DOJ taunts media after Trump scores win in battleground-state ballot fight

The Department of Justice took aim at reporters it viewed as biased on social media on Wednesday after a federal judge sided with the government in a dispute over 2020 ballots and election materials it seized in Fulton County, Georgia, in January.

"Wrong again, MacFarlane," a DOJ communications account wrote in an X post, targeting a MeidasTouch journalist who had speculated the department’s arguments would fail to persuade the judge.

Judge J.P. Boulee had found in a 68-page order that Fulton County did not prove its rights were violated when the FBI seized more than 600 boxes of election records. Boulee, a Trump appointee, denied county officials’ request that the boxes be returned, handing the Trump administration a win in its broader fight to investigate the 2020 election and prompting DOJ to taunt media skeptics online.

"Sorry for your loss, Anna," the DOJ social media account wrote in a separate post about a Lawfare editor.

FBI AGENTS SEARCH ELECTION HUB IN FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

Boulee’s decision marked a win for the DOJ in its nationwide effort to investigate past elections in key battlegrounds that also include Arizona and Michigan, as Trump maintains that the 2020 election was tainted by widespread fraud and aggressively pushes for tighter election security measures ahead of the midterms.

The FBI had seized the boxes, which included 2020 ballots, from the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after obtaining a court-approved a search warrant. An underlying affidavit revealed the bureau was probing allegations of ballot irregularities and record-keeping failures in Georgia, a state Trump lost by a razor-thin margin to President Joe Biden that became ground zero for Trump's election fraud claims in the aftermath of 2020.

FBI SUBPOENAS 2020 ARIZONA VOTING DOCS AS FEDERAL PUSH INTO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION WIDENS

Democrats have widely criticized the investigation, including Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., who called it a continuation of a "sore loser's crusade" upon learning of the probe.

Fulton County Board of Commissioners chairman Robb Pitts, who is named in the litigation over the box seizure, previously called the investigation "yet another act of outrageous federal overreach designed to intimidate and to chill participation in elections. ... I will always stand up for our elections workers and for the truth."

NAACP ASKS JUDGE TO LIMIT HOW FEDS USE GEORGIA VOTER DATA SEIZED BY FBI

Pitts and other Fulton County officials had argued the box seizures were unlawful and that the government showed "callous disregard" for the county's constitutional rights. But Boulee rejected those claims while still acknowledging that the underlying affidavit was flawed and contained "troubling" statements.

"While the Affidavit was certainly far from perfect, this is not a situation where an officer left out all the facts that might undermine probable cause or where an officer intentionally lied," Boulee wrote, adding that he "cannot say that the Affidavit was so deficient that its shortcomings rise to the 'high[] threshold' of callous disregard."

Boulee relied in his decision on the fact that the investigation was still in an early phase and emphasized that federal authorities had obtained a valid warrant supported by an affidavit. The affidavit outlined allegations related to missing ballot images, inconsistent recount totals and chain-of-custody problems, among other potential issues.

In response to Boulee's order, Pitts said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital that he agreed with the judge's assessment that the affidavit was "defective" and "problematic." 

"But I strongly disagree with the judge’s denial of Fulton County’s request for the FBI to return the election records it wrongly seized on January 28," Pitts said, adding that county officials would "continue, as always, to stand by our election workers and the voters of Fulton County. We intend to vigorously pursue all available legal options."

Fox News Digital reached out to Lawfare and MeidasTouch for comment.

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Justin Baldoni's team claps back at Blake Lively declaring 'resounding victory' in settlement

Blake Lively went on offense after settling her lawsuit with "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni, asking a federal judge to award her potentially tens of millions of dollars.

In a new legal filing, obtained by Fox News Digital, Lively's legal team argued that Baldoni's dismissed $400 million defamation case was not only baseless but retaliatory. The 38-year-old actress accused Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and others of filing the countersuit to punish her for speaking out about alleged sexual harassment and misconduct.

Lively demanded a sweeping financial judgment that includes attorneys’ fees, triple damages for alleged harm and punitive damages aimed at penalizing what her attorneys described as an abuse of the legal system. The move marked a dramatic escalation in an already bitter legal battle, shifting the focus to retribution as Lively attempts to hold her opponents financially accountable.

