At 2:00, RedBalloon CEO and founder Andrew Crapuchettes will be on to share his view on the Chicago Bulls releasing Jaden Ivey after his declaration that "Pride Month" essentially celebrates unrighteousness.
And of course.......HE IS RISEN!
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- If the LGBTQIA+2S community is truly an oppressed folk, why is that when someone so much as looks at them cross-eyed, the clap back is a veritable tidal wave?
The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey for conduct detrimental to the team Monday, hours after he posted a lengthy video rant on social media about religion and other topics that included anti-gay sentiments.
Ivey has gone live on his Instagram account more frequently in the past week, posting at least three lengthy videos after he was shut down for the rest of the season by the team because of injury last Thursday. On Monday morning, he called out the NBA for promoting Pride Month, saying it celebrates "unrighteousness."
"The world proclaims LGBTQ, right?" Ivey said during the video stream. "They proclaim Pride Month and the NBA does, too. They show it to the world. They say, 'Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.' They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it on the streets. Unrighteousness."
In another live stream Monday evening, Ivey questioned why he was waived before speaking again at length about religion.
"[The Bulls] said my conduct is detrimental to the team," he said. "Why didn't they just say, 'We don't agree with his stance on LGBTQ'? Why didn't they say that? ... How is it conduct detrimental to the team? What did I do to the team? What did I do to the players?"
The Bulls likely believe this gives them plausible deniability in that they didn't specifically cite Ivey's comments about LGBTQ.
Naturally, most Christians believe this is yet another instance of bigotry against their faith and that Ivey wasn't bullying others as much as he was questioning forced advocacy. But those who supported Ivey's ouster claim it was more out of concern for his mental health than what he was actually saying. Well if that's true, why didn't the team intervene to provide him whatever assistance he needed as opposed to leaving him high and dry? And the fact Ivey will receive his entire salary for the season suggests the Bulls organization just wants this to go away. Heh. In a country bound up by nonstop culture wars, this definitely is not the last we'll hear of this.
- Just your periodic reminder that students, in the minds of the teachers union, are not the top priority when it comes to education funding.
WATCH: A Minnesota teacher testifies against a bill that would incentivize donations to private and public schools
In a stunning moment, she says the bill should be rejected because "donations to private schools would decrease tuition, making private school more affordable to… pic.twitter.com/wSJ0vyjyQf
There has been ungodly amounts of money thrown at Minnesota public education for decades, yet there's been no discernible improvement in student aptitude. Also, why should schools continue to receive funds for a student who is no longer attending there? That's not "defunding" as much as it is refusal to allocate resources for a kid who isn't even a part of that school.
Public schools are a failing business model, yet not enough people are asking why. Let's start there.
- I'm thinking the Rocky Mountain state oughta get out of the business of demanding people acquiesce to the LGBTQ+ lifestyle.
The power of government to regulate the professions, especially in medicine and law, has created a lot of levers to enforce conformity. That power can be exercised openly through lawmaking, and more subtly by delegating licensing and disciplinary powers to quasi-public cartels run by the professions themselves. In Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court struck a blow against the use of those powers to dictate orthodoxy and stifle disfavored opinions. Still more encouragingly, Justice Neil Gorsuch’s ringing opinion attracted a lopsided 8–1 majority, with only Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in dissent.
Chiles arose from yet another effort by Colorado to ban dissent from “LBGTQ+” ideology, which was yet again defeated by a legal team from Alliance Defending Freedom. A state law bans licensed counselors from engaging in “conversion therapy” with minors, on penalty of fines and loss of license. The law is flagrantly one-sided: It applies only to therapy that aims to resolve gender dysphoria or to reduce homosexual attraction, while permitting state-favored counseling in favor of gender transition and homosexuality. It is coercive and destructive of parental authority: While blue states have schemed to let public schools “socially transition” kids without telling their parents, Colorado won’t even let the disfavored therapists talk to minors when both the minor and the parent consent. It is speech-specific: Unlike red-state bans on irreversible surgeries and puberty-blocking drugs, the law applies to purely talk-based therapies. And it is harmful as well: Most children and teens suffering gender dysphoria can outgrow the problem and learn to live in their bodies; talking through their problems can help.
he Court called this what it is: discrimination against a particular viewpoint. As Gorsuch wrote, “Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and safety. Certainly, censorious governments throughout history have believed the same. But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country.” Even Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, emphasized that “the case is textbook. The law distinguishes between two opposed sets of ideas—the one resisting, the other reflecting, the State’s own view of how to speak with minors about sexual orientation and gender identity.” To Kagan’s credit, she added that this is just as bad when her own side does it: “It does not matter what the State’s preferred side is.” Justice Jackson, who opened by urging that there is “no right to practice medicine which is not subordinate to the police power of the States,” could use a remedial course on that score.
As has often been the case, Justice Jackson shows she's more of an emotional ideologue than a legal mind.
