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It’s the NFL’s offseason, and Tom Brady has been retired for three years, but the GOAT is still managing to make a whole lot of headlines.
As we previously reported, Brady is participating in a weird fake rivalry with Logan Paul that will likely lead to Brady stepping into the WWE ring.
And why would a living legend on par with Jordan or Gretzky stoop to the level of a Paul brother?
Well, one longtime NFL insider believes that this is just the first step in a much larger plan for the seven-time Super Bowl champ.
“I spoke yesterday about Tom Brady’s foray into the world of WWE, and I got an email from a reader that I think may have been more accurate than I initially wanted to admit,” journalist Mike Florio said on his podcast this week (via Radar Online).
“There are two ways of looking at this. One, it’s a sort of bizarre mid-life crisis for Tom Brady, it’s an exercise in ego, can’t get enough, got to do more.
“There’s also a chance it is part of a broader plan. Is Tom Brady trying to cosy up to the wrestling base when it comes to for running for office?” Florio continued, adding:
“I did research this morning and the idea of Tom Brady running for president is not some new thing.”
Yes, the “Idiocracy was a documentary” crowd has been validated once again, and the world of pro wrestling is now considered a viable path to the White House.
Florio noted that Brady has been mentioned as a potential presidential candidate many times in the past, most notably by Sam Bankman Fried — who is now serving a 25-year prison sentence.
Not the most auspicious start to Tom Terrific’s political career, but presidential campaigns have overcome a felony or two in the past.
Speculation surrounding Brady and the WWE intensified after his increasingly public feud with Logan Paul.
The rivalry began with Brady slapping the WWE star and influencer during Fanatics Fest before the pair exchanged more taunts during the FIFA World Cup final.
Brady has also openly admitted he’d be interested in stepping into the ring if WWE could come up with the right storyline, and multiple reports say discussions between the two sides are ongoing.
However, neither Brady nor WWE has officially announced any agreement.
According to Radar, former NFL executive Mike Lombardi believes a WWE run could help Brady develop the charisma and public speaking skills that often benefit political candidates.
Lombardi pointed to the entertainment world’s long history of producing politicians, arguing that performing before massive live audiences can be valuable preparation for public office.
He also suggested Brady’s carefully managed public image and enormous name recognition would make him a formidable candidate if he ever decided to enter politics.
For now, though, there is no indication that Brady plans to run for office. The presidency speculation remains just that: speculation.
At the moment, Brady appears focused on his broadcasting career with FOX Sports, his business ventures, and whatever may or may not be developing with WWE.
Whether those wrestling rumors eventually become reality remains to be seen.
As for a presidential campaign?
There are a few more barriers to success there. But clearly, Tom is in need of a challenge these days.
Tom Brady May Run For President Following WWE Stint, Claims NFL Insider was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Sometimes, we call the crimes that people commit against society’s most vulnerable “unspeakable.”
In this case, however, one adult woman could — and should — have taken action, including just speaking, to protect her child.
Instead, an Oklahoma mom has been convicted on seven counts after her 11-year-old daughter gave birth at home.
Her husband has already been sentenced. But his crimes would not have been possible without her help.
What happened to this child is a sequence of horrors
On Friday, July 17, Cherie Walker was convicted on one count of enabling child sexual abuse and six counts of child neglect.
Prosecutors have recommended a sentence of life in prison on each count.
Walker is currently awaiting sentencing.
The trial, which took place in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, included four days of testimony from emergency responders, law enforcement officers, medical professionals, Department of Human Services employees, and family members.
Sure enough, the jury convicted Walker on all 7 counts.
In August 2025, authorities learned that an 11-year-old girl had given birth inside the family home without any prenatal care or medical assistance.
They launched an investigation, for multiple obvious reasons.
DNA testing confirmed that Dustin Walker was the father.
In March, Dustin pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a child under 12 and six counts of child neglect.
He received a prison sentence of life for the CSA conviction. Additionally, he received consecutive prison terms for the neglect convictions.
He did not do this alone
Prosecutors alleged that Cherie knew that her husband was sexually abusing their daughter and failed to protect her.
Sometimes, parents in these cases argue that the predator kept it a secret from them.
(Some even genuinely convince themselves that they didn’t really know.)
But when an 11-year-old child gives birth, there is no longer any doubt about what has happened to the child. There is also generally a very narrow suspect pool.