"This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively," representatives for Lively told Fox News Digital. "By agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their right to appeal, Justin Baldoni and every individual defendant now face personal liability for abusing the legal system to silence and intimidate Ms. Lively."

BLAKE LIVELY AND JUSTIN BALDONI REACH SETTLEMENT IN ‘IT ENDS WITH US’ RETALIATION LAWSUIT

"And by admitting that Ms. Lively’s concerns 'deserved to be heard,' the defendants have ended once and for all the fiction that Ms. Lively 'fabricated' claims of sexual harassment and retaliation," the statement continued. "From day one, Blake Lively’s mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors. That mission continues."

A spokesperson for Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer parties pushed back sharply on Lively’s claims, framing the outcome of the broader case as a decisive win for their side and downplaying the significance of her latest filing.

"Let’s be clear, this is a win and total victory for the Wayfarer parties," Bryan Freedman told Fox News Digital. "The court had already dismissed 10 of Ms. Lively’s 13 claims, including every sexual harassment claim, every defamation claim, and all claims against the individual defendants. Ms. Lively voluntarily dismissed the rest. In our view, they settled because they knew they were going to lose in court. All that remains is a pending request for fees based on a very narrow issue that has been with the court since September 2025."

JUSTIN BALDONI'S $400M LAWSUIT AGAINST BLAKE LIVELY DISMISSED

Lively and Baldoni announced they had settled their nearly two-year legal battle in a joint statement shared Monday. The "It Ends With Us" stars were set to face off in court on May 18.

Baldoni and Lively first became embroiled in the legal back-and-forth after filming the Colleen Hoover-adapted film, "It Ends With Us." The "Gossip Girl" actress claimed she experienced sexual harassment on set and sued Baldoni in December 2024.

Lively detailed allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and more against Baldoni and film producer Jamey Heath in a complaint first filed with the California Civil Rights Department and later in federal court.

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Meanwhile, Baldoni insisted that Lively had "falsely" accused him in an attempt to repair her reputation following the fallout from the movie's press tour in his own $400 million defamation lawsuit. The actor's claims were later thrown out by a judge in June 2025.

After battling in court for the past year and a half, a federal judge allowed Lively's retaliation claims to move forward in the high-profile Hollywood lawsuit highlighting what she claimed was a coordinated effort by powerful insiders to manipulate public opinion and destroy the actress' reputation.

However, Judge Lewis J. Liman tossed the majority of Lively's allegations against Baldoni, including the sexual harassment and defamation accusations. The judge's ruling dramatically narrowed the case to focus only on the actress' retaliation claims and a breach of contract claim weeks before the trial was set to begin.

Lively and Baldoni's notice of settlement, filed Thursday, signaled the two had reached a final resolution — ensuring that the same allegations cannot be brought back before the court again.

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Best friend booted from wedding for bride's bachelorette cheating, sugar daddy has money troubles & Reno Ruth

I don’t know what it is today, but it took a lot of caffeine to get me going this morning. It could be the rain. It could be the realization that we might have lost a real NFL love story with all the alleged Russini-Vrabel stuff.

It could be pure exhaustion from last week's claim from Ray J that he's slept with 12,500 women. That number is outrageous and the headline alone, no matter how ridiculous it is, tires me out.

I'm not even going to try to do the math or take a deep dive into how he arrives at that number. I'm going to ignore how insane it is and store that knowledge of Ray J's claim as though it's a fact.

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We have to keep things moving. It's Thursday, I'm caffeinated up to my eyeballs, and currently ignoring several messages. It's the perfect setting for the latest True Romance.

We have a bachelorette trip cheating story that somehow turns on the Maid of Honor.

We're going to look at a sugar daddy with money troubles and mood killers during foreplay. But the real treat this week comes from Reno Ruth, who sets me straight. She has a story of True Romance to share.

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The maid of honor and bride's best friend of 7 years didn’t end up attending the wedding after a bachelorette trip to Nashville. As she describes it, the bride was engaged to an awful man and was chasing a certain "rich" lifestyle.

The couple preparing to walk down the aisle met on a dating app, and he "love bombed" her right away. It was love at first sight. The first sight of money that her friend's now-husband had flashed, that is.

She was now set "to chase the traditional dream of perfect life, wife, and kids at 30," the fired maid of honor wrote on Reddit.

