The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly planning to spend millions to outfit Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents with gloves that can deliver an electric shock to targeted individuals.

The gloves were developed by Compliant Technologies LLC out of Lexington, Kentucky, and have already been deployed by police departments and some jails.

‘If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.’

A DHS notice published Monday says the agency is seeking to spend $20 million on the shocking gloves.

The devices are named G.L.O.V.E., an acronym for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter. The manufacturer says the gloves function normally until the wearer activates the electrical mode. The globe must be in contact directly with the target’s skin, and the shock typically incapacitates the target in seconds.

John Peters, president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, studied the device and described its effects.

“It’s immediate and sharp, and it will distract you. I call it like a bee sting,” said Peters. “If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.”

He went on to say the device could be misused but that it is unlikely to cause injuries.

“Unfortunately, we are unable to speak on this subject,” said Compliant Technologies founder Jeff Niklaus in an email about the report.

The manufacturer said officers must complete a course on the gloves and be recertified every two years.

“For smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers, I think it has a great advantage” because it can produce faster takedowns and shorten confrontations,” Peters added.

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Jenn Rolnick Borchetta of the American Civil Liberties Union warned that the gloves could be abused.

“ICE spent the last year showing this country they are too quick to use force. Now they will be able to deploy electric shocks with the slight push of a button that maybe nobody else can see them do,” Borchetta said. “Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public.”

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Why has election integrity become one of the most divisive issues in American politics? According to BlazeTV host Nick Freitas, the answer is simple: One side doesn’t want it.

“You want to make it so easy that it becomes incredibly easy to cheat,” Freitas says. “And more importantly, it becomes almost impossible to catch or prosecute cheating. That’s what you really want to do.”

“Right now we have a significant problem in the United States with two things,” he explains. “One, we have a very, very disengaged electorate in many sectors that simply just shows up to vote based off of, ‘Well, I thought this one had kind eyes.'”

“But then we have another class of voters that their entire thing is, ‘Who’s going to give me stuff at the expense of other people?’ And so when you are a net beneficiary of the bureaucracy, when you are a net beneficiary of wealth transfers from productive people to nonproductive people, you have a perverse incentive to vote for the people that are going to perpetuate that system,” he continues.

“So I am all about acknowledging that everybody voting is not necessarily a good thing for your country,” he adds.

And Freitas has something important that he wants Democrats to understand.

“When I actually see you guys concerned about the integrity of our elections, when I see you willing to actually put in proper safeguards to make sure that only citizens can vote, that they can only vote once. When I see you actually investigating in the cities that you control, when I see you investigating things that are obviously shady as hell,” he begins.

“When I see you guys looking at stuff like that going, ‘Yeah, that deserves to be investigated and potentially prosecuted,’ then I’ll believe you that all you want is for every eligible citizen to be able to participate in the process,” he continues.

“But I don’t believe that’s what you want,” he adds.

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A Republican congressional candidate says he was disinvited from a California convention in what is yet another episode of cancel culture.

Marty O’Donnell running as a Republican for Congress in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, but there is way more happening behinds the scenes than the typical congressional run.

‘Propaganda from leftist supporters …’

Tarnished halo

O’Donnell is considered video game royalty after he composed the legendary theme song for the Halo series, which has cumulatively sold more than 80 million copies.

That is why O’Donnell makes appearances at popular conventions, and this was no different for SacAnime, in Sacramento in September.

O’Donnell said online that he was set to make a 25th anniversary appearance at SacAnime to celebrate the game, but was told he is no longer invited due to staff at the event voicing concerns about their safety.

“The promoter for SacAnime has shared that his LGBTQ staff does not feel comfortable if you attend the event,” the message shared by O’Donnell reads. “Based on your recently reported statements of the political campaign, they have to rescinded [sic] their invitation to not cause any further staff upset.”

O’Donnell expressed his disappointment with the move, adding, “If you thought we defeated Cancel Culture in 2024, guess again!”

While it isn’t clear what the event is referring to in particular, the cancellation comes following O’Donnell being put under the spotlight by Democrats last month.

The X account “HQNewsNow,” formerly @KamalaHQ, shared a video of O’Donnell in July that purported to show him saying he “calls for persecuting LGBTQ+ people.”

RELATED: ‘The system is rigged’: Congressional candidate Marty O’Donnell calls for cuts to ‘bloated’ federal government

Left behind

In the clip presented, O’Donnell says the following:

Talk about an existential threat — this is where we are right now. We are on the cliff looking down into the abyss. And the abyss is Marxism; it’s anti-Western philosophy. There’s a weird alliance of all these groups that like to pretend like they’re oppressed. So the LGBTQ+ people, the Islamists, the Marxists, they’re all together now.

The page for Headquarters was actively used to promote Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign. It was described at the time, according to Grok, as the official rapid-response page of Harris’ campaign, posting ads, videos, and endorsements.