Walker presumably had months of her daughter’s pregnancy to seek justice for her, to contact the authorities with the obvious evidence of her husband’s crimes. Instead, she forced her child to give birth without medical care, attempting to shield the monster in the house from harm.
In the course of the investigation, another adult has been charged.
Michelle Justus is the victim’s grandmother.
She has pleaded not guilty to a charge of child neglect.
Her trial was set to begin on Thursday, July 23. We do not yet know the results.
It is clear that many adults failed this child, as did society at large. Her life has been forever altered, as has the life of her baby. The least that we can do, now, is seek justice for her.
Oklahoma Mom Cherie Walker Convicted After 11-Year-Old Gives Birth to Husband’s Baby was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Kenny Chesney watched his life and career unfold before his eyes on Wednesday evening as he received a first look at his brand-new exhibit, Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The moment marked yet another milestone in what has already been a monumental year for the East Tennessee native. Just a few months ago, Chesney stood in the very same building celebrating his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Now, fans can experience a career-spanning exhibit that celebrates the moments that shaped his career.
Located just down the hall from the museum’s iconic rotunda, the exhibit gives fans a front-row seat to Chesney’s journey, from his childhood in East Tennessee and college years to his early days chasing a dream in Nashville. It also highlights his record-breaking stadium tours and the unforgettable live experiences he’s created for his legion of fans who proudly call themselves No Shoes Nation.
After touring the exhibit, Chesney joined his team, family, friends, and members of the music industry for a reception celebrating its opening, where he took a moment to reflect on what the experience meant to him.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young welcomed guests before introducing Chesney to the stage, applauding the superstar’s hands-on approach to every aspect of his career.
“Kenny Chesney may be a hillbilly rockstar, but he’s always in control,” Young pointed out. “His is the kind of spirit that combines exceptional musical talent and insatiable creativity, mixes them with a tried and true work ethic and inexhaustible drive and realizes a benchmark country music career like the world has seldom seen.”
Upon taking the stage, the “Carry On” singer admitted it felt a bit “strange” to see his life and career displayed behind glass, but he also shared how proud he was of the finished exhibit and how grateful he felt to have had the opportunity to create it alongside the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Like everything he takes on, Chesney approached the exhibit with the same dedication that has defined his career. He was deeply involved in the creative process, helping curate the artifacts and stories that bring his journey to life. After seeing it all come together, Chesney said what stood out most wasn’t a particular award, accomplishment, or milestone, it was remembering the incredible amount of fun he’s shared with his band and crew since they first hit the road together in November 1993.
“It’s really interesting to see your life laid out like that, like this, because I lived it once, but to see it again is really strange. But I’m very proud of it. The thing that I saw when I first walked in, and I see a lot of my band and crew here tonight, is the amount of fun that we’ve had. I went on the road, I can’t even believe I’m saying this. I went on the road the first time in November of 1993. It’s crazy to think about. And we are having just as much fun today as we did then. Just ask my band,” he said with a laugh.
“We all went to Maui last week for a video shoot and that was a lot of fun being had. So I’m really proud of that because music is supposed to be fun. And I truly believe that to go out there on stage every night and give energy and get that energy back is one of the most amazing feelings in the world. And the fact that we get to do that at the level that we’re doing it is one of, I think I speak for all my band and crew here. It’s one of the highlights. It is the highlight of my life. And to stand here in front of you guys tonight and to see all that displayed, all the color, all the energy, all the love that you’re going to see in this exhibit is everything that we have lived for 30 something years. And I’m very proud of it.”
Chesney thanked the people in the room who have supported him since the beginning. Before wrapping up his remarks, he once again reflected on the joy of life on the road and expressed his gratitude for everyone who has been part of the ride.
“I keep going back to it, but you get to see exactly how much fun we have had over the years on the road. And that is a lot of fun. Back before phones, it was great,’ He laughed. “But we’ve still found a way to have an absolute blast out there and to take what God has given us, which is the gift of music and creativity and spread that and share that with the world. And that has been one of the biggest gifts of my life. And the fact that you guys are here to see it and be a part of it, I really appreciate it.”
Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward is now open at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The career-spanning exhibit is included with regular museum admission and will remain on display through June 2027, giving fans nearly a year to explore Chesney’s journey.
