by | Apr 15, 2025 | Fox News
A Russian general who criticized the nation’s Ministry of Defense may soon be reinstated to the front lines of the war in Ukraine this week, according to a report from CNN.
General Major Ivan Popov once commanded Russia’s 58th Army before being sidelined, accused of fraud, and detained after blasting Russian military leadership in 2023. His lawyer and the Ministry of Defense called for him to be put in command of one of Russia’s infamous detachments of ex-convicts, forces that have sustained massive casualties in the war against Ukraine.
“We, together with the Ministry of Defense, have a motion to suspend on the case… with the positive decision to send Ivan to [Ukraine],” the lawyer, Sergei Buinovsky, said, according to Russian media.
Popov published an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, asking the leader to reinstate him to military service in order to suspend his criminal trial.
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Former defense intelligence officer and author of “Putin’s Playbook” Rebekah Koffler says Putin may intervene in the case to ensure Popov is deployed to Ukraine.
“Putin routinely weighs in on high-profile cases, especially when Western media is involved,” Koffler told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
“Putin is unpredictable – he may decide to let the process run its course and have Popov serve a prison sentence or he may decide to send him into the meat grinder in Ukraine and serve the ‘Russian motherland,’ making a propaganda case out of it, since Popov asked for it,” she added.
The assignment to a penal detachment is arguably a death sentence, however, as Russia’s military has routinely used ex-convict forces to conduct near-suicidal missions in the war against Ukraine, leading to high casualty rates.
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“I was subjected to unjust prosecution,” Popov wrote in his letter to Putin. “I wish to continue smashing the enemy in accordance with the oath I took.”
Popov’s lawyer, Sergei Buinovskiy, told Russian media that Popov “was grateful for the trust the president has placed in him.”
As commander of Russia’s 58th Army, Popov was in charge of a force of nearly 50,000 troops. The detachment he could soon lead likely numbers in the hundreds, however.
At the head of the 58th Army, Popov gained popularity with front-line troops by repelling a Ukrainian counter-attack that relied heavily on tanks provided by NATO countries. He then blasted Russia’s top commanders for allowing Ukraine’s initial breakthrough.
“The armed forces of Ukraine could not break through our army from the front, [but] our senior commander hit us from the rear, treacherously and vilely decapitating the army at the most difficult and tense moment,” Popov said of Russian military chief-of-staff Valery Gerasimov at the time.
Popov was soon reassigned to Syria before fraud charges landed him in court. He denied wrongdoing and retained many allies in Moscow who shared his criticisms of Russian military leadership.
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The first night of WrestleMania 41 will set the tone for how the weekend will go and the card unveiled one of the final “Friday Night SmackDown” episodes before the major event.
The biggest spectacle in sports will feature at least seven matches with six champions defending their titles in either singles or tag-team matches. But fans will be interested in the crescendo as Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins battle it out to end one of the biggest feuds on either Raw or SmackDown roster right now.
Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 will take place at Allegiant Stadium at 7 p.m. ET in Las Vegas. It’s the second WrestleMania to take place in the Las Vegas area and the first since WrestleMania IX in 1993.
U.S. fans will be able to watch on Peacock and international fans on Netflix.
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Read below for a preview of the first night.
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Tiffany Stratton has had an impressive few months since her call up to the main WWE roster. She won the Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in on her former partner Nia Jax to win the WWE Women’s Championship.
But the upstart wrestler is poised to run into one of the biggest challenges of her young career – go after a legendary competitor in Charlotte Flair.
Flair came back from a devastating knee injury to win the women’s Royal Rumble. She chose to challenge Stratton in pursuit of a 15th women’s championship. While Flair seemingly had the upper hand over her new rival at the start of the feud, Stratton came back at her with fiery words as the two got personal in one of their more interesting altercations yet.
On the penultimate “Friday Night SmackDown,” Flair attacked Stratton in the parking lot as a revenge measure.
Flair has the experience and the accolades going into the match but Stratton has been known to pick herself up by her bootstraps and overcome the odds.