As part of her duties as the maid of honor, she set everything up for the bachelorette trip. She invited her close friends, a close friend of the groom and the groom's sister.

"At first, J (the groom) was hesitant about her going on this bachelorette as he’s extremely insecure, but she managed to convince him to let her go. I, on the other hand, managed to convince the group to cover the travel expenses for the Bride," she explained.

The bride-to-be, during the festivities, started saying things like she was only with her fiancé for his money and that she was not attracted to him. She tossed her engagement ring into her purse, told people they were on a "girls trip," then proceeded to enjoy herself.

Some may conclude that she enjoyed herself a little too much. The best friend admitted that she could have stopped her, but didn’t. Not when she acted like it was a girls trip and not when she popped off her ring.

Then she found the future bride at the bar with an attractive stranger. One thing led to another and when the other ladies called it a night, she ended up going to the attractive stranger's hotel.

"I stayed with the bride to make sure she got home safe," she wrote. "Instead, she propositioned me to a threesome with this stranger, and while I declined, I did follow her to the hotel, and waited in the lobby while she did the deed."

The next day, the group went back out and the groom's friend started to get suspicious when the attractive stranger showed up again. The bride's panic about what had gone on during the trip didn’t set in until they were heading back home.

The best friend gave her two options. She can tell the groom what happened and cancel the wedding, or she can take the infidelity to her grave with her and carry on as if nothing happened.

The bride chose a third option. She told her future husband most of the story, enough for him to get mad and kick her out for a period of time, and placed the blame on the best friend, claiming she was a "bad influence."

The couple manages to smooth things over and kick the maid of honor out of the wedding. They end up tying the knot and plan to live happily ever after without the bride's best friend in their life.

Talk about going out with a bang before getting married. Now you might find this surprising, but I'm on the bride's side here. She can’t have a best friend around who tells her after a wild trip that there's only two options.

She needs someone by her side willing to do serious brainstorming. I don’t blame her for pushing the best friend under the bus.

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On paper, a sugar daddy with money problems would appear to be an issue. But lucky for this young lady, the game of life doesn’t play out on paper.

Will it become an issue down the road at some point? I'm sure it will, but those are problems for another day. This sugar daddy isn’t stopping his spending.

She's been casually dating the older, wealthy man (maybe not as wealthy as he once was) for a year. She says that she genuinely likes him and wouldn’t be dating him if that wasn’t the case. The gifts, trips, fancy meals, and everything are apparently a bonus.

"I found out recently that he made some poor business decisions and is actually deeply in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy," she wrote to Slate.

"I told him that he can stop spending so much money on me, but he insisted that our relationship helps him take his mind off the major stressors in his life. He wants things to continue as usual and for me to not worry about his financial situation at all."

Can we give this guy a round of applause? It's not smart. It's more than likely going to make it more difficult for him to climb out of the hole he's dug for himself, and he's head down, full steam ahead, like nothing has changed.

She's feeling guilty for allowing him to continue to spoil her when she knows he's got some money problems, but I don’t hear any plans for issuing an ultimatum.

This is love. If she can ignore his reckless spending and pretend like everything is just fine, she might be the one.

This week one of the hot topics in the cesspool of Reddit was mood killers when things are just starting to heat up. You have the classics like having the wrong name called out and there are some truly bizarre ones with body parts being used as radio dials. Here are some ways to kill the mood:

- Reno Ruth writes:

Hi there. As you are on Fox News I’m hoping that you’re thinking person. 

Do you really want to know true romance? My husband and I will have been married 52 years 1st of June. We have been here for each other through many tough times, including some life-threatening, through thick and through thin, through times when we had no money to times when we could afford exactly what we wanted.

We met when we were not quite 20, dated without sex and married two years later. That’s true romance. It’s waking up in the morning and knowing that somebody is there who has your back no matter what,is your safe place in the world, and who wants the very best for you and will sacrifice their own interests to help you get what you want. That’s true romance, True romance is seeing him go off on a three week motorcycle trip because you trust him totally and you know he would never cheat on you. I can trust him completely with my very life, with my heart and with my body.

Try talking about some of those things for a change! Show the world what real true romance is!

Happily married,

Reno Ruth

SeanJo

First off, thanks for overestimating me. It means a lot.

