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Trevor Preisel, the executive director at the New Castle Prism Initiative, said the LGBTQIA+ members of the center were upset by vandalism on their Pride flags.The center is located at the Third Independent Presbyterian Church in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and is one of the only centers offering LGBTQIA+ support in the Shenango Valley area.'If people are doing things like this, if people are talking about you, it goes to show that what we're doing is working.' They were preparing for a Pride festival on Wednesday when they discovered the vandalism."People had torn down the progress flags and just thrown them on the ground on both sides," said Preisel, who showed the destruction to WKBN-TV."There was also one in this general area, and someone had just completely stepped on and smashed the fence post, ripped the flag off, as well as down here, where those two flags are now. Those were just completely ripped off the rivets," he added.The center has replaced the flags and added surveillance cameras."We did feel targeted," he added. "There was a police report that was filed."He went on to say the vandalism was evidence that they were making a difference in the community."Obviously, it does hurt in a sense, but to quote a lot of activists that have come before me, if people are doing things like this, if people are talking about you, it goes to show that what we're doing is working, and what we're doing is having an impact in this community," Preisel added.RELATED: Video shows teens cutting up Pride flags at gay bar during Pride Month — now they're facing hate crime charges The group posted images of the damage to social media and said the community responded through increased donations."We've had a lot of local businesses reaching out to us. We've had a lot of community members reaching out to us, a lot of people asking if they can donate toward putting new flags up," Preisel added. "When things like this do happen, the community comes together."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A horrific attack in Northern Ireland by a Sudanese asylum seeker has led to rioting by anti-immigration protesters.Video of the shocking attack showed the Sudanese man straddling a man on the ground and hacking at his neck with what appeared to be a kitchen knife.'The attack in north Belfast was heinous and wrong. But there are dangerous attempts to exploit that, to target and attack innocent people who are simply trying to live, work and raise their families here.' Bystanders attacked the 30-year-old asylum seeker before police arrived to arrest him and transport the victim to a hospital.The attacker reportedly obtained asylum in the United Kingdom in 2023 and traveled to Paris before going to Belfast in Northern Ireland. His identity has not been released, but he has been charged with attempted murder."The horrific attack in Belfast last night is sickening," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement on social media. "I have absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets. My thoughts are first and foremost with the victim, and I thank the first responders, including members of the public who intervened."Outraged voices on social media called for a "protest against mass immigration" for Tuesday evening.Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said there was so far no evidence that terrorism motivated the attack, but added that the investigation is still in its early stages.RELATED: Sudanese national suspect attempts to behead UK citizen — but police beg public not to share images "We have commenced an investigation to establish a motive," Henderson said, adding that the "brutal attack will have sent shock waves through the community, causing real concern."Videos from Belfast showed several cars being lit on fire and dozens of rioters clad all in black.Law enforcement officials also asked that residents stop sharing the very graphic video captured of the alleged attack, in order to avoid more public outrage. Pastor Jack McKee reported that people in his congregation were being attacked just because they're black. "They're good Christian people, and they're getting put out just because they're black," McKee said to the BBC. He said some church members were "getting put out of their home, had their house attacked, windows smashed, houses beside them burned." One report on social media said rioters were lighting fires in cars with gasoline bombs. RELATED: German officials failed to deport Syrian migrant who allegedly butchered people at Christian concert Charles McQuillan/Getty ImagesOther reports said a Turkish barber shop had been vandalized in a nearby city. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill condemned the violence as nothing but "disgusting cowardice" in a post on social media. "The attack in north Belfast was heinous and wrong," she wote. "But there are dangerous attempts to exploit that, to target and attack innocent people who are simply trying to live, work and raise their families here."She added, "There can be no excuse and no justification for these attacks tonight. No one wants to see this on our streets and I again appeal for calm." The 40-year-old victim of the stabbing attack was treated for injuries to his eyes, back, and face.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As late ballots poured in overnight in the Los Angeles mayoral race, Democratic socialist Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt — and BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler isn’t buying it, declaring that “the Democrats have stolen an election again.”“It’s not a question of did they, it’s a question of how they did,” Wheeler says.And President Donald Trump agrees.“Not possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had. 3rd World Nation. Rigged Elections! Now they’ll be working on great guy Steve Hilton. Won’t have results for, possibly, TWO WEEKS, according to officials,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.“This is exactly what happened in 2020,” Wheeler says, claiming that conservatives are again being gaslighted over the results.“Do not let them gaslight you. They are cheaters. They stole the L.A. mayoral election. The late mail-in ballot numbers are just quite literally unbelievable. There is no way that this councilwoman, this no-name councilwoman who no one knew who she was, Nithya Raman, before Spencer Pratt made ads about her home, there’s no way that she got 22% of the vote in person on election day,” Wheeler says.“Meanwhile, Spencer Pratt, whose fundraising skyrocketed in the days before the election, supposedly completely bottomed out from 30% on election day to 20% of late mail-in ballots,” she continues.Senior counsel for the Article III Project Will Chamberlain agrees, telling Wheeler that there was a boost in Raman’s prediction market odds — even though she was still very far behind in the count at that point.“Honestly, I do think that … somebody somehow was aware that a bunch of ballots were going to start coming in for Raman,” he says.“But you start with the assumption that California’s election laws are so frivolous. They lack integrity to such a degree that there are a myriad number of ways in which cheating could have happened," he continues.“Plus, if you look at the heat map of the late votes, doesn’t it show that it’s coming from Skid Row?” Wheeler asks.“I actually lived in downtown L.A. a few blocks from Skid Row. Yeah, nobody lives there except homeless people. And the homeless people are drug addicts,” Chamberlain says.“They’re not going to vote. They’re drug addicts,” he continues, explaining that’s where he believes the fraud originated.“These operatives are going into homeless encampments and registering people to vote. That wouldn’t make any sense if you were trying to conduct elections on the level because you couldn’t count on those people to vote,” he says. “So that seems like a very unproductive use of your time unless, right, unless you are using those people to cheat.”Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York says his office was able to stop an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside of a courtroom.Goldman said in a statement on social media Monday that he saved "a father" from detention after confronting ICE agents and accusing them of violating laws.'Aggressive congressional oversight and legal advocacy are our best defense against this administration's lawless dragnet.' "[ICE] thought they could get away with breaking the law in broad daylight today. They were wrong," said Goldman."This morning, I confronted ICE agents outside an immigration court room to remind them that they are prohibited from arresting anyone who appears as required at immigration court," he added. "They didn’t seem to care and arrested a father outside of the courtroom right in front of his wife and two young kids."Goldman is known for organizing a "triage" center at his Manhattan offices in order to provide legal aid to migrants rounded up in ICE operations. He claims to have freed 42 federal detainees, the last of which came from the ICE facility at Delaney Hall in New Jersey."Our volunteer coalition immediately brought the family to my office’s triage center and my team sprung into action," Goldman added. "Within minutes, one of my staff members demanded his belongings from ICE while @NYLAG prepared an emergency lawsuit and his kids had a snack and played games."Goldman claimed that ICE "quickly released" the man to his family."They knew they broke the law," he added. "Aggressive congressional oversight and legal advocacy are our best defense against this administration's lawless dragnet."A Blaze News request for comment to ICE was not immediately answered.RELATED: Democratic mayor installs 'anti-ICE' signs all over L.A. — Trump issues MOCKING response Goldman's re-election campaign is facing a primary challenge from a far-left candidate who has gotten the endorsement of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander claimed he's better suited to oppose President Donald Trump and accused Goldman of being a "corporate Democrat."The Democratic primary will be held on June 23.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!