Jey Uso has emerged as one of the most popular superstars on the WWE roster since defeating his brother, Jimmy, in a grudge match at last year’s WrestleMania. Fans have gotten behind his “yeet movement” to help propel him to become the No. 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. It all culminated in a surprise Royal Rumble win back in February.
But Uso chose to go the more difficult route – trying to excise some demons and finally defeat Gunther for the title. Uso has not had much luck so far. Gunther defeated Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event in January and on an episode of “Monday Night Raw” in May of last year.
Gunther upped the ante when he delivered a bloody beatdown of Jimmy Uso in a match in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania. But Jey Uso made clear he’s no longer afraid of Gunther and is ready to bring the fight in Las Vegas.
The match between Jade Cargill and Naomi could potentially steal the show.
There is an intensity between the two competitors that may only be matched by the five wrestlers who will be the marquee main events for WrestleMania 41.
The feud started when Cargill was mysteriously attacked and tossed onto a car. For weeks, Naomi and Belair tried to find out who the attacker was. At the time, Belair and Cargill were women’s tag-team champions and Naomi was tapped to fill in for Cargill.
SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis suggested Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez could be the ones to blame for the assault.
As the women’s Elimination Chamber was set to take place, Cargill came out after all the contestants entered the ring. Cargill looked at Morgan and then attacked Naomi in front of her tag-team partner. Naomi has since copped to the assault and the match was made.
Erik and Ivar have been on a tear since they returned to the ring following their significant injuries. In December, the team claimed tag-team gold when they defeated Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the tiles. They have successfully defended their titles four times since then.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have talked the talk since their separation from Big E, forming the current New Day tag team fans see now. Kingston and Woods have not earned the respect of fans but could do so by the end of their WrestleMania match.
The New Day will get a second crack at the War Raiders for the titles.
LA Knight enters WrestleMania 41 as the United States champion but he faces a huge uphill battle with Jacob Fatu. Knight might have the game in his hand as one of the more popular champions on the SmackDown roster.
Fatu has shown to be a different beast. He’s cut down almost every monster he’s come across since he came to WWE. He’s proven that he can go toe-to-toe with anyone who steps in the ring with him and bring a path of destruction.
But between the two wrestlers, Knight is the one with WrestleMania experience. He defeated A.J. Styles in his first WrestleMania match last year. It propelled him on a course for the United States Championship. Fatu has yet to appear at a WrestleMania.
It’ll be the first matchup between the two wrestlers.
Rey Mysterio is one of the legends on the roster and over the last few months he’s been in feuds with his son, the Judgment Day, Santos Escobar and now El Grande Americano.
El Grande Americano burst onto the scene after Chad Gable took time off in an angle to learn the ways of Lucha Libre. Soon after, El Grande Americano burst onto the scene. He’s been a rival of Dragon Lee in recent weeks but he used his loaded mask to headbutt Mysterio during one of the recent matches between the Latino World Order and American Made.
Mysterio requested a match with El Grande Americano and Raw general manager Adam Pearce.
Bad blood and a long history between these three rivals will be in the spotlight at WrestleMania 41.
As mentioned before, the three competitors have a history dating back to the days Reigns and Rollins were in The Shield faction. Punk was dropping “pipe bombs” on WWE management at that time. A lot has changed since then.
Punk returned at Survivor Series 2023 – much to the surprise of the pro wrestling world and the entire Chicago crown. Rollins was noticeably irate and he reignited his perceived hatred for Punk right then and there. The two verbally sparred for months as Punk needed to recover from a triceps injury during the 2024 Royal Rumble. Once he recovered, Punk started a feud with Drew McIntyre before returning to focus on Rollins.
What upset Rollins even further was Punk helping Reigns during the WarGames match at the 2024 Survivor Series. Rollins’ anger toward Reigns grew it and it all came to a head at the Royal Rumble in February when the three competitors were eliminated one-by-one. Rollins gave a stomp to Reigns and Punk. Reigns returned in March to interfere in a cage match between Rollins and Punk. It kickstarted where the storyline is now.
There is one added bonus. Reigns’ longtime wiseman, Paul Heyman, owed Punk a favor for helping Reigns defeat the rest of the Bloodline at Survivor Series. In return, Heyman told Reigns he would be in Punk’s corner for the triple threat match.
