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Bodycam Footage Of Cops Discovering Bizarre Hazing Ritual In Basement Of Frat House Has The Internet Creeped Out
Feb 19, 2026
Disturbing video footage of a University of Iowa fraternity hazing ritual has gone viral after local authorities released police bodycam footage.
The videos show a bizarre and discomfiting scene of 56 mostly shirtless students pledging the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity seemingly confined in a filthy basement.
Some men also appear to be blindfolded. One appears to have a brown substance smeared on his shirt.
The footage is from November 2024, when Iowa City police discovered the hazing ritual while responding to a tripped fire alarm.
Perhaps most disturbing of all is that the men refuse to respond to the police officers' orders, seemingly afraid to do so.
As the officers entered the room, they told the men:
"This stops here. Who is in charge?"
After one of the men indicated that those "in charge" were upstairs, the officer then commanded the men to start exiting the room, but they all seemed to freeze in place.
Hazing, though disturbingly common in fraternity culture, is forbidden at the University of Iowa and is illegal under local laws.
The Alpha Delta Phi fraternity clearly did not get that message. The scene is so shocking that even one of the officers was disturbed by it, telling the men:
“Does anyone want to be forthcoming about what’s going on? Anyone? Because you gotta see it from my perspective of, what the f*** did I just walk into?”
It appeared to have no effect. When the officer's partner entered the scene, he informed him that the frat pledges seemed afraid to listen to the police and violate what they'd been told to do by the fraternity leadership.
He said:
“I’ve already given multiple commands to clear the room and get out of here, but no one's moving. Clearly, they’re taking this pretty serious.”
When the officers repeatedly demanded that the frat brothers not participating call the "house dad," the men continued to claim they had no means of doing so, even as the police warned them their stonewalling was making the legal ramifications "worse."
When police finally found the fraternity president, they informed him that they would report it as an illegal hazing event. Later, the man who refused to cooperate with police was arrested for interfering with the investigation, but charges were dropped.
The disturbing common thread through each chapter of the incident is the secrecy the men committed to at all costs, even if it meant lying to and not cooperating with police.
The videos left normal people online deeply disturbed, especially given the connection between fraternities and the upper echelons of business and government.
The University of Iowa chapter of Alpha Delta Phi is suspended until at least July of 2029 because of the incident.
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JD Vance Slammed For His Comically Evil Laugh After Fox Host Asks Him About Running For President In 2028
Feb 19, 2026
On Tuesday, MAGA Republican Vice President JD Vance appeared on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum. During the segment, Vance was asked about his future plans.
MacCallum played a clip of President Donald Trump calling Vance "fantastic," but also praising the "great job" Secretary of State Marco Rubio is doing. The Fox host then asked the VP if he wished Trump would would endorse him for President over Rubio.
Both men have been suggested as potential successors to Trump if the current POTUS survives until 2028 and doesn't decide to try to cancel the election or run for a third term in spite of the U.S. Constitution's 22nd Amendment's presidential term limit.
Vance responded:
"I think it’s so interesting the media wants to create this conflict where there just isn’t any conflict. Marco’s doing a great job, I’m trying to do as good of a job as I can, the president’s doing a great job, we’re going to keep on working together."
MacCallum replied:
"But surely as Vice President you’d like to be President."
Vance’s reaction to the question was described by one viewer as the "most cartoonishly evil laugh" they ever heard.
You can watch it here:
While he laughed, Vance said:
"Would I‽"
With some more cackling, Vance added:
"Well, look, I think, again, I’m going to try to do as good of a job as I can right now. So one of the things that I don’t like about this question and this entire perspective is I’ve been in this job for all of a year."
Vance’s total lack of experience in civil service and knowledge of how the federal government works is something his critics have frequently pointed out. Financed and groomed for a political role by German immigrant and billionaire Peter Thiel, Vance’s first ever run for political office was in 2022 as the Republican Senate candidate for Ohio.
