Indiana Fever guard and rising WNBA star Sophie Cunningham broke her silence Wednesday night after Seattle Storm minority co-owner Celeste Keaton allegedly berated two teenage girls for supporting Cunningham’s courageous defense of women’s sports.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the girls attended Tuesday’s Fever-Storm game wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts and carrying signs thanking Cunningham for standing up for female athletes.

One sign read, “Thank You Sophie for speaking up for girls!”

According to independent journalist Brandi Kruse, who interviewed the teens, Keaton approached them, called them “f***ing insane,” and launched into a profanity-laced tirade, leaving at least one of the girls in tears.

One of the teens, Ahnaleigh Wilson of Wenatchee, has previously spoken out after losing to a biological male identifying as female in a Washington state track meet as an eighth-grader. These are not radical activists. These are high school girls standing up for fairness in women’s sports.

WATCH:

Last night, @seattlestorm co-owner Celeste Keaton cursed out two teen girls for wearing @xx_xyathletics shirts, calling them “f*cking insane.” One of them was left in tears. I tried to get security involved and was told I should email the front office. pic.twitter.com/Qi8TcfRtYB

— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) July 29, 2026

The alleged abuse did not stop there. Kruse said Seattle players gave the girls thumbs-down gestures while other hostile fans booed and mocked them. Video also captured a grown man demanding that arena employees “take the trash out” while referring to the young Cunningham supporters.

Remember: Their supposed crime was peacefully supporting biological women in women’s sports.

Footage obtained by @FoxNews shows the young Sophie Cunningham fans also face a confrontation with a grown man and a woman with him. The man shouted “take the trash out” to arena staff, in reference to the girls and the other supporters with them. https://t.co/0jaSjUmMbn pic.twitter.com/MjwfUyHmb4

— Jackson Thompson (@JackThompsonFOX) July 29, 2026

Cunningham responded to the controversy in a post on X:

“I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind.

“Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from me soon — yay for gifts.

“Truly embarrassing of the co-owner. Unfortunately shows the type of leader she is.”

I truly believe there is a safe space and love for EVERYBODY. Biological girls, biological boys, trans women, and trans men. Everyone is welcome at my table! You can disagree and still be kind.

Bravo to those girls for standing up for what they believe. You’ll be hearing from… https://t.co/gIVWhEHi3Q

— Sophie Cunningham (@sophaller) July 30, 2026

The WNBA has since fined Keaton and suspended her from attending the Storm’s next five home games, the league confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Seattle Storm majority owner Ginny Gilder also released an apology:

“We are aware one of our co-owners made comments to two fans in attendance at last night’s game. We apologize that this happened. Everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel welcome, and we remain committed to creating an inclusive environment where every fan is treated with respect.”

Of course, the so-called party of “tolerance” once again showed how quickly its supposed compassion disappears when young women dare to challenge the radical transgender agenda.

Cunningham, however, refuses to be intimidated.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Cunningham doubled down after left-wing activists attacked her for saying young girls should not be forced to compete against biological males.

“I said what I said,” Cunningham told reporters. “I think it’s kind of common sense.”

Cunningham has repeatedly made clear that she harbors no hatred toward transgender individuals. Her position is simply that female sports and locker rooms should remain protected for biological women and girls.

The public appears to agree. Cunningham’s newly released Adidas shoes sold out within hours after she refused to back down to the woke mob.

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MCR Special Teams and the Mike Cox law firm served Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson with Southern Poverty Law Center-related court papers on Wednesday evening.

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox recently dropped his bid for the Republican candidate for governor. The highly unpopular Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is the likely Democratic candidate running for governor after being term-limited as Secretary of State.

Jocelyn Benson, who the Gateway Pundit frequently refers to as “America’s most dishonest Secretary of State,” is familiar with lawsuits. Benson has been involved in 69 election-related lawsuits during her time as Secretary of State. That is more than the combined total of the previous four Secretaries of State.

In addition to fighting an onslaught of election integrity-related lawsuits during her corrupt reign as Michigan’s top election official, it looks like she is about to be defending herself in yet another lawsuit. This time, Benson will potentially have to explain her role as a board member of the Southern Poverty Law Center during the same time the group has been accused in a federal lawsuit of paying hate groups like the KKK.

According to a federal indictment unsealed in April 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, false statements, and related offenses.

Prosecutors allege the following:

Between roughly 2014 and 2023, the SPLC paid more than $3 million (later described in some reports as over $4 million) in donor funds to individuals associated with extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, United Klans of America, National Alliance, National Socialist Movement, and others.

These payments went to informants the SPLC used to infiltrate or gather information on the groups.