The final “RAW” before WrestleMania showed a massive confrontation between the competitors. Reigns pushed Heyman to the ground before he speared Punk. Rollins got his revenge with a massive chairshot on Reigns before he stomped Punk.
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by dap | Apr 15, 2025 | Fox News
The idea of ‘toxic masculinity’ has been one of the biggest frauds perpetrated upon the American man. It is not toxic to be a man. It is not toxic to lead with strength and vision. It is not toxic to be responsible and demand it in return. It is not toxic to believe and create. And it is not toxic to believe in God.
Yet we men have been served the lie that the American man is toxic. This single ideological lie has done profound damage by creating the weak man, a true toxicity.
The weak man who commits crimes is toxic. The weak man who abdicates responsibility is toxic. The weak man who lives off the government and sits home doing nothing is toxic. The weak man who loses himself within the feminist ideology of how a man should be is toxic. The weak man who dreams of nothing and ventures nothing is toxic. The weak man who lives fearfully is toxic. And the weak man who does not believe in a higher power is toxic.
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When we have weak men, the order and balance of our society is off. Since the beginning of time, the man, a righteous and strong man, has represented both the natural and biblical order of things.
We men have allowed that vaunted order to be weakened. We have second guessed ourselves. We thought there was another way. We men of today have betrayed that long unbroken line of what it means to be a man.
I see weak men all the time in my work as a pastor. I tell them that two things are required to be a man: belief in yourself and belief in a higher power.
A man who believes in himself believes in those around him, especially his woman. A man who believes in himself will not allow himself to grow dependent on others. A man who believes in himself will not let his kids go hungry or astray. A man who believes in himself has that special pride that fuels his every step.
We know such a man upon sight because of that quiet confidence with which they carry themselves.
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That brings me to my second point: belief in a higher power. I don’t care what power that is. A man must believe in something larger than himself for it keeps him balanced within the natural and biblical order of things. It keeps him grounded, humble and yet forward moving.
I am a Christian and whenever I encounter a weak man, I tell him the following:
1. Jesus Gives You Purpose When Life Feels Pointless
2. Jesus Offers Real Love When the World Only Offers Likes
3. Jesus Can Break Chains the System Can’t Touch
4. Jesus Gives You a Family When Yours Feels Broken
5. Jesus Changes the End of Your Story
Being a good man is hard but believing in God shines light on that forward path. We were not granted our gift of life upon this blessed earth to be weak.
We men were born to leave our mark on this earth and may it be a good one.
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“White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood says she received an apology from “Saturday Night Live” after the show aired a parody skit, “The White Potus,” and mocked her appearance.
On Sunday, Wood took to her Instagram stories and claimed that the show had made contact to apologize, a rare move by the comedy show.
“I’ve had apologies from SNL,” she wrote before sharing behind-the-scenes clips from Mike White’s series.
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During a pre-taped skit that aired Saturday, the show spoofed the Trump family, depicting them on vacation in Thailand with key players from the president’s administration dropping in.
“SNL” host Jon Hamm played Robert Kennedy, Jr., but appeared to be dressed like Walton Goggins’ “White Lotus” character, Rick, as he shared animated thoughts about the future with Wood’s character, Chelsea, played by Sarah Sherman.
“I’ve been having these insane ideas, like what if we took all the fluoride out of the drinking water? What would that do to people’s teeth?”
Sherman donned a long brunette wig and false, oversized teeth for her impression of Wood’s character. “Fluoride? What’s that?” she asked Rick.
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Wood aired her grievances online in a series of Instagram stories posted Sunday morning.
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“But whilst in honest mode – I did find the SNL thing mean and unfunny xo,” she wrote before adding, “Felt righteous might delete later X.”
Wood added, “So to conclude today’s rant: @hbo – kind and supportive and never wronged me so leave them alone, @nbcsnl – mean.”
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She continued, “Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago. Yes, take the piss for sure – that’s what the show is about – but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?”
Wood posted a few replies from her direct messages. Fans noted that “SNL” was “clearly” mocking her “appearance/accent,” to which Wood wrote, “At least get the accent right seriously. I respect accuracy even if it’s mean.”