O’Donnell told Blaze News that the cancellation was based on “propaganda from leftist supporters of my political opponent.”

“I’m disappointed I can’t support my actor friends,” O’Donnell added. “Folks who want to support me should contribute at MartyforCongress.vote.”

RELATED: Legendary Halo composer unravels the video-game industry’s woke collapse

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Cut scene

SacAnime’s most recent post promoting the event is riddled with remarks from O’Donnell supporters, who said, for example, “You guys are absolutely disgusting.”

“Why would you disinvite a gaming industry legend,” a woman asked on X.

“I’m seriously wondering if they even understand who pays them?” said another reply.

Headquarters could not be reached for comment.

SacAnime did not respond to a request for comment or confirmation surrounding O’Donnell’s removal from the event.

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The Justice Department’s criminal lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center has expanded to an indictment against a former official.

Heidi L. Beirich served as director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project from 2012 until 2019, as previously reported by Blaze News, and is accused of overseeing a field agent who “infiltrated” a neo-Nazi group called the National Alliance.

‘This FBI will find anyone who exploits the trust of the American people and our financial system.’

Beirich was also allegedly in a romantic relationship with the field source.

Her attorney, Michael Proctor, confirmed that she was indicted Wednesday and was scheduled to appear in court in Riverside, California, later that day, according to the Associated Press.

Beirich is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering, according to the DOJ.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel posted on social media about the superseding indictment.

“As alleged, Heidi Beirich was at the center of our ongoing investigation into SPLC and their previously alleged criminal activity — where SPLC knowingly misled donors, who believed their money was being used to dismantle violent extremist organizations — when in fact, part of those donations were instead being used to pay senior leadership within those extremist groups,” he wrote.

“This is an ongoing investigation. This FBI will find anyone who exploits the trust of the American people and our financial system,” he added.

“A free and fair society does not use the justice system to silence its political opponents,” said Proctor.

The SPLC, based in Alabama, has denied the allegations and accused the Trump administration of weaponizing the federal government against its political enemies.

RELATED: ‘You have to be out of your f***ing mind’: Eric Adams rips into Mamdani aide over white supremacist comment

After leaving the SPLC in 2020, Beirich co-founded the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism and has testified before Congress about right-wing extremism. She has also appeared on numerous news programs to opine as an expert on political extremism.

A statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama indicated that Beirich lives in Palm Springs, California.

Newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that more arrests are expected in the case.

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NBC election guru Steve Kornacki had a very long election evening Tuesday that was capped off by a cringe-inducing coverage collapse.

Kornacki is known for his energizing staccato analysis of polling, but Tuesday’s election was especially vexing for the fan-favorite pundit.

‘I want you to know I hate, hate doing this to you, because I know you’re here for the results.’

At one point he debated whether he had time to go to the bathroom before another tranche of data arrived to change a pivotal election.

“I have to … do you know what I’m saying?” he said while gesturing.

“Well, I don’t want anybody to go anywhere. I will run. It’ll take two minutes! It’s just I, you know, you understand, but I don’t want — something just came in!” he said.

“What was it? [Francesca] Hong took the lead! Oh my! I almost went to the bathroom for that! OK!”

Many viewers lifted that moment from the network’s “Kornacki Cam” coverage on YouTube.

The culmination of Kornacki’s election divination shenanigans came when he apologized to the audience for ending his coverage after the results from Wisconsin were delayed by a massive error.

“We’re kind of indefinitely waiting for them to get their act together here and get the sticks and bring them back and go on. And we got folks here who are working real late, and I don’t think we wanna, you know, keep me here to, um, this could go 90 minutes. And it’s 90 minutes of me saying, ‘Have you heard of any other athletes running for Congress?'” he said as the night segued into morning.

“I want you to know I hate, hate doing this to you, because … I know you’re here for results,” Kornacki added.

The blank look on a clearly exasperated Kornacki peppered with cringey broadcast silence was described by one social media user as the “most awkward 3.5 minutes of live air in NBC News history.”

Video of that segment went viral on social media.

RELATED: MSNBC viewers spew hatred at Steve Kornacki for saying Walz wouldn’t help Democrat ticket

In another video from a week ago, Kornacki accidentally spilled his water bottle onto his computer and short-circuited the monitor .

Despite the bizarre moments, or maybe because of them, Kornacki continued to be popular among election watchers.

“I love him. He’s the best. Never not watching Kornacki cam on an election night,” responded one user.

“Kornacki is truly an amazing human being! Love him!’ said another.

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Newly released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci revealed a stark contrast between his private concerns and his public statements about COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy. While Fauci assured Americans in 2021 that roughly 20,000 vaccinated pregnant women had shown “no red flags,” private messages from the same period show him discussing potential risks.

“Since the EUA and under the EUA, approximately 20,000 pregnant women have been vaccinated with no red flags, as we say, and this is being monitored by the CDC and the FDA,” Fauci said in 2021.

However, texts from Dr. Fauci’s phone reveal a much different story.