The post Kenny Chesney Says The Best Part Of His New Country Music Hall Of Fame Exhibit Is Remembering ‘How Much Fun We’ve Had’ appeared first on Country Now.
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The Chilkoot River sockeye run arrived in a large surge last weekend, bringing the fish count at Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Chilkoot Weir to nearly six-times what it had been just 48 hours before.
As of Friday evening, roughly 3,000 sockeye had passed through the weir since it was installed at the end of May, a number below the historical average for mid-July.
When 6 p.m. hit, the start of the Friday evening shift for Fish and Game staff at the weir, that all changed. Over the three-hour counting period, an average of over 30 sockeye per minute came through the weir, totalling 6,500 fish, department salmon researcher Shelby Flemming said this week. A similar influx of fish continued the next day, with a small lull around midday.
All told, from Friday through Sunday, department staff counted 16,820 sockeye passing through the weir.
News of the sockeye arrival brought anglers and subsistence fishermen out in numbers. Fish and Game’s area sportfish biologist, John Whitinger, reported “hot” fishing around Letnikof Cove. “People pulling their subsistence nets out had sockeye bigger than I’ve ever seen,” he said. “People were telling me they had more fish than they even really needed.”
Amid the fishing frenzy, at least two boats capsized. One of the boats overturned Saturday and sank in Lutak Inlet. A second boat that capsized the next day was salvaged by borough staff. No one was hurt.
The first boat overturned Saturday mid-morning in Lutak Inlet, said Joanne Waterman, who was fishing from a nearby vessel.
Waterman said that while wind and seas were picking up, she and fishing partner Dean Heard saw a small skiff nearby sitting low in the water and a lone boater beginning to bail with a bucket.
Waterman and Heard assisted the other boat, which they found without power due to a subsistence net tangled in the prop.
“The boat took a couple of good waves over the back and it started to sink,” Waterman said. “(Boat owner Linda Huber) was hanging onto the boat and we got her into our boat and then backed off, because the wind was bumping our boats together.”
Huber was the lone person in the vessel, joined only by her dog, who Waterman said was wearing a personal flotation device and also was saved.
Haines Volunteer Fire Department chief Zak Overmyer said the department sent an ambulance to the scene, but Huber declined medical attention. Huber did not return calls seeking more information.
The second boat capsized Sunday afternoon in Lutak Inlet.
Haines resident Michael George said he was boating nearby when he saw the overturned skiff with a man hanging off.
George’s son, Siyel George, piloted a Zodiac his family had been towing toward the overturned boat and hoisted the stranded boater, who was not wearing a personal flotation device, out of the water. Another crewmember of the overturned boat had already swum to shore.
Michael George said the capsized boaters, who he did not know, told him they had rapidly taken on water over the stern of their boat. When he arrived at their boat, George said their subsistence net was underwater and snagged on their outboard motor.
Haines harbormaster Henry Pollan said he towed the empty boat on Sunday afternoon from the mouth of the Chilkoot River to the Lutak launch ramp.
The post Weekend sees surge of sockeye, capsized boats appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.
Garth Brooks is adding another city to his highly anticipated return to the arena stage. The “Blame It All On My Roots” Arena Tour set to launch next month in Indianapolis and then the country music icon will head to Denver, Colorado, for the tour’s second stop.
After seeing an overwhelming demand for the tour’s opening four-night run in Indianapolis, Brooks is expanding the “Blame It All On My Roots” Arena Tour with a newly announced stop in Denver.
Fans will first get to experience the show at Indiana’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse from August 20-23, followed by two nights at Denver’s Ball Arena on Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5.
The show will feature both end-stage and in-the-round seating, with all seats reserved. It’s important to note that in order to maintain Brooks’ mission of keeping ticket sales fair at a set price, there will be no presales or early box office opportunities. Instead, all tickets will become available at the same time.
Brooks has made the decision to oversee ticket prices himself, ensuring that every one of his supporters, regardless of their financial situation, will have the option to come see his show at an affordable price.
“We have always chosen to do the one overall ticket price simply based on this thought: Where you sit in the arena shouldn’t depend on how much you can afford,” he says. “It should be all just luck of the draw.”
Purchases will be limited to eight tickets per transaction, and fans are encouraged to log into their Ticketmaster accounts ahead of time to ensure they are ready when tickets go on sale.
