Triple-degree heat and a severe thunderstorm weren’t enough to dampen patriots’ celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in the national capital.

Hours after the National Mall was evacuated on account of severe weather warnings, perhaps as many as 150,000 soaked and resilient attendees returned to join President Donald Trump in celebrating the country, honoring its heroes, and enjoying the dazzling fireworks.

‘I feel betrayed.’

Whereas his countrymen gathered at the National Mall couldn’t contain their joy, Chuck Todd, the ex-host of “Meet the Press,” evidently found himself unable to contain his anger and resentment over the America 250 celebrations.

The eponymous host of “The Chuck ToddCast” worked himself into a lather on Sunday, ranting about how “Donald Trump has ruined the American brand and the American birthday celebration” by supposedly making it “feel like an endorsement of one man or one political movement.”

While short on specifics about how Trump ruined the celebrations, Todd was confident that the country would have been better off with “hokey and bland” ceremonies rather than memorable, high-production events such as the UFC 250 matches at the White House.

Todd rattled off a list of sights that make some Americans feel patriotic, including military power, memorials for the founders, and fireworks — then noted what really floats his boat is a naturalization ceremony. He argued that Trump’s 250 celebrations were too narrowly tailored to certain types of patriotism and failed to “make room for other people’s patriotism too.”

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Despite suggesting that patriotism takes different forms, Todd insinuated that liberal guilt was essential.

“Patriotism is not being afraid of history. It is not pretending the country was perfect in 1776. It is not acting as if the only way to love America is to sand off every rough edge and call the result pride,” said the podcaster.

“I am so angry and feel betrayed,” whined Todd.

“I feel betrayed as an American by him on this.”

Closing out the July 4 events that caused Todd to gripe and tremble, Trump said, “We have thrived and flourished because our founders were great. Our cause was just. Our people are brave. Our culture is exceptional. And our destiny is written by God.”

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Sony’s July 1 announcement that it would no longer produce video games in disc format has quickly spiraled out of control for the company.

After the PlayStation creators initially faced intense backlash from the gaming community on their social media and blog posts, that rage turned into a viral craze of major international brands trash-talking Sony overnight.

‘You wouldn’t steal fried chicken.’

Sony said on Wednesday it is ending the production of its physical game discs and will completely cease by January 2028, but by early Thursday morning companies like KFC were already dragging Sony over the announcement.

“BREAKING NEWS: KFC will stop offering its physical format starting today,” KFC Spain wrote on X at about 3 a.m. ET. “Its products can only be consumed through its app in fake PNG format.”

This was accompanied by “digital format” menu items, along with a parody commercial of the 2004 “you wouldn’t steal a car” ad campaign that condemned digital downloads. Instead, KFC wrote, “You wouldn’t steal fried chicken.”

RELATED: ‘You are killing ownership’: PlayStation goes digital-only as disc-loving gamers rage

Domino’s U.K. made a more serious accusation of Sony at first, saying the digital switch “makes about as much sense as us changing to digital pizzas.”

The pizza company added, “They took Blockbuster from us; now the gaming aisle.”

On Thursday morning, Domino’s announced its own digital format. “Domino’s UK will cease production of physical pizzas and shift to production of digital pizzas only,” the post read. “Consumers will be able to download our full range of delicious pizza codes and, using the power of the imagination, enjoy them in an entirely virtual sense.”

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GameSir, which manufactures video game controllers, also said the company “will fully cease the production of physical controllers,” to be replaced by “quantum entanglement and pure imagination.”

Other companies like email provider Proton said they will make their services entirely physical instead, in a hilarious reversal.

The company said it will offer “… encrypted letters hand-delivered by our team … [and] someone who follows you around and remembers your passwords.”

This was followed by a “VPN [that] flies you to one of 90+ locations so you can browse like a local,” while the AI service would instead be “a smart employee” who is sent to you to “answer questions, help with work, and draw things.”

On a serious note, gamers pointed to a recirculating post from iconic video game writer/director Hideo Kojima from 2021.

That August, Kojima predicted that “Eventually, even digital data will no longer be owned by individuals on their own initiative.”

The Japanese creator explained that whenever a “major change or accident” happens around the world, access to media may “suddenly be cut off.”

“We will not be able to freely access the movies, books, and music that we have loved. I would be a have-not. That’s what I’m afraid of. This is not greed,” Kojima added.

His predictions have proven to be true, with the most recent example from just this week when Sony also announced it would be deleting over 500 movies from its library due to licensing.

This means that users who have purchased the content will have it removed from their accounts starting September 1.

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Hawaii may be known for its beauty, but little known about the paradise is its anti-gun law — which forced gun owners to leave their firearms at home unless a public place posted that guns were welcome.