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Like Trump, Vance never held office at the local or state level, giving them no experience in government. Then after a little more than a year as a Senator, Vance was on the MAGA Republican ticket for Vice President.
People were disturbed by Vance’s laugh, but answered the question for him.
That was an obviously fake laugh.
— Martha 🥄 near Seattle (@marthawt.bsky.social) February 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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He’s just waiting for Stump’s heart to stop.
— reneedodson.bsky.social (@reneedodson.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Agreed...it is laughable!
— Bill (@billpe.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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I would like him to be president this year. Preferably this week. But not in 2029.
— Lord Pinky (@hiddenpinky.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
@theshawnstuckey.com/Bluesky
My God, he’s slimy. For a time, I hoped he was intelligent and maybe could navigate Trumpworld reasonably. But he’s completely destroyed himself.
— OregonKate13 (@oregonkate13.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
One of the far-reaching dangers to the United States that electing an incompetent cretin like Donald Trump will do is encourage other horrible people, like JD Vance, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller, that their unlikability and incompetence won't effect their electability. Because they may be right.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) February 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
There would be millions crawling over broken glass to make sure that that never happens…
— brbmd.bsky.social (@brbmd.bsky.social) February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Vance concluded tap dancing around the direct question by saying:
"About six months ago—sorry, a year and six months ago—I asked the American people to give me this job that I have right now. Why don’t I do as good of a job as I can in this job, we’ll worry about the next job some time in the future."
Like most members of the Trump administration, Vance is waiting to see if Trump will try to violate the U.S. Constitution again by canceling elections he knows his enablers in the GOP will lose, canceling the next presidential election, running for a prohibited third term, or if his poor health and cognitive decline will catch up with him, before they commit to their own political aspirations.
They know the mere appearance of defying their Dear Leader will turn the ire of the MAGA minions on them.
They've all seen what happened to former Wyoming Republican Representative Liz Cheney and resigned Georgia MAGA Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Meghan McCain Mocked For Seemingly Just Realizing That MAGA Wants Women To Stay Home And Raise Kids
Feb 19, 2026
Former The View co-host Meghan McCain was widely mocked after complaining about MAGA conservatives' "harsh views" about women who don't want children—prompting many to wonder if she's been paying any attention at all.
McCain's remarks come as conservatives increasingly encourage women, particularly younger women, to prioritize motherhood. Several women tied to the administration, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Katie Miller—wife of Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller—and Second Lady Usha Vance, have recently spoken publicly about their pregnancies.
As recently as last week, Leavitt said on X that, "There is no greater joy in life than the joy that comes from being a mother," and that, "All young women should be told this!"
A frustrated McCain wrote the following message to her own followers:
"I am obviously a huge proponent of having children but one thing that really bothers me about conservative messaging on this is there are so many women who want to become mothers and can’t or - just haven’t found the right person. Also some women don’t want children and it’s ok."
"We should be welcoming of all kinds of women and voters. I find this messaging just so harsh and I know others do too because they privately message me about it because I’ve shared my journey with miscarriages publicly. So many women are feeling so much shame and I hate it."
"I just don’t get what we’re doing here and would be cool if we focused on a broader idea and more nuanced image of a conservative woman."
You can see her post below.
It's no secret that the MAGA movement embraces everything that McCain seems to have oddly overlooked.
For instance, a "tradwife"—short for “traditional wife” or “traditional housewife”—is a woman who embraces conventional gender roles within marriage, often prioritizing homemaking, child-rearing, and domestic duties over a professional career. Tradwives were a largely online trend but have attained more visibility by aligning themselves with all things MAGA.
While many self-described tradwives avoid explicit political commentary, their content has been linked to broader alt-right and far-right movements. Black feminist scholars in particular have observed that by presenting traditionalism as an “apolitical” lifestyle choice, some influencers help normalize ideologies rooted in patriarchy, white supremacy, and rigid gender hierarchies.
Last year, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration "has been hearing out a chorus of ideas in recent weeks for persuading Americans to get married and have more children" and that one proposal shared with aides "would give a $5,000 cash 'baby bonus' to every American mother after delivery."
