Inmates at a North Carolina jail managed to take over the facility for approximately nine hours on Monday, creating a hostage situation after they successfully overpowered the guards.

During the takeover, only three guards faced 88 inmates at the Bertie-Martin Regional Jail in Windsor, North Carolina. Authorities did not say how many inmates were involved in the takeover.

The incident reportedly began at approximately 5 AM and lasted until approximately 2 PM.

Video from the scene shows buses transporting inmates to separate detention facilities.

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FBI Charlotte announced at approximately 2 pm ET that the situation had ended. FBI SWAT, FBI Hostage Rescue Team, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene.

On behalf of the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office, please see the below update.

The situation at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center earlier this morning has ended. The FBI SWAT, FBI Hostage Rescue Team, and @SBI1937 cleared the facility. All inmates and staff are safe… pic.twitter.com/o9OQ684Fmf

— FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) June 29, 2026

Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin  announced at a press conference, “I am relieved to report that the situation concluded safely around 2:00 pm today with minimum injuries.”

“Now that the incident has concluded, the investigation into what occurred and how it happened is just beginning. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations will be conducting interviews and investigations with all parties that are involved in the coming days,” he continued, noting that the investigation could continue for “several days.”

While taking questions from reporters, Ruffin said the facility was damaged by SWAT teams responding to the takeover. No inmates remain housed in the jail.

Deputies arrived at the scene early in the morning but were unable to get inside immediately, he said.

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Former child actress and voice actress Daveigh Chase died earlier this month at the age of 35.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has officially ruled the cause of death as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with chronic polysubstance use listed as a secondary cause.

Chase, who also went by the name Daveigh Schwallier, died while homeless in Los Angeles, despite having millions of dollars in unclaimed residuals.

The New York Post reported:

Chase was just 8 years old when she landed the voice of Lilo in Disney’s classic film and signed a deal that gave her a cut of merchandise sales, residuals, theme park attractions and other products using her voice — rather than a one-time payment, John Ryan said.

Ryan, who managed Chase for more than a decade, continued to receive SAG-AFTRA notices to his office reporting she had unclaimed residual checks. Ryan told The Post there was “millions” in unclaimed money.

Chase was “too far gone,” allegedly hooked on heroin and fentanyl, to collect the money despite Ryan’s attempts to get in touch with Chase over the years.

Ryan added it’s usually next of kin who can collect residuals after someone has died, which would put Chase’s father in a position to get the money.

Initial reports from her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, indicated she passed away following complications from bacterial meningitis and sepsis stemming from a severe blood infection.

The coroner’s official findings were released on Monday.

Chase rose to prominence as a child performer in the early 2000s. She voiced the lead character Lilo in Disney’s animated hit Lilo & Stitch, as well as in follow-ups including Stitch! The Movie, Lilo & Stitch: The Series on Disney Channel, and Leroy & Stitch.

She also played the terrifying Samara Morgan in The Ring and appeared in Donnie Darko and its sequel, S. Darko. She also played Rhonda Volmer on HBO’s Big Love.

In 2003, Sean “Diddy” Combs creepily invited her to his afterparty after presenting her with an MTV Movie Award when she was just 12 years old, a move that has raised eyebrows across social media.

Resurfaced video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs touching and kissing 12-year-old Daveigh Chase on the cheek before inviting her to a 2003 MTV afterparty.

Diddy is accused of r*ping children as young as 13 in new lawsuits.

Diddy was teamed up at the event with Ashton Kutcher as they… pic.twitter.com/tBlL9pqxyi

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 23, 2024

Chase largely stepped away from acting around 2016.

Her father, John David Schwallier, told The New York Times that she had been homeless and struggled with drugs since age 13. He stated he had not spoken with her in many years.

Her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign launched around the time of her hospitalization, “After a difficult childhood and a painful falling out with her family, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown L.A. When we met, I promised to protect her and give her the love and comfort she deserved. Together, we found moments of happiness and hope.”

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Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas brushed off a reporter asking why he was walking through the House side of the Capitol.

The Supreme Court on Monday morning issued blockbuster opinions on mail-in ballots, Humphrey’s Executor and other cases.

The high court will issue its final opinions on Tuesday morning.

A reporter ambushed Clarence Thomas on Monday afternoon as he walked through the Capitol.

“Who were meeting with?” a reporter asked Clarence Thomas.

“Oh, nobody,” Clarence Thomas laughed.

“So what are you doing up here?” the reporter asked.

“Just walking,” Clarence Thomas said.

“Do you want to give us a sneak peak of Supreme Court decisions?” the reporter asked.

“Nope,” Clarence Thomas said.

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NEW: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas just walked through the House side of the Capitol.

He didn’t say why he was here. But told me he was meeting with “nobody.”

I said tomorrow will be a big day at the court. “I guess so,” he responded.

Would he give a sneak peak of… pic.twitter.com/BjtAiffDJe

— Mychael Schnell (@mychaelschnell) June 29, 2026

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President Trump on Monday responded to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing unlimited mail-in voting with ballots received after Election Day and blasted Senate RINOs and Senate Majority Leader John Thune for failing to pass the SAVE America Act. 