All joking aside, I appreciate you reaching out and sharing your story of "real true romance." Congratulations on almost 52 years of marriage.

Obviously, this column normally dives into what you may call the more absurd side of romance, but stories from the other side are always welcome. Thanks for sharing yours, Reno Ruth. Here's to another 52 years.

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That's all I have this week. I'll see everyone again next Thursday. If you're feeling inspired by Reno Ruth to share your own story of True Romance, please do so. You can reach out, anonymously if you prefer, at sean.joseph@outkick.com. Also, go follow along on Twitter and on Facebook. The DMs are always open.

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Spencer Pratt is standout LA mayoral candidate in debut debate performance: '10/10 no notes'

Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, running in a three-person race for Los Angeles mayor, received rave reviews following his performance during Wednesday night’s NBC affiliate debate.

Pratt is facing incumbent Karen Bass, a former Democratic congresswoman, and socialist Councilwoman Nithya Raman of the Sherman Oaks district in the officially nonpartisan race, where issues of crime, immigration-related conflicts and response to devastating wildfires remain on Angelenos’ minds.

Conservative commentator Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, appeared ecstatic at Pratt’s performance.

"This is not hyperbole," she said on X. "Spencer Pratt is the blueprint for how my generation of older millennials needs to communicate and present their ideas and campaign messaging when running for office."

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"He is 10/10 no notes. Absolute raw talent. Killed the debate."

Other observers, including TownHall columnist Dustin Grage, homed in on a moment in which Pratt gave a one-word answer to a yes-or-no question on noncitizen voting policies, while Bass and Raman offered commentaries that critics called "word salad."

Pratt told the moderator "no" when asked about Hollywood-area Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez’ proposed ballot motion to allow noncitizens to vote in the city.

"Wow, the moderator asked a simple yes or no question in the LA Mayor’s Debate. Should noncitizens be able to vote in local elections? Spencer Pratt: 'No.' Karen Bass: Word salad. Nithya Raman: Word salad," Grage said.

Other respondents on X shared memes favoring clips of Pratt’s responses to questions, including a much-utilized GIF of Chris Tucker and Ice Cube reeling back and shouting, "Damn."

In the Los Angeles Times, columnist Gustavo Arellano said Pratt "mostly succeeded" at the debate but came off as a boisterous bro with enough charm to call himself ‘humble’ without coming off as obnoxious.

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"He was light on specifics, other than saying he was going to do better than the others and that he would prioritize public safety above all. Instead, he was the one person on stage who used anecdotes to sell himself, citing conversations about abused animals, downtown workers too afraid to eat outside and film producers hiring local gang members to keep their shoots safe," Arellano wrote.

In a more favorable review, California Post writer Joel Pollak said Pratt was treated "like the beggar at the feast" by moderators but still became the "strongest personality" on the stage and surprised by creating an image of a "solid, big-city mayor" despite his political amateurism.

"You knew he would talk about Karen Bass’ failure in the fire. But what impressed most was his fluency with other issues, from crime to housing," Pollak said.

Political commentator Steve Guest called Pratt’s fire-related critique of Bass an "amazing moment."

"Spencer Pratt just torched Karen Bass on live TV," he said.

A similar fire-related moment was a "mic drop," according to Florida Politics editor Eric L. Daugherty.

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OutKick readers sound off: Five more famous rock band replacements we might have missed

We asked and you delivered!

This past weekend, my good buddy Matt Reigle and I put together a list of six bands who got better or more successful after replacing original members.

Now that there is a dedicated comments section to our articles, we were able to see plenty of our readers sound off on who we missed, so now we are going to go through some of the most discussed omissions, according to you, our dear readers.

Without further ado, let's right some wrongs!

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When Journey formed in San Francisco in 1973, they did so with Gregg Rolie pulling double duty on keyboards and lead vocals.

The band spent the next few years toiling away as a jazz fusion group, but when they finally decided to make a change and bring in a dedicated vocalist to allow Rolie to focus solely on keyboard duties, they had no idea the diminutive Steve Perry (no relation) would be the key to unlocking their success.

Every massive hit Journey has ever produced has been with Perry at the helm, and they certainly owe their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and millions of albums sold to their front man.

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The '80s wouldn't have been the same without the marriage of Steve Perry and Journey, so they deserve a spot on this list.