The state used its “spirit of aloha” as a reason for the law.

“So in other words, you can’t bring your gun anywhere unless it’s posted. Where the rest of the sane world, if a store owner says, ‘I don’t want guns in here,’ they have to post, ‘No guns allowed,’” BlazeTV host Glenn Beck explains.

“They fenced off 96% of publicly accessible land with a stroke of a pen. 96%. And they called it, proudly, the vampire rule. Because like a vampire, a vampire can’t cross the threshold unless you invite them in,” he says.

However, that all changed this past week in Wolford v. Lopez, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Hawaii’s law prohibiting licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public violates the Second and 14th Amendments.

Glenn notes that Justice Alito played a huge part in the ruling, explaining that he “drove a stake through the heart of the vampire rule in Hawaii” when he ruled that your right to carry arms shouldn’t end in your home.

“Alito said the Second Amendment means the same thing whether you have a lei around your neck or not. It doesn’t bend to the spirit of aloha any more than it bows to the mayor of, you know, Chicago or New York,” Glenn explains.

“A right is a right. It doesn’t change with zip codes,” he adds.

Hawaii also used an 1865 Louisiana statute as an example of the law being used before.

“If you’re going back and you’re looking for ways to defend yourself and you have to go to the South in the 1860s, it’s probably not going to be something you should say out loud,” Glenn says.

“That statute in 1865 said you can’t bring a gun on another man’s property without permission. And they actually said ‘that’s tradition.’ … No, that’s not tradition. That was called the Black Code. And it was written after the Civil War to disarm free black men so they couldn’t protect their families,” he continues.

“So the instrument that was used for racial disarmament, they said it’s the ‘spirit of aloha,’” he adds.

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California regulators say they’re trying to save drivers money.

Their latest proposal would establish energy-efficiency standards for replacement tires, with the state arguing that more efficient tires will reduce fuel consumption, lower emissions, and save consumers money at the pump.

Imagine walking into a grocery store and being told certain products are no longer available because government officials decided another option was more efficient.

On paper, it sounds reasonable.

But it raises a much bigger question: Why should Sacramento decide which tires Americans are allowed to buy in the first place?

And if you think this will stay in California, think again. New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, and several other states have a long history of following California’s automotive regulations.

Where the rubber meets the road

Supporters argue that many replacement tires are less efficient than the original equipment tires that came on a vehicle, causing drivers to spend more on fuel.

The problem is that regulators are making an assumption that simply isn’t true: that the factory tire was somehow the best tire available.

Anyone who has spent time in the automotive industry knows better.

Automakers don’t choose tires based solely on fuel economy. Tire selection is a compromise involving cost, supplier relationships, ride quality, handling, noise, durability, availability, production requirements, and corporate agreements.

Sometimes, the factory tire is excellent. Sometimes, it’s merely adequate. Sometimes, it simply helped the manufacturer hit a cost target.

That’s why the replacement tire market exists.

Different priorities

Drivers have different priorities. Some want a quieter ride. Others want longer tread life, better snow traction, improved handling, or simply a less expensive option than the tire that came from the factory.

California’s proposal elevates fuel economy above all of those considerations.

Ask someone in a snowy climate whether they care more about winter traction or a small improvement in fuel economy. Ask a family on a tight budget whether they’d rather spend less on tires today or save a few dollars at the pump years from now. Ask a Mustang, Corvette, or Porsche owner whether maximum fuel efficiency was the reason they bought the car.

Different drivers have different priorities because they live different lives.

That’s why this debate isn’t really about tires. It’s about who gets to make decisions.

The state believes regulators should determine which tradeoffs are acceptable. Consumers traditionally believe they should make those decisions themselves.

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Who decides?

Imagine walking into a grocery store and being told certain products are no longer available because government officials decided another option was more efficient. Maybe the alternative is perfectly acceptable. Maybe it isn’t. The point is that somebody else made the decision for you.

The state insists consumers aren’t losing all choice because multiple tire brands will still be available. But that’s not the issue. The issue is that government is narrowing the menu of options based on criteria regulators have prioritized over consumer preference.

Drivers replace tires for all kinds of reasons. They move to different climates, switch to all-season or winter tires, buy used vehicles that need affordable replacements, or prioritize tread life, comfort, or performance over fuel economy.

Those aren’t edge cases. They’re everyday realities.

California projects that consumers will save money through improved fuel efficiency. But that calculation only works if the additional cost of compliant tires doesn’t outweigh the fuel savings.

That’s a major assumption.