“I cannot understand it. A leader has the right to fire the person at will and put somebody else there,” Trump said, calling Thune out for his inexplicable failure to fire the far-left Senate Parliamentarian. Trump went on to name the five Republicans and blast them for stonewalling the bill.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that federal law does not require mail-in ballots to be received by Election Day. Justice Samuel Alito, writing the Court’s dissent, blasted the majority’s disregard for federal law.

Trump responded to the ruling earlier, blasting the Senate for refusing to pass the SAVE America Act. “The House of Representatives has approved this vital Act, THREE TIMES. The United States Senate seems unable to do so,” Trump wrote.

“In a time when there is a powerful Communist Movement taking place in our Country, one more dangerous than World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or September 11th, all Dumocrats, and our five Republican Senate Hold Outs, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, and Mitch McConnell must vote to SAVE OUR COUNTRY.”

When asked about the ruling during an executive order signing ceremony on Monday afternoon, Trump described it as “a little bit surprising,” adding, “I think it was very detrimental to honest elections, but it is what it is.”

“The Save Act is even more important,” he said.

Asked whether he’s spoken with Leader Thune about firing liberal Obama-era Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, Trump said “I have,” before calling Thune out for his refusal.

“I can’t imagine why you keep a woman that was put there by Harry Reid and Barack Hussein Obama; I cannot understand it. A leader has the right to fire the person at will and put somebody else there,” Trump said. “We get so many negative rulings from her, the parliamentarian. She’s been there for years, and she was put there by Harry Reid and Barack Hussein Obama.”

He continued, “Harry Reid was a bad guy, and he was the leader, and he put her, and the speaker has the right to immediately fire her and put somebody else there! It’s not even believable that she’s still there. She’s obviously a good politician or something.”

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He also called out RINO Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, and Mitch McConnell.

Murkowski, he said, is “always against things like this.” He further slammed Thom Tillis, saying, “he’s not in office because of me, so he holds me because I wouldn’t endorse him,” and calling him “angry.”

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Trump has called for RINO Leader John Thune to fire the Parliamentarian several times. Earlier this month, Trump renewed his demands to the Senate, writing on Truth Social, “She is known as a Radical Left Lunatic that caters to Democrats, and has no respect for Republicans, or Republican Ideology. Just the other night, as an example, she ruled against us on a proposal that would have easily been approved, and should have been, by anyone else.”

This was after MacDonough ruled that the SAVE America Act did not comply with the Byrd rule and struck it from the Senate’s reconciliation bill.

Thune, however, told reporters, “That’s, I guess, his opinion. But that would create even more vote issues here if we were to try and do something like that.”

Trump Calls on Senate Leader Thune to “IMMEDIATELY” Fire Senate Parliamentarian, Slams Mitch McConnell – Thune Pushes Back, Won’t Listen

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President Trump on Monday afternoon announced he is nominating Keith Sonderling to serve as Secretary of Labor.

Keith Sonderling is currently the Acting US Secretary of Labor.

Full statement from President Trump:

It is my Great Honor to announce that I am nominating Keith E. Sonderling, the outstanding Acting United States Secretary of Labor, to be permanent.

Keith previously served as Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer and, during my First Term, worked at the U.S. Department of Labor as the Acting and Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

Throughout his career, Keith has proven his dedication to delivering strong results for the Hardworking People of our Country, and I know he will do an incredible job in his new role.

Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Earlier this year, President Trump’s previous Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid an investigation into her husband’s sexual misconduct in the latest Cabinet shakeup.

She was the third Cabinet official to leave in Trump’s second term.

Then-Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling will replace Chavez-DeRemer as Acting Labor Secretary.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Shawn DeRemer, was under investigation for sexual misconduct.

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Fully naked adults exposed themselves to children in Seattle, Washington, at a pride parade on Sunday. 

Hundreds of thousands reportedly gathered in downtown Seattle to revel in sexual degeneracy.

It’s a typical scene during Pride Month in liberal cities across the nation. The Gateway Pundit has reported on past Seattle Pride parades, where, likewise, naked men rode bikes and flashed children as they rode by. Of course, the police do nothing as nude adults abuse young children with indecent exposure.

In California on Saturday, thousands of nude bikers also participated in the World Naked Bike Ride, where they stripped nude and rode bicycles around the city. One vigilante was actually arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon for shooting bikers with his BB gun in a wild turn of events.

LOL! Man Arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon After Shooting Nude Bike Riders With BB Gun in Los Angeles (VIDEO)

In one video from this past Sunday, fully naked adults are seen prancing around the Seattle Center water fountain following the parade with dozens of young boys and girls present. One man appears to chase a young boy around the fountain with his genitals swinging around. (WARNING: NUDITY)

In another video, nude bike and roller skate riders expose themselves to the city with children present.

A large group of "furries," dressed in animal costumes, is also seen walking by as innocent children watch, clap, and high-five the predatory individuals. A black Mini Cooper is then seen driving through the parade with a giant black d**do on the hood, and people wearing demented costumes follow-- all in front of children as young as toddlers.

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Fully nude bicyclists participated in the Seattle Pride Parade, riding past children with their exposed genitalia.

Video by: @KatieDaviscourt pic.twitter.com/kuJz2cRKBe

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 29, 2026

Additional video shows them riding around, completely naked, as onlookers cheer. (WARNING: NUDITY)

One woman was even seen with a baby stroller, exposing an infant to the degeneracy.

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