This one pains me as a Roth-era Van Halen fan, but there is no denying the band found incredible radio success with new frontman Sammy Hagar in the fold.

It could be argued Van Halen was the biggest act in the world by 1985, so it came as a complete shock when they decided to jettison their acrobatic lead singer and go back to the drawing board.

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With hits like "Panama," "Jump" and "Hot for Teacher" catapulting them to superstar status, it was thought that no one would be able to fill the shoes left by Diamond Dave.

Enter Sammy Hagar, the fuzzy-headed solo act behind radio staples like "I Can't Drive 55" and "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy," and the rest is rock history.

With a slew of radio-friendly hits over the next decade, it's safe to say "Van Hagar" didn't miss a beat with the new guy behind the microphone.

I love both iterations of the band, and while it's hard to argue the band got "better" with Hagar in tow, they were certainly able to at least replicate their success from the '70s and early '80s.

Most of you reading this know Fleetwood Mac thanks to their monster pop efforts from the mid to late '70s like "Rumours" as well as their 1975 self-titled album.

What you may not know is the band started as a blues rock outfit in the late 60s with a man named Peter Green taking lead vocal duties.

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Green exited in 1970 and the band entered a transitional period before settling on the singer/songwriter duo of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

Nicks and Buckingham's penchant for brilliant and catchy melodies coupled with their creative and romantic tensions made Fleetwood Mac a musical tour de force, and the band became one of the most successful acts of the 1970s.

You couldn't go five minutes without hearing songs like "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams" or "Don't Stop" while flipping through your radio dial, and the addition of the on-again, off-again lovers is a big reason for that.

The Eagles were already one of the most popular bands in America by 1975, so much so that they had a greatest hits album from that year that would go on to be one of the best-selling records of all time.

How do you improve upon that success?

Well, you go out and get Joe Walsh to replace one of your guitarists and then lay down what is, perhaps, the most iconic rock song in music history.

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When tensions started to arise between guitarist and founding member Bernie Leadon and the rest of the group, The Eagles put out a "help wanted" sign and ended up with solo act Joe Walsh.

With Walsh on board, the quintet would release two of their most critically and commercially successful albums in their discography, "Hotel California" and "Long Run."

The title track for the former also contains one of the most recognizable guitar solos of the 20th century, courtesy of Walsh and Don Felder.

Just for that contribution alone, Walsh would have found his way onto this list.

If there was one band who got mentioned more than any other in the comments section of our previous article, it was Pink Floyd.

I caught a lot of flak for not including them (though if you took the time to watch our video, we included them in our honorable mentions, but I digress), so here I am to make amends.

It was a crying shame not including the great David Gilmour in our article of band replacements, because he might be the most notable of them all.

Never has there been a more drastic change in trajectory for a band than when Gilmour stepped in for the mercurial Syd Barrett.

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Under Barrett's lead, the band was a psychedelic outfit that had potential but was a little too eclectic to ever make it to the universal heights they would achieve in their later years.

Gilmour's iconic guitar sound and smooth vocals paired perfectly with the songwriting chops of bassist Roger Waters, and although the two can't stand each other, they made some of the most iconic music in history.

Pink Floyd is arguably one of the most popular and influential rock bands of all time, and they wouldn't hold that distinction if it weren't for the addition of David Gilmour.

I will take my lumps like a man for not including this one on our list. Gilmour is a legend and deserves his place among the pantheon of great rock replacements.

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Seattle mayor’s Starbucks boycott call slammed by local radio host as coffee giant adds Nashville-based roles

A local radio host accused Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, of irking Starbucks by calling for a boycott ahead of the hometown company’s decision to open a new hub in Nashville. 

Starbucks has appeared to lessen its presence in Seattle, acknowledging in March it would be closing five additional stores in the city. That move follows several closures in 2025, including the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill, as the coffee giant plans to add or relocate 2,000 jobs to Nashville. 

Last year, Mayor Wilson declared at a barista picket line, "I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either," according to The Seattle Times. The paper called it a "gaffe" to suggest locals should boycott the hometown company and KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott seems to agree. 