Tires are already expensive, and specialty and performance tires can cost hundreds of dollars each. If regulations reduce competition and eliminate lower-cost alternatives, consumers could face fewer choices and higher prices.

Let the market work

The replacement tire market works because it allows consumers to compare tradeoffs. Companies such as Tire Rack have built their reputations helping drivers evaluate those tradeoffs, and their testing routinely shows that no single tire is best at everything.

A tire with excellent fuel economy may not offer the best performance. A tire with exceptional tread life may sacrifice handling. A high-performance tire may give up efficiency in exchange for grip.

That’s not a flaw. That’s the point of a competitive marketplace.

Then there’s another question worth asking: Who benefits?

The answer isn’t some giant conspiracy theory involving tire manufacturers. But history shows that complicated regulations often favor larger companies with the engineering resources, testing facilities, and compliance departments necessary to navigate new requirements. Smaller competitors frequently face greater challenges.

That may not be the intent. But it is often the outcome.

California officials argue the program will help achieve broader environmental goals and reduce fuel consumption statewide. That’s a legitimate policy objective.

The question is whether those benefits justify restricting the choices available to millions of consumers.

Basic questions

Before regulators decide which tires Americans should be allowed to buy, they should answer a basic question: If a driver understands the tradeoffs and is spending their own money, why should Sacramento decide that fuel-efficiency targets matter more than that consumer’s personal preferences?

The California Energy Commission is conducting this rulemaking through Docket 26-TIRE-01 using authority granted under Assembly Bill 844, legislation passed in 2003.

Think about that.

A law enacted more than 20 years ago could soon help determine which replacement tires Americans can buy in the future.

That’s not speculation.

That’s public record.

Go read it.

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Snapchat said what researchers found when they signed up for the app was not a balanced assessment, despite an overwhelming amount of “unsafe” content reportedly being shown to teens.

A study from ParentsTogether Action and the Heat Initiative has revealed that new Snapchat accounts meant for 13-year-olds are allegedly recommended a bounty of violence, sex, and drug-themed content as soon as they sign up.

‘A systematic failure to keep kids safe on Snapchat.’

The adult researchers say they created Snapchat accounts registered as 13-year-old users with no saved contacts and used avatars, not real photos, before documenting their interactions with recommended accounts and videos.

The users watched one hour of Snapchat’s recommended “Spotlight” videos and one hour of videos on Snapchat Stories and said that “within the first minute,” the accounts were suggested unsafe content.

Unsafe content was defined as being sexual in nature, promoting depression or self-harm, containing drug use/alcohol/violence, promoting plastic surgery, and more.

There was reportedly no shortage of such material, as researchers said they were recommended 739 unsafe videos that included 244 sexual videos and 257 videos about drugs or alcohol.

Some of the content showed bags of marijuana, allegedly underage teens using drugs, and even teens talking about killing themselves.

Other sexual content contained one girl talking about being a “dirty little slut,” while another talked about her experience with anal sex.

Additionally, Snapchat also “recommended adults who were using their Snapchat accounts to promote adult-oriented businesses, including shoes and costumes for exotic dancers, a burlesque club, and lingerie modeling.”

This was in addition to content showing very young girls in revealing outfits doing dances or trying on outfits. Many comments sexualized the young girls and used pizza-related emojis, which is allegedly a veiled reference to pedophilia.

RELATED: The KIDS Act would turn web browsing into a TSA line

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NBC’s “Today” ran a segment that stated half of Americans ages 13-17 say they use Snapchat every day. The program interviewed three teenagers who said they joined Snapchat before turning 13 years old, with one girl saying it is “normal” to see “extremely hyper-sexual” and “extremely violent” content on the app.

“I think it’s kind of omnipresent,” a male teen said about the content.

Showing kids this type of content, the teenager argued, has “redefined” kids to be “unsurprised by vile … acts.”

One teen named Emma said she often gets added by strangers who “most of the time” send her pictures of their “anatomy.”

Snapchat told “Today” that it automatically makes young peoples’ accounts private and undiscoverable by adult strangers. Snapchat also said it “will not connect adults with underage users unless they have three mutual contacts.”

Snapchat further told “Today” that the report is “based on a handful of ‘researcher’-created accounts,” which “does not provide a balanced or representative assessment of teen safety on Snapchat.”

Snapchat insisted that “no single safety feature or policy can eliminate every potential risk,” adding that the company continues to “invest in new protections and work closely with safety experts, law enforcement, parents, and policymakers … to keep all Snapchatters safe.”

RELATED: US company will use Chinese humanoid robots at Michigan data center

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“Our research makes clear that Snapchat’s own product design, particularly its recommendation algorithms, consistently puts children in harm’s way, sometimes within minutes of joining the platform,” said Heat Initiative President Brooke Istook in a statement to Blaze News.