“I asked around a bit more and another issue came up that you need to be aware of. Since many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester,” he wrote.

Two weeks later, Fauci said, “[FDA] have found thus far, and we have to be careful, but thus far, no red flags about that, about pregnant women.”

BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere is disturbed by the contrast.

“So that’s what he was saying publicly, while showing those sorts of doubts privately. And honestly, whether you think the COVID vaccine was great or you think it was terrible, whatever you think, you shouldn’t be doing those two things,” Stu comments.

“The man was asking other people in these circles, other physicians, other researchers, to delete emails to hide them. That is absolutely a crime when you’re a government official,” he adds.

Co-host Dave Landau points out that that wasn’t all Fauci was doing.

“He was asking that people be fired, have their medical license taken away. He was saying that he was ‘the science,’ that he was the be-all, end-all of what this was supposed to be,” Dave says.

Dave also explains that several of his friends’ wives miscarried after getting the COVID shot.

“I had three people text me yesterday because their wife miscarried after that booster,” he says.

“I talked to a person yesterday as well who had a similar situation,” Stu says.

“That’s four, though, just at this table,” says Dave.

“But again, that’s, you know, it’s anecdotal,” Stu says.

“That’s a rough anecdote,” Dave adds.

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A heroic police dog has made a triumphant return to a Florida sheriff’s office after being shot and losing a leg while protecting deputies.

Angel Bowers, 27, was arrested and charged in March 2024 with allegedly having unlawful sex with a 16-year-old girl inside a children’s “princess tent,” according to KFOX-TV.

‘Prayers are answered because Ace is alive and our deputies are uninjured.’

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Bowers was scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 3 but failed to appear. A judge revoked Bowers’ bond and issued a felony warrant.

On Aug. 6, three Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and K-9 Ace tracked down Bowers in a tent hidden in the woods, Judd stated in a press conference.

Police claimed Bowers began shooting at the officers, and one bullet hit Ace in his left shoulder, severely damaging his front leg and an artery.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office released audio of the moment that several shots were fired, and Ace can be heard whimpering in the background.

Citing the sheriff, KFOX reported that deputies returned fire, and Bowers was later found dead holding a stolen gun.

Ace’s partner and handler, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Natalie Oestreich, tended to the dog’s wounds and whisked him to safety, the sheriff’s office said, according to Fox News.

Ace, a 7-year-old German shepherd who has served with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office since March 2020, was rushed to the Parkway Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Lakeland, Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Once stabilized, Ace was airlifted to the Veterinary Medical Center at Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton.

Fox News reported, “Veterinarians there performed a several-hour surgery to amputate his left front leg.”

An emotional video shows a group of deputies giving Ace treats and applauding the K-9 as he walks out of the medical center under his own power while wearing a shirt that reads: “Ride or die.”

RELATED: Florida sheriff tells homeowners how to handle looters: ‘Shoot him so he looks like grated cheese’

On Tuesday, less than a week after being shot and losing his front leg, Ace returned to the sheriff’s office to a hero’s welcome.

“Look at Ace. He’s happy; he’s eating; he bit my finger,” Judd said.

“Listen, we’re so proud of Natalie and Ace,” Judd continued. “They stood in the gap between good and evil, and they saved three deputies’ lives. That’s why we’re so proud of him. He did so good, and we couldn’t have done it without the handler — she is absolutely the very best .”

“Prayers are answered because Ace is alive and my deputies are not injured,” Judd remarked.

Sadly, Ace was forced to retire because of his traumatic injuries. “Chill out and enjoy your retirement, Ace,” Sheriff Judd said.

The sheriff’s office said of Ace, “His days of chasing bad guys may be over, but Ace will always be one of our heroes!”

RELATED: Florida man wearing bra, fake breasts, G-string gets busted — but what cops found moments later raised more alarms: Police

Polk Sheriff’s Charities established a K-9 fund to help support Ace’s care going forward.

The sheriff’s office stated, “The Wiltse Family Trust has already informed us that they intend to cover the cost for Ace’s care at Veterinary Medical Center at Lakewood Ranch AND the Trust has already committed to purchasing a new K-9 to replace Ace now that he will have to retire.”

Steve Wiltse, who founded the Wiltse Family Foundation in 2019 to support community heroes with his wife, said Ace’s handler will not have to worry about “anything” in caring for the hero dog.

“That’s what the foundation’s there for, so it kind of makes it a no-brainer. It’s there for events like that, so Natalie can worry about Ace,” Wiltse told WTVT-TV. “She doesn’t have to worry about where she’s getting money; she doesn’t have to worry about anything.”

Mary Anne Wiltse added, “They keep us safe and protected, and if we can facilitate them with a tool to do that, then it’s fulfilling.”

“There’s a litany of emotions you go through: grief, sorrow, excitement, happiness, because he’s going to be OK,” Mary Anne Wiltse noted. “He was able to save the lives of three officers.”

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