Some Trump administration officials are already advancing policies aimed at boosting family growth. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a father of nine, issued a memo prioritizing transportation funding for areas with higher birth and marriage rates—potentially shifting resources from urban transit to rural highways.
Vice President J.D. Vance has stated in multiple speeches that he wants Americans to have more babies. This focus on boosting the country’s birth rate aligns with broader policy shifts that prioritize families in federal funding decisions.
Vance said the U.S. needs “a culture that celebrates life at all stages, one that recognizes and truly believes that the benchmark of national success is not our GDP number or our stock market, but whether people feel that they can raise thriving and healthy families in our country."
These beliefs have been—unsurprisingly for MAGA—linked to white supremacy. Billionaire Elon Musk courted controversy in 2023 when he appeared at the far-right Atreju Festival in Rome. The event was hosted by the Brothers of Italy party of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a Trump administration ally.
Musk used his appearance as an opportunity to push the great replacement theory, a conspiracy theory that claims white European populations and their descendants are being demographically and culturally replaced with non-Europeans.
MAGA has also been very open about stripping women of their voting rights: take Brando Sorbo, the son of Hercules actor and Trump supporter Kevin Sorbo, who claimed last year that many young women have told him they regret the ratification of the 19th Amendment, arguing it set off a chain of negative consequences such as the legalization of abortion and the rise of feminism.
Most recently, the SAVE America Act, a measure backed by the Trump administration that would exercise more federal oversight over elections, has faced criticism because it complicates voting for individuals whose legal name does not match their birth certificate—often married women who have adopted their spouse’s last name.
All of this is pretty in your face—and McCain was called out for a post critics pointed out seems rather clueless.
Wake up and smell the coffee, Meghan.
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'Sesame Street' Shares Sweet Throwback Clip Of Late Rev. Jesse Jackson Empowering Kids With 'I Am Somebody' Chant
Feb 18, 2026
Reverend Jesse Jackson’s iconic “I Am Somebody” declaration once again resonated with audiences of all ages when Sesame Street revisited a 1972 episode featuring the civil rights leader reciting the poem with young viewers.
In the clip, a 31-year-old Jackson stands on the show’s familiar brownstone stoop, his Afro softly rounded beneath the studio lights. He wears a purple, white, and black striped shirt and a gold medallion bearing a high-relief profile of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a tribute resting squarely over his heart.
Around him, children of multiple races and ethnicities gather close, their faces lifted as he begins the chant that would become one of the defining affirmations of the civil rights era.
Jackson’s voice carries warmth and conviction as he calls out to his audience:
“I am somebody! I may be poor. But I am somebody. I may be young, but I am somebody.”
The camera widens to reveal a semicircle of boys and girls—Black, brown, and white—mirroring his cadence, the youthful embodiment of the multicultural Rainbow Coalition he would later build into a political force. Their response rises in unison, effortless and profound.
The children respond to Jackson’s call:
“I am Black! Brown! White! I speak a different language! But I must be respected! Protected! Never rejected! I am! God’s child! I am! Somebody!”
The timeless moment can be viewed below:
A simple message with big meaning: "I am somebody." We are grateful to Rev. Jesse Jackson for helping teach generations of children to believe in themselves and in one another. Thank you for being part of our neighborhood. 💛💚 pic.twitter.com/a7vWqUGOsh
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) February 17, 2026
The call-and-response was not mere television theater. By 1972, Jackson had already been leading variations of “I Am Somebody” at rallies and gatherings across the country.
A protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a rising leader within the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Jackson understood repetition as both prayer and protest—language that could fortify the spirit and focus a movement. The notion of “somebodiness” ran through the civil rights struggle that shaped his public life.
In 1968, Jackson stood with King in Memphis during the sanitation workers’ strike, where Black workers protested dangerous and discriminatory conditions after a worker was crushed to death in a garbage truck, prohibited from sheltering in the cab because of his race. Their placards declared, “I Am A Man”—a stark insistence on dignity in the face of systemic dehumanization.
