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- Florida Hooters waitress caught on body cam video seemingly trying to flirt her way out of DUI stop — but cop isn't having itby Paul Sacca on January 9, 2025 at 6:30 pm
A Hooters waitress in Florida seemingly attempted to flirt her way out of a recent DUI stop, but the police officer wasn't falling for it.Plus, the whole thing was captured on police body cam video, which was released this week; the traffic stop took place just before 2 a.m. Nov. 17.'I can’t keep my hands off of you.'An officer with the Sarasota Police Department pulled over 22-year-old Sophia Ross. “Ofc. Knight and I arrived on scene and observed the described vehicle stopped in the turn lane to go east on 2nd St,” the police report states, according to Law & Crime, noting that officers blocked in the driver. “Once we were stopped with our overhead lights on, the driver, who appeared to be sleeping, woke up and started to drive toward us. The driver did stop before striking our vehicle.”According to the arrest report, a witness claimed to have noticed the suspect's vehicle stopping at green lights, striking several curbs, hitting a median, and driving in the wrong lane twice.Officers described Ross as smelling of alcohol, appearing off-balance, slurring her words, moving slowly, and “acting lethargic.”Ross is seen stumbling on the body cam video obtained by WTVT-TV.Ross admits in the police body cam video, "I am under the influence, but I did not drive. Swear to God.”She repeatedly denied driving and claimed that a friend drove her. However, the officer noted that the vehicle was in drive and the woman needed the cop's assistance to put her car in park after he pulled her over.Ross told the officer that she had left work at a local Hooters and went to a bar afterward. She lifted up her sweatshirt to show off her Hooters tank top underneath.Ross insisted on going to the bathroom throughout the officer's interrogation. Ross continually called the officer "babe" and "daddy."'You're taking me home, right? I want you.'Ross is heard telling a second officer that she is going to "make out" with the arresting officer. Ross stated, "Why are you doing this to me? You know I'm drunk." "I am drunk," she admitted. After refusing to perform a field sobriety test on several occasions, she seemingly attempted to flirt her way out of the field sobriety test. “I will do anything for you, daddy," she said. "God damn. You in that suit, I will do f***ing anything for you. Sorry."“That’s alright,” he replied.She said of the officer in uniform, "In this f***ing suit, brother!” "I can’t keep my hands off of you,” she said, before the officer replied, "Unfortunately, you’re gonna have to."When the officer gave her field sobriety test instructions, she replied, "Whatever you say, daddy, whatever you want, daddy." "You're taking me home, right? I want you. You're the one who is taking me home," she told the officer.After her apparent flirting proved fruitless, Ross then called the cop a "nerd."She told the officer, "Bro, don’t be such a f***ing nerd, bro."The officer warned the woman that body cam video can be viewed by the public: "Anything we do is recorded, and anyone can see that. Mom, Dad, Grandma, family.”She angrily responded, "You think I give a f***?”Ross was arrested, and she happily volunteered to be handcuffed. WTVT reported that a breath sample showed that Ross had a blood alcohol level of .318 — over three times the legal limit. Ross was charged with driving under the influence. Her bond was set at $500. Law & Crime said records indicate she pleaded not guilty and was scheduled for a Thursday pretrial hearing.You can watch the entire 34-minute DUI traffic stop here.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
- Is Blake Lively a mean girl, or was she set up? Justin Baldoni drama explainedby BlazeTV Staff on January 9, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Actress Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against “It Ends with Us” director, Justin Baldoni, which alleges that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively and had his PR team orchestrate a smear campaign against her. Baldoni has denied any wrongdoing and has filed a $250 million lawsuit of his own, not against Blake Lively, but against the New York Times for its reporting on the allegations. His lawyer, Brian Freedman, has threatened to file a lawsuit against Lively. Both parties are accusing the other of orchestrating smear campaigns to destroy the other’s career and reputation. “Blake Lively, a few months ago, started having videos of her past interviews going around,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” comments. “She didn’t post them herself, but other people, I don’t know, anonymous X users, TikTok users, started posting these old interviews of Blake Lively where she comes across as very bratty.” “Is this orchestrated?” Stuckey asks. “I’m not saying that it was, but I have heard more negative things about Blake Lively in the past