stop using his song “Crazy Train” at rallies, the two remained on good terms, with the president leaving the family a condolence voicemail after the singer’s death last July.

The Osbournes told TMZ they were on Capitol Hill because Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) had entered Ozzy Osbourne’s biography into the Congressional Record.

Spartz shared her “deepest sympathies” with the family last year, calling Ozzy a “true pioneer of heavy metal and an enduring symbol of the rebellious, freedom-loving spirit that resonates across our nation and throughout the world.”

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Osbourne family, 2002. Scott Gries/ImageDirect/Getty Images

Fed up

Along with ruling out a future in politics, Osbourne noted that he and his mother had a “beautiful day” in D.C.

He added, “It made us miss [my father]. He would have loved it. He would have been truly honored to be a part of this today.”

Osbourne is part of a growing trend of celebrities who want very little to do with politics. This includes rocker Gene Simmons, who had nearly exactly the same message as Osbourne in March when he told liberal celebrities to “‘shut the f**k up.”

In fact, actor Jamie Kennedy shared similar sentiments when speaking with Osbourne on his podcast in February, when he criticized woke celebrities for calling the United States fascist.

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A bitter debate has erupted online after a food stamp beneficiary posted a video appreciative of a California aquarium’s policy allowing recipients in for free.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium on the central coast says on its website that it participates in the Museums for All program, which allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries free or reduced-fee access.

‘As someone who has been to the aquarium numerous times and seen the price go from $20 to $40 to now $65, this pisses me the f**k off.’

Many online were outraged about the program after finding out about it through the recipient’s video on social media.

“This welfare s**t is legalized theft f**king bulls**t. Been working my ass off on roofs and doing electrical work my money gets eaten up by groceries, housing, and vehicle cost and these people live free on our dimes. F**k this,” read one popular response.

“We make it WAY too attractive to be on welfare. You’d have to make at least 80K per year to be able to compete with everything people on welfare get for free for sitting on their asses,” said another user.

“We went last year. my family payed. I don’t think anyone else did. It was super crowded. I feel like the price is really $10 but I payed $400 for my family of 3 and about 37 other people,” read another reply.

“Why should they get more than those of us who pay taxes? What makes them deserve it more than us. I work 5 days a week and have to sit home most of the time because I can’t afford this stuff,” said another critic.

Others supported the program.

“I have zero issue with making Museums and Aquariums accessible to the poor,” read one popular post. “Being able to enrich the mind should not just be available to the wealthy this is why we also have Public Schools and Libraries.”

“It is offered so that children are able to share in educational experiences that their parents would be otherwise unable to afford. Are only children from middle, upper middle and wealth families entitled to educational opportunities?” asked another user.

And others attacked the critics of the program as being heartless.

“Do you realize how s***ty of a person you have to be, that you’re angry folks are going to the aquarium for free? You probably don’t, because you’re s***ty,” said one user.

“Poor people deserve fun and education, too, you f**king ghoul,” read another response.

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About 1,600 museums participate in the Museums for All program across the entire nation, according to the program’s website.

“As someone who has been to the aquarium numerous times and seen the price go from $20 to $40 to now $65, this pisses me the f**k off,” responded one riled-up user. “I go to the aquarium and spend $65 so that ebt Maria and her bastard children can have unlimited free access.”

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