The indictment claims some of the money was used by the recipients for group-related activities, including (according to prosecutors) recruiting members and purchasing materials such as Klan robes and items used in cross-burning ceremonies.
Prosecutors further allege the SPLC did not disclose these payments to donors and instead raised money on the premise that it was working to dismantle the very groups it was funding through informants.

On August 12, 2017, the nation was shocked to witness the unexpected violence that erupted at the “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville, VA.  The rally was billed as a call for Americans to come together and defend against the destruction of historic statues by the Obama regime.

Sadly, the “Unite the Right” rally ( the SPLC was allegedly secretly paying an informant to organize) resulted in the death of Heather Heyer, a counter-protester who was allegedly standing against the “hateful” protesters who were fighting to stop the destruction of historic statues in America.

Curiously, Jocelyn Benson, who is also America’s most crooked secretary of state, was a SPLC board member in 2017 at the time of the violent Unite the Right rally.

In 2018, the far-left Democrat operative Jocelyn Benson was elected as Michigan’s Secretary of State after losing her first Soros-funded bid in 2014. Curiously, prior to the 2018 election, Benson’s online profile appeared to be scrubbed, removing any evidence of her ties to the radical SPLC hate group.

Former Michigan AG Mike Cox wants to force Jocelyn Benson to answer to the public about her role in the payments to hate groups like the KKK while sitting on the board at the SPLC hate group.

Cox posted a warning to Benson on X:

“Jocelyn Benson – you can run, but you can’t hide.” He warned. “You’ve been served,” he added.

Cox explains, “You served on the board of the SPLC that is now federally indicted for funding hate groups like the KKK while also serving as Michigan’s Secretary of State.

Michigan deserves the truth about what she knew, how involved she was, and I will not rest until voters get that transparency.”

.@JocelynBenson you can run, but you can’t hide. You’ve been served.

You served on the board of the SPLC that is now federally indicted for funding hate groups like the KKK while also serving as Michigan’s Secretary of State.

Michigan deserves the truth about what she knew,… pic.twitter.com/2FkvYBzgjD

— Mike Cox (@Mike_Cox) July 29, 2026

In the video below, a young man can be seen approaching Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson with a stack of papers in his hand as she walks with two men toward what appears to be a campaign event.

“You’ve been served,” the young man can be heard saying as he hands her the legal documents.

“Oh cool!” Benson responds, adding, “Thank you so much!” Benson can be seen smiling as she attempts to walk away from the videotaped interaction, with a forced smile on her face.

The young man holds out another sheet of paper as he walks toward Benson, who is attempting to walk away, and asks, “Would you like to sign this?”

Benson continues to walk away, mumbling, “Ah, you can send it over…[inaudible]” as she walks away.

MCR Special Teams and the Mike Cox law firm served Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson with SPLC-related court papers today. See you in court Jocelyn pic.twitter.com/3H4EToWUiW

— Michigan College Republicans (@MichiganCRs) July 29, 2026

Benson has a history of being accused of mistreating black people

In addition to her potential role in SPLC’s payment to hate groups, Benson is currently in the midst of her second discrimination lawsuit in two years.

In August 2025, Benson’s office reached a separation agreement with her former black, female employee Angela Harness that included a payment of $775,000.

Harness was a department director (Director of Quality and Customer Experience) at the Michigan Department of State.
She filed a notice of intent to sue the department, alleging a racially hostile work environment and related discrimination/retaliation issues.

In January 2026, four Black employees of the Michigan Department of State (three current and one former) filed a civil lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court against MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan Department of State
the State of Michigan and several senior staff members.

The suit alleges racial discrimination, retaliation for complaining about unfair treatment, a racially hostile workplace, and violations of Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. The plaintiffs claim a pattern of preferential treatment for white employees and other discriminatory practices.

The brave plaintiffs

The brave plaintiffs consist of three current Black staffers – David Murray, Elvine Vanbolden, and Mychael Foster – plus former high-ranking Nirva Civilus, who has been with the state for over 21 years.

They’re calling out Benson’s crew for a “widespread” pattern of retaliation against black employees who dare speak up about discrimination. “Defendants have no effective system in place to track, correct, or prevent this unlawful discriminatory conduct,” the complaint explains.

The fireworks don’t stop with the testimony of these 3 individuals- the lawsuit includes an affidavit from former Assistant Secretary of State Heaster Wheeler – a Black powerhouse who cited rampant racial discrimination as a top reason for ditching the sinking ship. Wheeler isn’t even a plaintiff, but his testimony is pure dynamite, pulling no punches on the department’s failures.

As usual, whenever her back is against the wall, whether it’s being caught committing voter fraud or making it easier for voter fraud to be committed in Michigan, Benson’s office is in full denial mode. They are labeling the claims against Benson as “absolutely false” and trotting out supposed “clear” policies on vehicle use and hiring. Spokeswoman Angela Benander parroted the party line: “The secretary and department leadership do not tolerate any harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.” Tell that to the black employees who felt targeted while working for her.