few months than I had ever heard before.” Internet sleuths have pointed out that Lively and Baldoni not only do not follow each other on social media, but much of the “It Ends with Us” cast follows Lively and not Baldoni. The original author of the book the film was based on, Colleen Hoover, no longer follows Baldoni, and Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, blocked Baldoni on social media months before the film’s release. Despite the clear issues between Baldoni and Lively, some fans have also gone after Lively for her “tone deaf” marketing of her own projects while promoting the film. In “It Ends with Us,” Lively’s character, Lily Bloom, owns a flower shop. At one event, Lively promoted her cocktail company, Betty Blooms. Since the film was a commentary on domestic violence, fans found this out of touch. “People just thought that was a strange marketing gimmick given the gravity of the subject of the movie. I don’t know. I’m not really sure about that. I’m not sure whether or not that is tone deaf, maybe so,” Stuckey comments. “Of course domestic violence is serious, but that’s kind of Colleen Hoover’s thing. She writes about some serious subjects but in a way that is very romantic, in a way that is kind of light-hearted and very easy readism. So I’m not totally sure if Blake Lively is at fault for something like this,” she adds. However, some fans did point out that promoting cocktails through her new film is worse than tone deaf, as domestic abusers are often emboldened by alcohol. “That’s true, that’s fair,” Stuckey says. Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.
- Transvestite boasted about exploiting loophole to have his driver's license say female — then Florida stepped in: 'FAFO'by Joseph MacKinnon on January 9, 2025 at 6:00 pm
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issued a memo on Jan. 26, 2024, indicating that transvestites would no longer be able to change the sex on their driver's licenses or state ID in the Sunshine State. "Misrepresenting one's gender, understood as sex, on a driver license constitutes fraud under s. 322,212, F.S., and subjects an offender to criminal and civil penalties, including cancellation, suspension, or revocation of his or her driver license, e.g., s. 322.22. and 322.27, F.S," stated Robert Kynoch, FLHSMV deputy executive director. A transvestite activist boasted in a recent TikTok video that by exploiting a loophole, he was able to secure an ID stating that he was a female. James Rose's inability to keep his deceit to himself proved to be his plot's undoing. Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), confirmed Tuesday that the FLHSMV "cancelled his license and sent him a corrected one that says 'male.'" "That's some dedicated service," wrote Griffin. "He should thank them." 'Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.' Rose, a DEI certificate holder from Cornell University whom Planned Parenthood appointed in 2023 to push trans propaganda, said in his incriminating video, "I just got my gender changed on my driver's license in the free f***ing state of Florida. My God, Ron DeSantis would be screaming right now if he knew about this." "This little license now says 'female' on it," continued the male transvestite. "This was the last step in changing all of my documents. This was not easy. We're not even supposed to be able to do this in this state." Rose indicated that he was able to get a factually incorrect license because when replacing a supposedly lost license, "They have to take all of your information from what they consider a 'primary document.' A passport is considered a primary document and you can self-identify on your passport, which means — loophole — you can self-identify on your Florida f***ing driver's license." After suggesting his license would last 10 years, Rose said, "Ron DeSantis, you can suck my trans ****." Dave Kerner, executive director of FLHSMV, reportedly informed Rose in a Jan. 6 letter obtained by Libs of TikTok that his license had been canceled, that he has been provided a "valid replacement license with the proper sex identifier of male," and that he may have broken the law by allegedly making a false statement about losing his license. "Please be advised that the sex identifier on the replacement Florida driver's license issued to you on December 20, 2024, was improperly changed from male to female," said the letter. "Accordingly, that license is invalid and has been cancelled." "Thank you for bringing this error to the Department's attention," continued Kerner. "Your public comments will help ensure compliance with Florida law." Kerner indicated further that Rose's boastful video has also prompted the department to conduct an audit to ascertain whether similar errors have been made in other cases. "I can't stop laughing," wrote Libs of TikTok. "It's such a great case of FAFO." Christina Pushaw, an aide to DeSantis, similarly wrote, "FAFO," which stands for "f*** around and find out." "Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes," tweeted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). Bryan Griffin, communications director for DeSantis, noted, "Florida operates on truth, and Florida driver's licenses will only reflect an individual's true sex." President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female — and they are assigned at birth." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