Istook added, “Parents have been sounding the alarm for years. Lawsuits have documented the harms. Children continue to be targeted, exploited, and exposed to dangerous content because Snap has not fixed the systems that cause these risks.”

Shelby Knox, director of online safety for ParentsTogether Action, said in a statement that what researchers found “wasn’t just disturbing; it was a systematic failure to keep kids safe on Snapchat.”

The organizations called for Snapchat to redesign its platform with safer defaults and recommendations.

Snapchat did not respond to a request for comment by Blaze News.

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Just when the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team looked to be shorthanded going into its next World Cup match, FIFA made a shocking announcement.

Though the team won 2-0 against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday, the victory was bittersweet for the United States given that lead scorer Folarin Balogun received a red card in the 64th minute, which came with a suspension for the next match.

‘It’s a bad, bad, bad, bad decision.’

Just a day before their pivotal round-of-16 match against Belgium, the Americans learned they could breathe a sigh of relief knowing that FIFA had concluded, following a review, that Balogun’s foul was no longer worthy of a suspension.

The FIFA disciplinary committee announced it would instead place Balogun on a probationary period, allegedly after President Donald Trump gave FIFA President Gianni Infantino a call following Wednesday’s game.

Trump called Infantino to ask if FIFA’s governing body would review the red card, the Associated Press reported, while Fox News similarly reported this to be the case, citing an inside source.

“In line with article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year,” FIFA said in a statement, per NBC News. “If Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.”

Trump reacted to the news on Sunday afternoon with a post on Truth Social that read, “Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!”

RELATED: Trump’s USA World Cup watch party a raucous hit on National Mall

Adding controversy to the story is the fact that referee Raphael Claus — who issued the red card to Balogun — has been involved in an investigation surrounding match-fixing in Brazil.

The New York Post reported that Claus was summoned as a witness in a match-fixing and sports-betting investigation in 2024, in which multiple soccer teams had raised concerns over his in-match decisions and issuance of cards. However, Claus was found not guilty and faced no charges or punishments as investigators reportedly found no direct evidence that linked him to any such schemes.

Claus refereed in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, too.

Neither the Brazilian Football Confederation nor FIFA responded to a request for comment from Blaze News.

Reactions

Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia was described by the Associated Press as mocking FIFA’s decision, comparing it to an April Fool’s joke: “I didn’t know that in the offices of FIFA the 5th of July was the 1st of April in Europe.”

Garcia added, “The Belgian federation does not defend itself; it does not protect the national team. She defends football in general, she defends her integrity, her ethics. I think it’s the first time in the history of the World Cup that there is this kind of decision.”

The Royal Belgian Football Association said it was “astonished” by the decision and that it was “investigating all potential options.”

RELATED: NFL legend Chris Johnson, father of 4, reveals devastating diagnosis: ‘I can’t even hold a cup’

The United States Soccer Federation said it was “pleased” by FIFA’s decision to reinstate Balogun, according to NBC News.

“We accept the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and are pleased that Folarin Balogun is eligible to compete [Monday],” the statement said. “Our full attention is focused on the Round of 16 match against Belgium in Seattle, and we look forward to the continued support of our amazing fans.”

At the same time, Norway head coach Stale Solbakken said FIFA rescinding the suspension was a “bad decision” that would tarnish a U.S. victory, should the team prevail against Belgium.

“It’s a bad, bad, bad, bad decision for the World Cup, and I feel sorry for the U.S., because if they win, the result will always be looked at in that way,” Solbakken said, per ESPN.

Soccer legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic said the red card should never have been given in the first place.

The United States and Belgium play at 8 p.m. ET on Monday at Lumen Field in Seattle.

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Two female police officers were assaulted and injured in a July 4 mob attack in South Carolina that was caught on video. Authorities also recovered guns as well as a spear.

The North Charleston Police Department said the city had permitted a neighborhood block party. Police said its leadership met with block party organizers to discuss the event, including traffic and parking plans to ensure emergency vehicles could safely access the area if needed.

‘We can’t attack and jump on a police officer who was just trying to do her job and beat her like that, like a mob. That just can’t happen.’

But police said around 8:30 p.m., officers began receiving reports of gunfire and individuals shooting fireworks toward passing vehicles.

Officers responded immediately, and attendees told them that several people had begun discharging firearms, police said, adding that officers made repeated public announcements advising that the event had ended and directing attendees to leave the area safely, in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.

Police said that despite those efforts, multiple fights broke out and additional gunshots were fired.