“The White Lotus” star Walter Goggins praised the “SNL” team, and wrote, “Hahahahahhahaha Amazzzingggg” before sharing the sketch on his own Instagram account. “Smashing. Jon … I knew I was miscast.”
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by dap | Apr 15, 2025 | Fox News
It is often said that a good baseball umpire goes all but unnoticed while a bad one becomes the center of attention and anger at the ballpark. These days, this is a saying that can apply with equal accuracy to the federal judges handling the avalanche of legal challenges against the Trump administration.
What rankles Americans, and not just supporters of President Donald Trump, is how obviously the Democrats and their allies are judge shopping for exactly the umpires who will make the calls they want, seemingly, no matter what happens on the field.
The star of the game among the judges handling Trump-aligned cases this season is James Boasberg, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in which capacity, among other things, he ordered the administration to turn around a plane full of gang members going to El Salvador and return mid-flight.
The Trump administration declined to do so, but Boasberg did manage to delay many further deportations.
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Much like Judge Juan Marchan who presided over Trump’s hush money case in New York City, Boasberg has emerged as a liberal darling, to them, a true man of the law speaking truth to power and defending the guardrails against autocracy or fascism, or whatever.
Much like Merchan, Boasberg also has an adult daughter who works for left-wing causes, in this case a pro-illegal immigration organization called Partners in Justice, which opposes both the removal of gangbangers and the congressionally approved, the anti-illegal immigrant violence Laken Riley Act.
Put bluntly, James Boasberg could have been assembled in the laboratory of a neoliberal think tank to ensure the will of voters is subject to the approval of the ideological elite. You might elect Donald Trump president, but judges will decide what he actually does.
Let’s not kid ourselves, the litigants trying to sue the Trump administration into oblivion, or at least delay its actions indefinitely, know that Boasberg is on their team.
The problem is that this is our judicial system. It’s not the desert merry-go-round under a glass dome at a Jersey diner, nobody should be able to just point and say, “I’ll take that one.”
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We can be sure that Democrats know just how biased the practice of judge shopping is because anytime Trump is rebuked by a judge appointed by a Republican, who was appointed by say, President George W. Bush or Trump himself, they use it as evidence that the decision is unbiased.
If a decision has more weight and legitimacy when a judge appointed by a president’s own party signs it, then must not a decision signed by a judge appointed by the opposition party carry less?
In an ideal world, a judge’s party affiliation would be irrelevant to his interpretation of the law, but we don’t live in that world, and maybe we never have. The best substitute in that case is to assign cases at random, not to stack the court with friends.
There are signs that both the judiciary and congress are beginning to take the issue of judge shopping seriously. In its 5-4 decision overruling Boasberg’s order which halted deportations of Tren de Aragua gang members, the critical element in the Supreme Court’s decision was where the case was brought.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in a concurring opinion, wrote, “the Court’s disagreement is not over whether the detainees receive judicial review of their transfers—all nine members of the Court agree that judicial review is available. The only question is where that judicial review should occur.”
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In this case, the review must take place deep in the heart of Texas, not in the rarefied air of Washington, D.C. In other words, no more judge shopping.
Likewise, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is challenging his body to reform a judiciary that, through means including judge shopping, has become thoroughly anti-democratic.
“The President of the United States shouldn’t have to ask permission from more than 600 different district judges to manage the executive branch he was elected to lead,” Grassley said this month, adding, “the practice of sweeping nationwide injunctions, broad restraining orders and judicial policy making must end. It’s unconstitutional, it’s anti-democratic and it’s imprudent. If the Supreme Court won’t stop it, Congress must,”
Hear, hear.
The Democrats had a chance to defeat Donald Trump, or at least take one or the other of the houses of Congress back in November. They lost. Now they are committed to cherry-picking judges who will thwart the will not just of Trump but of the American people.
Umpires, like judges, wear black. This is so nobody can say they prefer the colors of one team to another. Our country cannot function if judicial robes turn to red and blue, and if every plaintiff can choose their preference.
No, the American people want and deserve judges who simply and fairly call balls and strikes.
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