- Meta will allow 'allegations of mental illness' regarding transgenderism and sexuality under new community guidelinesby Andrew Chapados on January 9, 2025 at 5:45 pm
Meta's new community standards for hateful conduct will allow criticisms of the mental state of those claiming to be transgender.The rule changes come after founder Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to Meta's approach to moderation, saying the company had reached a point where there have been too many mistakes that resulted in "censorship.""Even if [our filters] accidentally censor just 1% of posts, that's millions of people," Zuckerberg said.As such, Zuckerberg and company have decided to allow more discourse on political and religious grounds.Under its update to policy rationale for hateful conduct rules, Meta said it still removes "dehumanizing speech, allegations of serious immorality or criminality, and slurs."The company continued, "We also remove harmful stereotypes, which we define as dehumanizing comparisons that have historically been used to attack, intimidate, or exclude specific groups, and that are often linked with offline violence."'We do allow content arguing for gender-based limitations of military, law enforcement, and teaching jobs.'However, under the section that deals with targeting other Meta users due to their characteristics, Meta said it will protect against "political exclusion, which means denying the right to political participation or arguing for incarceration or denial of political rights."The rules continued, stating that insulting people for their inherent intellectual capacity is not allowed but allegations of mental illness in regard to sexual orientation will be allowed:We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality and common non-serious usage of words like "weird."The platforms will also allow content that argues for gender-based limitations, including in the military and teaching."We do allow content arguing for gender-based limitations of military, law enforcement, and teaching jobs. We also allow the same content based on sexual orientation, when the content is based on religious beliefs," Meta wrote."Social exclusion," which included denying access to spaces based on sex or gender, is actually allowed under the new guidelines."Denying access to spaces (physical and online) and social services [is not allowed], except for sex or gender-based exclusion from spaces commonly limited by sex or gender, such as restrooms, sports and sports leagues, health and support groups, and specific schools."At the same time, other basic allegations against individuals, including calling them cowards, dishonest, or sexually promiscuous, is not allowed.Meta appeared to have made room for satirical content as well, a subject that has been a clear issue with left-leaning social platforms in recent history. Certain content will be allowed to violate Meta's community standards if it is deemed satirical, but only if the content is "being satirized or attributed to something or someone else in order to mock or criticize them."Meta closed its new policy rationale by noting that those in the European Union can submit removal requests if they believe certain content violates "hate speech laws" within their country.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
- ‘HUGE WIN’: District Court Blocks Biden’s Title IX Rule
A federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision Thursday blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to change the meaning of “sex” in Title IX to... Read More The post ‘HUGE WIN’: District Court Blocks Biden’s Title IX Rule appeared first on The Daily Signal.
- The Age of Censorship Is Ending
This week, in a stunning volte-face, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would now be revising its censorship policies to accord with his older vision of... Read More The post The Age of Censorship Is Ending appeared first on The Daily Signal.
- Los Angeles Fire Budget Cut, Hundreds of Hydrants Stolen for Scrap Before Fires
THE CENTER SQUARE—Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, highlighting the local government’s... Read More The post Los Angeles Fire Budget Cut, Hundreds of Hydrants Stolen for Scrap Before Fires appeared first on The Daily Signal.
- Gavin Newsom Has No Credibility on Forest Management
As wildfires engulf Los Angeles, California’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, is facing renewed scrutiny for his record on forest management. As of Thursday morning, multiple... Read More The post Gavin Newsom Has No Credibility on Forest Management appeared first on The Daily Signal.