Day: August 17, 2025

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs Predicts Former WWE Colleague Linda McMahon to Successfully End Department of Education

Tom Pappert
Knox Mayor Glann Jacobs and Education Secretary Linda McMahon

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs last week offered his approval to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, who he predicted will successfully return control over education to state governments during a live stream with Matt and Terry Kibbe to promote his appearance in their new series, “Wrestling with Economics.”

Jacobs performed as the professional wrestler Kane for more than two decades, including for years at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where Linda McMahon served as the chief executive officer for much of the same period, and said his experience at WWE made him confident in her abilities.

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Refugee Group TIRRC Sues Tennessee to Obtain Names, Records of Illegal Immigrants Detained by ICE

Tom Pappert
TIRRC demonstration

One of the nonprofits currently “coordinating the provision” of the controversial “Belonging Fund,” announced in May to assist families of illegal immigrants amid deportations, filed a lawsuit last week against the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS), seeking to obtain records of those detained during the joint operation in May between Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), which operates under TDOSHS, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) filed its lawsuit against TDOSHS on Thursday, demanding the agency share unredacted Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) reports and video depicting the 196 illegal immigrants who were detained in May. 

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Commentary: Gen Z’s Journey Back to the Sacred

The Daily Signal
rosary

I’ve never felt more hopeful for the future of Western civilization than I did mere days ago, standing shoulder to shoulder with over 1 million Gen Zers from every corner of the globe, sandwiched together in the heart of Rome.

Over cheers, laughter, and euphoric singing and dancing, I witnessed a sea of young, vibrant souls in Saint Peter’s Square poised to change the world. This wasn’t just another rally—it was the Jubilee of Youth, a weeklong spiritual pilgrimage hosted by the Vatican drawing more than one million teenagers and young adults from some 146 nations.

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