King had articulated the spiritual and political stakes of that demand in Letter from Birmingham Jail:
“One is a force of complacency, made up in part of Negroes who, as a result of long years of oppression, are so drained of self-respect and a sense of ‘somebodiness’ that they have adjusted to segregation.”
King’s rhetoric often soared with theological and constitutional precision, while Jackson’s refrains marched to the beat—memorable, rhythmic, and accessible enough for even a smaller somebody to carry home one day.
And while chants cannot mend a fractured society, and children’s television cannot complete the unfinished work of justice, they can certainly arm young minds with language, confidence, and a sense of worth that endures long after the noise of political instability fades.
As the clip resurfaced online, viewers described it as a formative memory, proof that the lesson of “somebodiness” did not end on that brownstone stoop but traveled with them into adulthood, into protest lines, classrooms, boardrooms, and ballot boxes.
You can view the reactions below:
The clip’s resurgence comes as public broadcasting has endured relentless political pressure. During President Donald Trump’s administration, proposed budget cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) reignited debates over federal support for PBS and programs like Sesame Street. While the series now streams on Netflix, its roots in publicly funded educational television remain central to its identity.
As tributes continue to pour in, Jackson’s family revealed preliminary funeral plans for the longtime activist, who died at 84 following a lengthy illness with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease that causes a decline similar to Parkinson’s disease but more rapid.
Born in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1941, Jackson attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before transferring to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro. In 1964, he moved to Chicago to attend the Chicago Theological Seminary, the city that would become both his political base, home, and now his final resting place.
Jackson is expected to lie in state at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago. A memorial service will be held at a nearby church followed by a celebration of life at the coalition’s headquarters.
Jesse Jackson Jr., Jackson’s son, said:
“Dad would have wanted us to have a great meeting to discuss our differences, to find ways of moving forward and moving together, and if his life becomes a turning point in our national political discourse, amen.”
The family said it will work to accommodate the many mourners expected to attend what Jackson often called “great gathering meetings,” his preferred term for funerals.
It is a phrase that feels especially fitting for a man who spent his life convening crowds, whether on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at the helm of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, or on a brownstone stoop beside children learning to declare their worth.
Further details and service logistics will be shared at JesseJacksonLegacy.com.
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RFK Jr. Posts Bonkers Video Working Out Shirtless In Jeans With Kid Rock—And The Internet Can't
Feb 18, 2026
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had people rolling their eyes after he shared his new "Rock Out Work Out" video promoting the Make America Healthy Again (MAGA) movement that features him and far-right singer Kid Rock working out shirtless and hanging out together.
At one point during the oddball video, the two men are shown drinking whole milk in a pool, a decision that follows the release of new federal dietary guidelines under the Trump administration that encourage consumption of full-fat dairy. Kennedy has even previously shared a video of himself drinking a glass of whole milk as a flex, footage that was amplified by the White House.
Writing on X, Kennedy announced:
"I've teamed up with Kid Rock to deliver two simple messages to the American people: GET ACTIVE + EAT REAL FOOD."
You can see his post below.
While there's no doubt that Kennedy is in shape, he—a known conspiracy theorist and prominent anti-vaxxer who has been called out regularly for false health claims—is truly the last person who people should listen to for health tips. He has even suggested that people shouldn't listen to him at all, oddly enough, saying people shouldn't look to him for "medical advice."
People were not impressed.
Kennedy previously faced considerable online mockery for flaunting his own body for his political campaign.
In 2023, Kennedy—who at the time ran as an independent candidate—shared a video of himself performing push-ups accompanied by a caption that suggested he was preparing for debates with then-President Joe Biden. The video was followed by another post featuring Kennedy Jr. lifting weights, showcasing his dedication to physical fitness.
He later celebrated his son Conor's 29th birthday by sharing a photo of himself standing next to a shirtless Conor in what critics said was an attempt to gain attention and support for his campaign by highlighting his son's physical appearance, particularly his well-defined abs.
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