Officers exited their patrol vehicles to intervene, separate individuals involved in fights, and restore order and protect the public, police said, adding that during the response, multiple firearms and a makeshift spear were recovered.

Police said “multiple officers were physically assaulted, with two female officers sustaining minor injuries,” and “several attendees were arrested as a result of their own actions.”

The following is cellphone video of the physical attacks:

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Police said other law enforcement agencies — including the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, the Charleston Police Department, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Carolina Highway Patrol — responded to assist the North Charleston Police Department.

“Attacks on law enforcement are unacceptable, and those responsible will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” police said. “The safety of our residents and visitors remains our highest priority.”

Police also said “we especially thank those from the community who helped officers during the attacks.”

WCSC-TV reported that the attacks occurred near Chicora Community Park on Calvert Street — and that police said the event had been held in the same location for about 10 years without incident.

About 400 people were present at the scene, police told WCSC.

North Charleston Police Chief Ron Camacho told the station that the two female officers who were injured “are fine. They’re working.”

Three juveniles and one adult were arrested, Camacho added to WCSC, saying that “at least one or two of those arrests were for assaulting an officer.”

Camacho also told the station that additional arrests are expected as investigators review body-camera video: “What you got on that social media, you’re looking at one little snippet, at one little video. We were out there for an extended period of time.”

Community advocate Elvin Speights told WCSC he was shaken after watching the video circulate online: “A lot of emotions. Ashamed. Disgraced. I’m very pleased that no one was seriously hurt. That could have gone really bad.”

Speights added to the station that “we just can’t do that. We can’t attack and jump on a police officer who was just trying to do her job and beat her like that, like a mob. That just can’t happen.”

Speights also told WCSC the police response was admirable: “I just wanted to give a huge shout-out to that officer who showed humongous restraint on not going out here and pulling her gun and start shooting. The North Charleston Police Department as a whole — no one was seriously hurt. They showed a lot of restraint.”

Camacho told the station that police had prior intelligence that juveniles were planning to engage in fights using fireworks in the area that night — but were not prepared for the scale of what took place at the block party.

“We were not ready for this,” Camacho noted to WCSC.

More from the station:

The chief said the department has already made policy changes in how officers respond to calls involving juveniles, including requiring higher-ranking officers — corporals, sergeants or lieutenants — to respond to certain juvenile-related calls in an effort to lower the temperature of those interactions.

“We need some help,” Camacho told WCSC. “We really do. We need some help from the community. Because stuff like this is getting dangerous.”

Camacho also told the the station that unruly juveniles are “the most difficult thing that I’ve had to deal with in my policing career.” He added to WCSC that he plans to meet with community leaders soon to discuss solutions.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson had the following to say on X regarding the incident, according to the station:

The violence we witnessed in North Charleston is unacceptable. There is no place in South Carolina for mob violence or attacks on law enforcement.

Anyone who assaults a police officer, fires a weapon into a crowd, or threatens public safety should be arrested, prosecuted, and held fully accountable.

South Carolina is a state of law and order. We will not tolerate mob rule.

Those with additional information about the individuals involved in the shootings or other criminal activity are encouraged to contact authorities through the CRIMEWATCH app, WCSC reported.

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An 84-year-old Bartow, Florida, man is suing Waffle House after he says a window advertisement for the chain’s limited-edition strawberry shortcake waffle proved more powerful than his own legs.

Edward Bowlds was crossing the parking lot with his wife on April 17, 2025, when the promo display caught his eye. While his attention stayed locked on the waffle, his feet found an “abnormally high” curb with no paint or markings to warn him it was coming — and down he went, the lawsuit filed earlier this year claimed.

It would be ‘disingenuous for Waffle House to suggest that Mr. Bowlds should have been watching where he was walking,’ letter claims.

The lawsuit doesn’t hold back on the marketing critique, either. The ad was, according to the lawsuit, sized and placed specifically to grab the attention of customers who had already parked — a strawberry-frosted trap, apparently, for anyone weak enough to glance at it.

A pre-lawsuit demand letter put it more bluntly: It would be “disingenuous for Waffle House to suggest that Mr. Bowlds should have been watching where he was walking when it was Waffle House who distracted his attention away from where he was walking.”

RELATED: America has culture — just ask the World Cup fans discovering Waffle House

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The fall allegedly left Bowlds with a fractured nose and a torn rotator cuff, and his attorney says the injuries have taken a real toll — he is largely confined to a recliner now and can’t help his wife with groceries or yard work like he used to, the letter claimed.

Bowlds and his wife reportedly sought a $300,000 settlement before filing suit. Waffle House declined, and now a jury will get to decide just how irresistible a picture of a waffle can legally be.

Waffle House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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