General on sale begins Friday, July 31 at 10:00 AM/MT HERE or through the Ticketmaster App. Every seat in the house will be priced at $155.25 ($140 ticket price + $5.25 Facility Fee + $10.00 Service Charge).
The “Blame It All On My Roots” Arena Tour will bring Garth Brooks’ biggest hits back to the rooms where it all started. These highly anticipated shows will also introduce Killer Live, a groundbreaking new approach to live recording that continues Brooks’ tradition of capturing major moments in real time.
“BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS” ARENA TOUR DATES:
Thursday, August 20 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Friday, August 21 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Saturday, August 22 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Sunday, August 23 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Matinee)
Friday, September 4 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena [JUST ANNOUNCED]
Saturday, September 5 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena [JUST ANNOUNCED]
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By: Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
A Native-led voter mobilization group is working to boost Alaska Native voter education and turnout this election season.
Get Out the Native Vote is a non-partisan effort now underway to reach voters across the state’s vast and varied geography and get them to cast ballots in the primary elections on August 18 and the midterm elections on November 3.
Alaska Native voters make up roughly one in four Alaskan voters, said Michelle Sparck, director of the initiative, who is Cup’ik from the Southwest village of Chevak. She said part of voter education is raising awareness of when Alaska Native voters came out in force and reached a peak voter turnout of 66% in 1982. Some regions had nearly 80% voter turnout, Sparck said. That’s when decisions on subsistence policy, abortion and moving the Alaska State Capitol from Juneau were on the ballot.
“I call it the birth of the Alaska Native super voter. That generation made it a cultural value,” she said. “With that political capital that the 1980s generation built, they were able to own their sovereignty and self-determination tools.”
But voter turnout has declined significantly in the decades since. In the last election in 2024, 30% of Alaska Native voters cast their ballots. That meant Alaska Native voters made up 11% of state voters, according to data compiled by Sparck.
The mission of the campaign is to turn that decline around and reach historic highs again.
“This is what we’re capable of, and this is what this is our potential, and and I’m so excited to hold the mirror up to the communities because a lot of them really just had no idea what their performance is over the last, you know, 40-some years,” Sparck said.
“The challenge to the community is to say: own our power. We need to get out and vote,” she said. “Not should we go out and vote, we should make informed decisions.”
Get Out the Native Vote is supported by a partnership between the Alaska Federation of Natives, First Nations Institute and Cook Inlet Tribal Council with some funding from private foundations and the Carter Center, which was founded by former President Jimmy Carter. The campaign is collaborating with local, state and Tribal governments; regional Native corporations, organizations and service providers; schools; prisons and community groups to host voter education and outreach events around the state. Sparck spoke on a video call on Tuesday after returning from a voter outreach visit in Nome, and before heading to visit Utqiagvik, then the coastal community of Wainwright.
The August 18 primary falls within the summer subsistence fishing season, which is challenging for many people to find time to vote, Sparck said, but she’s found a helpful analogy.
“We’ve realized that if we describe primaries like basketball regionals, light bulbs go off their heads,” she said, smiling. “You have to win at regionals in order to make it to state. So a lot of people now know what primaries mean.”
Spark said 131 voting precincts in the state, more than a quarter, rely entirely on the U.S. Postal Service and air carriers to receive and mail their ballots.
Get Out the Native Vote working to make sure post offices are staffed, and helping the Alaska Division of Elections to recruit staff and volunteers so that each precinct has elections workers, bilingual poll workers and outreach workers to help with Native language translations. Sparck is also finding youth volunteers for a “Youth at the Booth” program, whose goal is to have two 17 and 18 year old volunteers assist at polling places and learn about elections in the process.
Particularly in the Arctic, the initiative is partnering with the North Slope Borough and local community leaders to make sure all precincts are staffed and open, in hopes of avoiding repeats of past election years where rural residents could not vote due to issues with staffing poll workers. In 2024, polling stations in rural villages of Wales and Kaktovik never opened. In Northwest and Western Alaska, voting hours were reduced in Marshall, Shaktoolik,Diomede and Kobuk. Primary ballots arrived late in at least 14 other Native villages.
“I get a lot of (precinct) chairs calling me before an election saying, ‘I don’t think I can do this.’ And we’re like, ‘You can do this. Your community can’t vote without you,’” she said. The organization’s goal is to have a well-staffed polling station in each village.