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Explosive day on Capitol Hill, as Dr. Anthony Fauci, who served as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for four decades, testified at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. You can watch the hearing here.

The Committee Chairman, Senator Rand Paul, R-KY, subpoenaed Fauci to come testify late last month.

Paul is one of Fauci’s most well-known critics and has consistently blasted him during the COVID-19 pandemic and the years following it.

For years, Fauci was believed to be an insider on COVID-19’s origins and kept secrets from the American people about it, lying to millions upon millions.

This is not the first time Fauci has been under scrutiny during and after a major outbreak. In the 1980’s he was widely criticized for his handling of the HIV epidemic and his handling still in debate to this day.

Fauci’s pandemic-era diary was leaked, which raised a lot of questions and reignited speculations that Fauci was one of the key figures behind the pandemic after all.

The day before the hearing, legal expert John Yoo confirmed that Fauci could be prosecuted for his role in the pandemic, despite Fauci receiving a blanket pardon from President Joe Biden. The pardon does not cover any future lie that Fauci tells Congress under oath.

Fauci decided to invoke the Fifth Amendment throughout the hearing and refused to answer any questions.

Senator Josh Hawley, R-MO, asked Fauci basic questions during the testimony, so basic that even a child could answer them. Fauci decided to remain stubborn and kept pleading the fifth:

I asked Fauci basic questions: What day of the week is it today? What color tie are you wearing? What color is the carpet in front of you?

He pled the Fifth and refused to answer every time pic.twitter.com/fg41ZF1PqX

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 29, 2026

Hawley then left the hearing and went scorched earth on Fauci to the press.

“Privilege is a right against self-incrimination leading to prosecution. He has received a full pardon that covers years. It is more sweeping than Hunter Biden’s par-pardons. It’s outrageous,” Hawley told TGP.

“The reason he’s not answering questions is he knows that he did wrong. He knows that he violated federal law by soliciting cash prizes using federal instrumentalities, federal employees, federal resources on federal time.”

Hawley also pointed out that Fauci received “over a million dollars in cash prizes during the pandemic.”

 

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Senator Ron Johnson, R-WI, a vocal critic of COVID-19, said anyone suggesting this hearing is a perjury against Fauci is just an “excuse.”

“He simply cannot afford to tell the truth regarding his actions in our miserably failed attempt at COVID. He, he can’t. And what’s happening right now is ’cause we’re finally starting to get documents,” Johnson told TGP.

LindellTV’s Alison Steinberg then pressed Johnson on Fauci’s refusal to answer questions at the hearing and the blanket pardon he received from President Biden. Could Fauci still be held accountable despite these factors?

“Accountability starts with exposing the truth. We’re finally getting documents for the American people to see. I mean, I think Chairman Paul did an excellent job laying out in his opening statement literally how incriminating Fauci’s actions are, and again we’ve known this for years,” Johnson told TGP and Steinberg.

You can keep up with Steinberg’s work on Instagram and TikTok.

Senator Bernie Moreno, R-OH, exploded on Fauci during the hearing by asking him, “Who the f*ck do you think you were for doing that?”

After Moreno left the hearing he was asked by the Gateway Pundit’s Alicia Powe why Fauci was invoking the Fifth throughout the hearing and Moreno responded with “because he’s a piece of sh*t.”

Sen. Bernie Moreno didn’t hold back when @gatewaypundit asked why Fauci is suddenly taking the Fifth after testifying 200+ times:
“Because he’s a piece of shit.” pic.twitter.com/L5HuD27FHA

— Alicia Powe (@aliciapoweshow) July 29, 2026

Senator Joni Ernst, R-IA, did not hold back when it was her turn to confront Fauci during the hearing.

Ernst would award Fauci her signature “squeal award,” as a way to mock him and refer to him as a pig.

Hours after the hearing, TMZ’s Charlie Cotton cornered chairman Paul at an elevator and asked him what he has to say to people that believe the hearing was just a “witch hunt” against Fauci.

Cotton then said that people on online platforms were saying that Paul was just looking for “any minor inaccuracy to trip him up and audit him.”

“I wouldn’t call fifteen million people dying minor,” Paul told TGP and Cotton.

WATCH: @TMZ‘s @hicharliecotton asked @SenRandPaul what he has to say to saying Paul “wanted to look for any minor inaccuracy to trip him up and audit him (Fauci).”

Paul’s response: “I wouldn’t call fifteen million people dying minor.” pic.twitter.com/f3goJFG3Fp

— Myles Morell (@MorellMedia) July 29, 2026

You can keep up with Cotton’s work on Instagram and X.