In celebration of this decision, I hope Colorado therapists buy some baked goods from Masterpiece Cakeshop.
Dang, we're almost a quarter of the way through 2026! As usual, I'll be in the Patriot bunker today for this week's edition of my radio show The Closer. The 2-hour broadcast will get started at 1:00 PM Central Time.
In the first hour, I'll weigh in on Minnesota related topics, including "No Kings," a state legislator/Auditor candidate enduring a p.r. nightmare and the unserious demagogues on the Minneapolis City Council.
Then in the second hour, I'll discuss some goings on in Washington, D.C. where, in the immortal words of '70s band Stealers Wheel, it's clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.
So please call (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to weigh in on any of the topics we plan on addressing.
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- With "No Kings" rallies slated to occur across the country this weekend, Minnesota's own Nebraska Fats Gov. Tim Walz plans to be more present at the Twin Cities gathering.
Earlier this week, Walz appeared on MSNBC MS NOW show All In to do what he loves best: slam President Donald Trump while acting like the disarray in Minnesota has absolutely nothing to do with looney leftist policy.
A couple things stand out from that appearance. First Walz's contention that President Trump "breaks it and moves on." Huh. You mean like you, governor, turning a blind eye to warning signs of rampant fraud in Minnesota and then not seeking reelection once the heat gets turned up? Oh, and that whole bit about our state "provided the template here for pushing back" on the Trump administration? Well, let's get real. There were some solid cases of obstruction of justice that could have been brought given immigration enforcement is under the purview of the Feds. But also, the Customs Border Patrol, under the direction of then DHS head Kristi Noem completely, completely bungled many of their operations. So it wasn't so much "pushback" from Minnesotans that sent CBP packing as much as it was, sadly, incompetence on the Feds' part.
But hey, at least Walz can go back to a venue where he can puff out his chest without having to be reminded of the utter buffoonery that was his VP candidacy in 2024.
- Believe it or not, the Minnesota Legislature can occasionally show strong bipartisanship.
The Minnesota Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a measure to repeal César Chávez Day in the state after sexual abuse allegations against the late civil rights icon surfaced.
The 67-0 vote sends the bill to DFL Gov. Tim Walz after House approval on Monday. Walz is expected to quickly sign the bill.
The New York Times published a report on March 18 detailing several allegations of sexual abuse by Chávez, a Latino farm labor activist, including the sexual abuse of two minor girls and the assault and rape of Dolores Huerta, who led the farmworkers’ movement of the 1960s and ’70s alongside Chávez.
State and local leaders have quickly responded, leading to the push at the Capitol to repeal the quickly approaching “César Chávez Day” on March 31, Chávez’s birthday.
St. Paul also has a street named after Chávez on the West Side, as well as a charter school, Academia César Chávez.
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her said this week that she’s assembling a group of stakeholders and residents to discuss the future of the street name.
Ramona Arreguín de Rosales, an activist who personally met Chávez and the co-founder of Academia César Chávez, said she has recommended that the Board of Academia César Chávez change the school’s name.
This is undoubtedly the morally correct stance. However, it's notable that Chávez's support for an ideology (Communism) which has caused death and destruction of millions of people across the world should have been more than enough to keep him from being "honored" in the first place.
I first met Elliott back in 2020, when, as a 22-year old, he sought election to the Minnesota House. He fell short that cycle but emerged victorious in a close race in 2022, becoming the youngest member of the MN Legislature at age 24. He then coasted to reelection in 2024.
Sometime last year, Engen chose to seek the GOP nomination for MN State Auditor. Given a Minnesota Republican winning a statewide race is tough lift even with a spotless background, I contend Engen is now far too damaged to continue in the Auditor race. Heck, in this year's environment, reelection to his House seat would be unlikely.
Elliot is only 27 with a wife and young son at home. While I have no doubt he will, in his words, "do better," the redemption story needs to begin away from the spotlight.
1) When I look at the glorified Star Wars cantina scene that is the Minneapolis City Council, I initially feel genuine sorrow on behalf of the residents of Minneapolis.
🚨 WATCH: Minneapolis City Council meltdown after members wouldn’t unanimously approve resolutions to:
• Normalize relations with Cuba • Divest from European institutions who support ICE
These people are paid six-figure salaries to LARP as diplomats in a city council meeting. pic.twitter.com/T4n20giMm8
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) March 26, 2026
It bears repeating: The most rational member of the Senate Democrats is someone who suffered a debilitating stroke just a few years ago.
3) In their 2026 season opener on Thursday, the Minnesota Twins lost to the Baltimore Orioles 2-1. While ace starting pitcher Joe Ryan was solid allowing 0 runs and 1 hit in 5-1/3 innings while striking out 7, a patchwork bullpen gave up two runs late. Add to that a lineup (which inexplicably had Royce Lewis batting eighth before being pinch hit for in the ninth inning) going 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position while grounding into three double plays.
It bears repeating: The 2026 Twins will be fortunate to win 70 games.
