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Jasmine Crockett torched for honoring singer with notorious history of violence: ‘Completely vile’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who recently lost her Senate bid, is facing online backlash after she honored music artist Chris Brown by entering him into the congressional record this past weekend.
«Now, y’all know, I tend to get in trouble every once in a while. I’m a make this real quick. I need to know who run it! So is Dallas in the building?» Crockett said as she took the stage alongside Brown on Saturday evening.
«Let’s give it up for Chris Brown,» she added to applause from the audience.
The moment drew scrutiny from viewers online, raising questions about Crockett’s status as a lawmaker and whether it should be used to celebrate Brown, someone with a history of domestic violence.
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Among other instances of misconduct, Brown pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony assault after he attacked his then-girlfriend and famous singer, Rihanna. Many images of her injuries were made public, sparking intense condemnation from the music industry. His violence, however, wouldn’t stop there. He was involved in a 2013 altercation with Frank Ocean, another singer, and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge that same year. In 2017, another ex-girlfriend was granted a domestic violence restraining order against him after she alleged physical abuse.
Most recently, Brown pleaded guilty to charges of striking producer Abe Diaw twice in the head with a glass tequila bottle in July 2023. He is expected to receive a sentence in October for a separate charge for affray, a criminal charge in English law for unlawfully threatening violence against another person.
Andrew Kerr, an investigative reporter with the Washington Free Beacon, quickly noted Brown’s past in a post to X after news of Crockett’s tribute began to spread online.
«Kamala Harris-endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett uses her congressional authority to honor Chris Brown, the rapper best known for beating ever-living s— out of Rihanna in 2009,» Kerr wrote.
Shannon Watts, a Democratic activist and political commentator, also pointed out Brown’s storied past.
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«Chris Brown pled guilty to felony assault after brutally attacking Rihanna. Another ex, Karrueche Tran, later obtained a five-year restraining order after testifying that he abused and threatened her. He has also faced multiple allegations of violence and sexual assault against other women,» Watts wrote.
Crockett’s member statement, a form of recognition that lawmakers can have entered into the congressional record without any vote, recognizes «the artistry of Chris Brown and Usher Raymond.»
On stage on Saturday, Crockett framed her member statement as a way to recognize two key artists who had helped shape contemporary R&B and pop music, especially for the Black community.
«I know it’s almost Sunday, so I wanna be clear. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. And right now, we are experiencing Black joy to the highest level, and I wanted to make sure we document that in the Congressional Record,» Crockett said.
But Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross believes that the moment was a political miscalculation, coming across as ignorant of the challenges in the Black community.
«Chris Brown has a problem, and several folks beyond Rihanna have met his violent rage. It’s well-documented. This was a ridiculous move by Crockett,» she wrote on X.
«Also, when Black women suffer [domestic violence] at the highest rates and often fatally, this was tone deaf as hell,» she added.
Eric Michael Garcia, the D.C. bureau chief of the Independent, echoed Cross’ thinking.
«Absolutely disgusting to see Jasmine Crockett platform and honor an abuser of women. Just completely vile,» Garcia wrote in a post of his own.
Dan Winslow, a New York Times bestselling author, hinted that the moment had changed his view of her.
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«CHRIS BROWN plead guilty to beating Rihanna. It was a horrific and savage beating. Crockett thought he deserved to be honored. Absolutely disgusting behavior. I am glad she lost. I will never support her again,» Winslow wrote.
In response to the public backlash, Brown posted a response to his Instagram account, pleading to be left alone and expressing displeasure at Crockett having put him in the spotlight.
«Funny thing is… YALL CAME TO ME WITH THIS! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I was minding my own d-mn business. My shows in Dallas were already sold out. I ain’t asked to be honored because I knew some sh-t like this would happen… I have an idea how about y’all leave me the f— alone and let me focus on the fans that spent their money to actually see and support me,» Brown wrote.
Having decided to give up her seat to pursue a Senate bid, Crockett will not be returning to the U.S. House of Representatives at the start of the next congress after she lost to James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in the Lone Star State.
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Flock CEO, tech rivals called to testify before senators over AI camera privacy concerns
FIRST ON FOX: The CEOs of four companies, including Flock Safety, are being called to testify before a Senate panel next week as lawmakers look to crack down on AI-powered surveillance camera tracking Americans’ movements, Digital has learned.
A number of lawmakers and several governors have called for investigations into alleged privacy violations regarding the handling of images and data generated by AI-backed surveillance cameras.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing titled «Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network» on Sept. 23.
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«Americans do not surrender their privacy rights when they drive to work, drop their kids off at school, or go to church,» subcommittee Chairman Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Digital in a statement. «I’m investigating these companies to determine WHO has access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ data – and what they’re doing with it.»
Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprise Inc., Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola Solutions, and Filip Kaliszan, CEO of Verkada, have all been invited to testify before the committee.
Digital reached out to the four companies invited to testify.