Alaska Native communities have also had the highest rates of rejected ballots, according to the Alaska Federation of Natives. One of the main issues is an incomplete witness signature on the ballot. In 2022, one in eight rural mail-in ballots were rejected, totalling more than 7,500 ballots rejected from rural Alaska.
A bipartisan elections bill that would have removed the witness signature requirement, among many other measures aimed at improving voting access, passed the Alaska State Legislature this year, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed it.
Between now and November, the campaign is working to distribute voter information, with guides on how to register, cast a ballot and find more information on state and federal candidates.
“So we’re trying to make things easier, but we’re building the plane as we’re flying it,” Sparck said. “You know, it’s still a work in progress, and we’re glad to have the alliances we have.”
This year, the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention, where thousands of people from across the state convene in Anchorage, will be held one week later than usual to accommodate early voting at City Hall across the street. “So we’re excited that we’re going to have an ability to send people across the street to go vote or drop off their absentee ballots,” Sparck said.
The campaign is planning to hold voter outreach events in Alaska Department of Corrections facilities where roughly 40% of incarcerated people awaiting trial and sentencing are eligible to vote. Organizers are also working with service provider organizations to reach people who are unhoused or housing insecure, as well as foster youth who are turning 18, and inform them about their voting rights.
“We try to recognize every avenue to access voters, and especially those that are low propensity or disenfranchised. We try to meet their needs in every way, so it doesn’t mean we’re doing it 24/7, but it means we are trying to dedicate time and create the allyship and coordination with organizations that are more intimate with those groups to to best deliver that,” she said.
Get Out The Native Vote shares outreach events and regional voting updates on their Facebook page, and website at aknativevote.com.
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No one in the extended family has been more outspoken after Joseph’s arrest than Amy.
She’s openly admitting that, with very few exceptions, she’s “no contact” with her uncle, aunt, and cousins.
Considering that her mom called for the Duggars to be investigated, that’s really no surprise.
Now, Amy says that she’s open to a dialogue with some of her cousins. But there are conditions.
‘There is no contact’
During an interview with Oxygen, the infamous Duggar cousin revealed that she is not in touch with Jim Bob, with Michelle, or with most of her cousins.
“I have heard nothing from them,” she confirmed.
“Absolutely, there is no contact,” Amy emphasized.
There are many reasons to go no contact with family who were once important to you. How the Duggars have responded to Josh and now Joseph’s arrests and related scandals is only one of them.
She added: “That is just something that I have put boundaries in place.”
Amy Duggar King exclusively told Oxygen she recently reached out to Joseph Duggar’s alleged victim to offer support. Joseph Duggar plead not guilty to all charges. https://t.co/kvRVyZ4xaf pic.twitter.com/fRlJANVxk8
— E! News (@enews) July 22, 2026
“I don’t know what they’re thinking,” Amy admitted with a bit of resignation.
“I don’t know really what’s going on on that side of the family,” she added.
“From what I see in the news that I’ve gathered, it’s heavy,” Amy assessed. “It’s really heavy.”
Beliefs among the Duggars likely range from denial to horror to, as we have mentioned in the past, the belief that sinister supernatural forces are attacking their family.
With that in mind, Amy remains in close contact with her cousin, Jill. Not so with Jill’s parents or most of her siblings.
She’s open to contact again, but only under certain conditions
“I would be open to a conversation with any of my cousins that are free and good people,” Amy clarified.
“I would love to connect with maybe some of the girls,” she expressed.
Amy set the condition: “However, they have to be able to have an open and honest conversation with me.”
“If you wanna get to know the real me, the door is open,” Amy reiterated. “but I’m gonna protect my son no matter what, from anyone and everyone I possibly can that I think might have some issues.”
She admitted: “So far, no one has really walked through it except for Jill. Jill and I are so extremely close.”
“Jill and I were in communication the second we found out,” Amy said of Joseph’s arrest for child sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl.
“I can’t describe the amount of pain that she has felt through all of the different scandals and all the different horrible things that have happened in our family,” she expressed.
Amy added: “My heart just goes out to her.”
She did clarify that she does not feel hatred towards her extended family. She wishes that they were healthy and good, but knows that they are not.
“I feel like the truth has always been so hard to find in my family,” Amy lamented. It seems unlikely that that cycle will break with most of her cousins any time soon.
Amy Duggar: I’m No Contact With the Duggars! If They Wanna Talk, I Have Conditions … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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