WHY STARBUCKS PICKED NASHVILLE OVER SEATTLE FOR EXPANSION, ACCORDING TO LOCAL BUSINESS REPORTER

"The comment about, ‘I’m not buying Starbucks, and neither should you,’ should have never happened. That should have never happened with the leader," Scott said on "The Gee and Ursula Show." 

"I’m not saying that the mayor of Seattle is the reason that Starbucks is doing this," he continued. "I’m saying that there should have been a grown-up discussion and conversation."

Gee also compared Seattle’s treatment of businesses to other cities, such as Nashville and Austin. 

"Sometimes when you are in a relationship, and some of you maybe have been in a relationship where you could not afford to move, and somebody just talked bad to you any kind of way, or you’re at a job where you have to constantly come in and you don’t feel appreciated, but you don’t have another job or other options, so you have to stick it out in that job. You have to be careful the way you talk to somebody that actually has an opportunity to leave," Gee said. 

KIRO host Ursula Reutin added, "There are other cities that are waking up, or have woken up, and have said, ‘Hey, we’re going to compete for this business.’"

Mayor Wilson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. 

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Wilson also famously sparked a social media firestorm after she dismissed reports that millionaires are fleeing Washington state due to taxes and various far-left policies.

While speaking at a forum at Seattle University earlier this month, the new Democratic mayor said, "I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are like super overblown."

"And the ones that leave, like, bye," she continued, waving her hand and laughing. Though the line drew laughs and applause from those in the auditorium, it did not go over as well online, as conservatives quickly blasted the new Seattle mayor.

"The Nashville office will be a complement to our global and North America headquarters in Seattle where we will maintain a large presence," Starbucks chief partner officer Sara Kelly previously told Fox News Digital. 

WASHINGTON BUSINESS OWNERS FEAR SOCIALIST ‘MILLIONAIRES TAX’ IS DRIVING BUSINESSES OUT — AND THEY’RE NEXT

"Over the next five years, we expect to have 2,000 support jobs located in Nashville. The majority of our support teams continue to be based here in Seattle," Kelly added. "Nashville-based roles will include a combination of net new roles being created to support growth, some in-sourcing as we move some work from contract workers and professional service providers to full-time Starbucks partner roles, and in some cases, moving select teams from Seattle to Nashville as we did recently with our Sourcing teams."

Wilson shocked many political observers when she was elected Seattle's mayor last year, and many chalked up her victory to her ability to tap into a similar voting bloc that democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani used on his way to becoming New York City's mayor.

Fox News Digital’s Rachel del Guidice and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report. 

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Ballmaxxing is "electrifying, addictive, euphoric and transcendental" according to those pursuing bigger balls

If we're going to have looksmaxxing, we might as well have ballmaxxing too, am I right? To be clear, I'm not advocating that either should be a thing, but since nobody is putting a stop to the one, why not have the other?

Looksmaxxing is a bizarre "online self-improvement practice," according to Wikipedia. It's focused on the process of maximizing one's physical attractiveness. Now ballmaxxing is slightly different from that.

Ballmaxxing is all about going for the biggest balls possible. Why? Who really knows, but it's here and, according to Men's Health, there are some who have been wrapped up in the pursuit of bigger balls for many years.

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A 57-year-old man by the name of Marcus told the men's lifestyle magazine that he's been obsessed with making his balls bigger for decades. It's a "passion he thinks grew out of the comic books he’d read as a child."

By his own measurements, his scrotum is "bigger than a mango" at 14.5 inches. He has managed to grow it to that size by injecting a surgical lubricant called Surgilube.

Why? He's not sure. But he's learned a few things along the way. He said, "I'm astonished at how flexible the testicles are. They just expand."

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Fascinating. Not only that there's someone out there doing that, but that he's not alone. Men's Health reports there's a subreddit for "saline inflation" that has more than 8,700 members.

They are, of course, sharing their own ballmaxxing journeys with one another. A journey described by Jack, 31, who told Men's Health, "Nothing really matches experiencing it yourself."

The blue-collar worker added, "You have to talk yourself into doing it, find the time, get everything prepped, and then sit there for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half while it takes effect."

There's a "burning sensation" that is apparently part of the whole experience. An experience that has been described as "electrifying, addictive, euphoric and transcendental."

One may come to the conclusion that perhaps they have too much free time on their hands if they're pumping saline into their balls for fun. I say at least they're not carving people up in their basements.

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