AI-powered surveillance cameras have been heavily scrutinized by lawmakers over concerns that the cameras track individuals’ movements without reason, regardless of whether a crime is being committed.
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A number of politicians have taken action against the devices, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordering the removal of all license plate reader cameras from Florida state roads and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordering all state agencies to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras.
Flock Safety cameras, along with other similar brands and technology, use artificial intelligence to automatically track and identify vehicles and license plates for local law enforcement use. Nationwide concern has grown about whether the AI-backed system should be allowed to track the movement of vehicles without a warrant or the consent of drivers.
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A total of about 120,000 Flock Safety cameras are operating in the U.S. in every state except Alaska.
Opposition to Flock Safety cameras has created an unlikely political overlap, with Republicans and far-left activists criticizing the technology for very different reasons. Republican lawmakers have largely centered their objections on privacy rights, government overreach and warrantless surveillance, while socialist and communist organizers have incorporated the cameras into broader campaigns opposing artificial intelligence, law enforcement, immigration enforcement, data center development and what they describe as an emerging «police state» or «AI surveillance state.»
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he supports the idea of Flock Safety cameras «because of law enforcement» and the aid AI-powered cameras provide to police and local law enforcement.
Over the last year, several far-left organizations tied to a network funded by Shanghai-based tech businessman Neville Roy Singham have organized local opposition to Flock Safety cameras while simultaneously campaigning against new data center projects. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders have continued to champion data center construction as part of the administration’s broader technology and infrastructure agenda.
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The Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Denver chapter teamed up with Indivisible and the far-left Sunrise Movement in May to promote a public forum focused on the alleged link between data centers and mass surveillance, contending that both exist to serve billionaires instead of everyday communities.
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The Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Tucson chapter joined «deFLOCK Tucson» and the «No Desert Data Center Coalition» on July 25 for a gathering dubbed «It’s ALL Connected,» held at the Global Justice Center on E. 26th Street.
Event advertisements posed a question about what mass surveillance, data centers and electricity have in common, responding with a single message: «IT’S ALL CONNECTED.»
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Fuerte respuesta de un diputado conservador de Gran Bretaña a Trump en medio de la tensión por Malvinas: “No seas tonto”
El portavoz de Asuntos Exteriores del Partido Conservador británico, Tom Tugendhat, le respondió a Donald Trump por sus declaraciones sobre las Islas Malvinas y la reunificación de Irlanda. El dirigente sostuvo que el presidente de Estados Unidos busca atraer votos con sus dichos y lanzó una frase directa: “Vamos, amigo, no seas tonto”.
Tugendhat, diputado conservador por Tonbridge, en Kent, ocupa desde principios de septiembre el cargo de portavoz de Asuntos Exteriores de su partido. En una entrevista con el programa Political Thinking, de la BBC, cuestionó que Trump haya puesto en duda la posición histórica de Estados Unidos sobre las Malvinas. “Esta es su política, no la nuestra”, afirmó.
Trump había dicho que la postura de Estados Unidos sobre la soberanía del Reino Unido en las islas es “una de las muchas” que su gobierno está revisando. También dejó abierta la posibilidad de que Washington no apoyara a Londres ante un eventual conflicto futuro con la Argentina. Sus declaraciones generaron preocupación en sectores políticos británicos.
La postura británica sobre las islas
La posición británica sobre las islas volvió a quedar en el centro de la discusión después de los dichos del presidente estadounidense. Reino Unido y la Argentina mantienen un reclamo de soberanía sobre las Malvinas, décadas después de la guerra de 1982.
En las últimas semanas también hubo cruces entre Londres y Buenos Aires. El presidente argentino sostuvo que existen “vientos de cambio” que favorecen el reclamo argentino y advirtió que aplicará sanciones económicas a empresas que exploten petróleo cerca de las islas.
El canciller británico, Ed Miliband, respondió que la posición de su país sobre las Malvinas es “inquebrantable”. Además, afirmó que las islas seguirán bajo control británico porque esa es, según Londres, la posición de la mayoría de sus habitantes.
La líder del Partido Conservador, Kemi Badenoch, también defendió esa postura. “Las Islas Malvinas son británicas”, sostuvo, y remarcó la importancia de mantener el vínculo del Reino Unido con el territorio. Además, afirmó: “Gran Bretaña no se rinde ante matones”.
Tugendhat vinculó los dichos de Trump con las elecciones de Estados Unidos
El dirigente conservador interpretó que las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense responden a su estrategia política interna. Según explicó, Trump tiene elecciones de mitad de mandato en noviembre y busca mantener el respaldo de distintos sectores del electorado.
“Tiene elecciones en noviembre, sabe que tiene votos que ganar”, dijo Tugendhat. Para el legislador británico, los comentarios sobre las Malvinas forman parte de una serie de temas que Trump utiliza porque considera que pueden favorecerlo ante los votantes estadounidenses.