Today’s hearing demonstrated that Dr. Anthony Fauci still refuses to tell the American people the truth of the COVID-19 pandemic and his role in it.

The hearing went nowhere and the public still does not have answers. After years of frustrating lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and a virus whose origins are still unclear, it’s no wonder why lawmakers exploded on Fauci at today’s hearing.

Will the truth finally come out one day? Will Fauci be held accountable? After today, these things remain unclear.

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Woke Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is now proposing a ballot referendum that would seek financial compensation and “reparations” for communities impacted by recent ICE immigration raids in the city. The referendum, overwhelmingly approved by the City Council, asks voters whether Chicago should pursue “all lawful means” to recover money from the federal government for economic harms caused by the Trump administration’s militarized ICE operation known as “Operation Midway Blitz.”

During a recent council meeting and press remarks, Johnson said he believes “the most relevant ballot referendum question” is about receiving reparations for communities that “experienced that hardship,” citing examples including a Black man placed in “an illegal chokehold” and “long guns being stuck into the faces of women and children, zip‑tied and thrown into vehicles.” He described residents in affected neighborhoods as having been “kidnapped, shot at” and subjected to tear gas and other aggressive tactics, arguing that his updated policy is intended to create “a pathway to accountability” consistent with earlier executive orders protecting illegal alien communities and so-called protesters.

Johnson has previously condemned ICE enforcement tactics in Chicago as deceptive and abusive, accusing the Trump administration of “attempting to get us to surrender our humanity” and vowing that “in Chicago, we will not comply” with such operations. Under the proposed referendum, Johnson says Chicago would seek compensation for costs such as lost tax revenue, public safety responses and services provided to residents and families affected by ICE raids, while exploring localized reparations for those directly impacted.

Johnson’s broader reparations agenda has also drawn fierce backlash online, with MAGA‑aligned users previously denouncing his separate slavery‑related reparations task force as “outright racism” and “illegal,” suggesting his latest proposal tied to ICE raids will face similarly intense opposition by Americans that are fed up with illegal immigration.

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Seattle’s far-left Mayor Katie Wilson reportedly fired Police Chief Shon Barnes on Wednesday night, just days after a deadly mass shooting rocked the city and triggered fierce scrutiny of City Hall’s disastrous response.

According to five sources who spoke to FOX 13 Seattle, Barnes began texting people Wednesday evening about his dismissal.

He had been scheduled for one-on-one media interviews that afternoon, but those were abruptly canceled. Barnes appeared at a silent vigil for the victims around 6:30 p.m., placed flowers, then left abruptly for a meeting with the mayor, after which he was told to resign.

According to KIRO Newsradio, Barnes reportedly refused to resign.

Investigative journalist Brandi Kruse reported that, according to her sources, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has been told to resign or be fired and could be out as early as Thursday, while officers reportedly describe City Hall as being in “absolute, rudderless chaos.”

BREAKING: Sources tell me @SeattlePD Chief Shon Barnes will be OUT as @SeattlePD chief as early as tomorrow. Mayor Katie Wilson has not confirmed, but he’s been told to resign or be fired. Getting a flurry of messages from officers who say City Hall is in absolute, rudderless… pic.twitter.com/uQggmnh30z

— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) July 30, 2026

Neither Wilson nor her office had publicly provided an official reason for the stunning dismissal at the time of publication.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, police arrested a 15-year-old suspect following the shooting. Investigators said multiple individuals apparently exchanged gunfire as innocent bystanders were caught in the crossfire.

Barnes was not even in Seattle when the bloodshed erupted. He was attending a National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives conference in Dallas.

Seattle residents were then forced to wait approximately five hours before city officials held a public briefing about the shooting. Wilson’s office also initially released inaccurate information claiming that two suspects had been taken into custody when only one had been arrested.

When Barnes finally faced reporters Monday, he became visibly agitated after South Seattle Emerald reporter Connor Nash questioned him about his absence and reports that he frequently left the city.

“I don’t have to tell you where I go,” Barnes snapped before moving within approximately a foot of the reporter, according to Nash’s account.

NEW: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes is under enormous pressure for failing to be at Sunday night’s Seattle Center press conference. Critics say he should have been there to update the community about the mass shooting.
Barnes says he was at a pre-planned conference in Dallas,… pic.twitter.com/OqoXrQQM3d

— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) July 27, 2026

The department subsequently released Barnes’s schedule, which reportedly showed seven planned conference trips and four trips to Chicago, where his family resides.

Wilson inherited Barnes from former Mayor Bruce Harrell but announced in December that she would keep him as police chief. Now, only seven months into Wilson’s socialist administration, Barnes is out.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that an internal email from Barnes instructed officers to divert drug-possession and drug-use cases away from prosecution and into the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program. Wilson denied that her administration had ordered police to stop arresting people for open drug use.

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