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‘Voters get to choose — just not the result’: Russia’s parliamentary election reaches occupied Ukraine
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Russian State Duma elections began Friday — the first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 — including in its occupied areas there, where Russia will look to reinforce the illusion of popular support for its full-scale invasion and annexation of eastern Ukraine.
OSCE election observers are not invited to monitor the outcome of the elections, a telling signal, critics say, that the Kremlin has no intentions of conducting free and fair elections.
«Russia’s refusal to invite an election observation mission seriously breaches its international commitments and shows a worrying disregard for democratic standards. Election observation is not optional — it is something that all OSCE participating States have agreed to, and it is a cornerstone of transparency and accountability,» OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Pere Joan Pons told Fox News Digital.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a Security Council meeting in Moscow on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov/Pool Sputnik Kremlin via AP)
Russia enacted strict censorship laws after the invasion, criminalizing any dissent about the operation or the armed forces and spreading misinformation about the war.
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As the Kremlin has tried to keep popular support in favor of its war against Ukraine, a Russian court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, a vocal critic and leader of one of Russia’s only opposition parties to over 11 years in a penal colony for criticizing the war. Prior to Shlosberg’s sentencing, Russia’s Supreme Court banned his opposition Yabloko Party from participating in September’s Duma elections.
There are nine parties on the list, all supportive of Putin, including the Kremlin’s own United Party in the elections, The Associated Press reported.
Shortly after Russia’s invasion in 2022, Moscow unilaterally annexed portions of occupied Ukrainian territory in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation allowing elections to take place in the occupied territories. Ukraine and the international community do not recognize Russian sovereignty over the occupied regions.
Elections in Russia, and by extension in the occupied territory, are seen by his critics as window-dressing opportunities used by Putin to highlight his narrative that the war in Ukraine and the annexation of Ukrainian territory was a legitimate and lawful action.
Keti Korkiya from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Russia Program told Fox News Digital that, «Russians are ready to support, symbolically, Putin, the Kremlin and the war, but if they have to pay a personal price, or even [an] economic price, they are unwilling to do that. That’s why Russia has not done another wave of mobilization.»
Firefighters put out the fire in a multi-story apartment building following a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Andrii Marienko/AP)
The upcoming elections, like most elections in Russia, will take place under a climate of pervasive fear and manipulation, not the freedom to exercise a democratic right, according to critics.
«It’s a total regime of terror,» Jaroslava Barbieri, research fellow at the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, told Fox News Digital.
The last time Russian elections were held in the occupied territories was in 2024, when Putin secured a fifth term in office, winning nearly 90% of the vote. Residents in occupied Ukraine were forced to acquire Russian passports, which is how authorities are able to compile lists of voters.
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A woman casts her ballot at a mobile polling station during early voting in Russia’s presidential election in Donetsk, Russian-occupied Ukraine, on March 14, 2024. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
«Election officials are escorted by Russian soldiers carrying ballot boxes door-to-door. Ostensibly framed as a security measure against Ukrainian partisan strikes, this is about direct intimidation, and it is a flagrant violation of international law,» Barbieri added.
President Vladimir Putin said in August that the State Duma elections will reaffirm Russia’s stability on the world stage, noting the election will highlight the «maturity» of Russia’s political system and resilience in the face of foreign aggression, according to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency.
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) approved new electoral regulations that will be implemented in occupied Ukraine. The Commission stressed the importance of early and at-home voting to prevent large gatherings which could be exploited by Ukrainian attacks.
Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs posted on X that preparations for overseas voting in Russia’s State Duma elections are nearly complete. It said there are 326 polling stations set up at Russian embassies and consulates in 152 countries.
Volodymyr Ariev, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, said people living in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories should boycott the staged Russian elections.
«Any sort of elections held in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories is illegal and a breach of international law. Ukraine will never recognize any person ‘elected’ as a member of Parliament in the temporarily occupied territories,» Ariev told Fox News Digital.
Ariev said people living in the occupied east should leave their homes and spend election day someplace else, to avoid being coerced into voting.
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Ivana Stradner, who focuses on Russian information security and influence operations at the FDD, says as Russia’s battlefield momentum stalls, the costs of war mount, and Ukraine brings the conflict to Russia’s doorstep, Putin is seeking political legitimacy this election.
«The State Duma elections give the Kremlin a chance to manufacture the appearance of public support… not only for United Russia, but for continuing Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. When the battlefield gets harder to sell, the ballot box becomes another way to sell the war,» Stradner told Fox News Digital.
A soldier fires a third-generation Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile system during a professional training session on Jan. 7, 2026, in Ukraine. (Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
In the 2024 presidential elections, the annexed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic delivered well above the current targeted 70% support, voting well over 90% for President Putin.
«Apparently, in Putin’s version of democracy, the voters get to choose… just not the result,» Stradner added. The three days of voting ends on September 20.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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