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  1. because we are living in a crappy world right now. people do not believe real news if it does not fit their agenda.
  2. i hate to burst your bubble but i rarely ever get high all day long or even every single day.
  3. if me or you lie under oath we would be jailed and or pay a huge fine. he is also accuded of paying the ho off with campaign funds which is a nono. nice try. if it was a dem you would LOVE it so do not lie dude..............
  4. thank god he is or you guys would have a repuke letting him get away with murder. again fact and not a troll.
  5. so tell me this miss cleo. who on the right could we trust to do the right thing concerning trump? this is not a troll this is serious. see how that works?
  6. because you guys have been doing the same so the dirty commie will not take over the nation? you guys did some shady stuff and broke a unwritten law or gentlemens agreement because the right wanted abortion outlawed. they do not care aqbout fair play of the law when it comes to the right.
  7. by the way the above comments are from the meme i posted from reddit.i did not include the names. here is another interesting vid on thomas and his nut wife.
  8. They completely ignore the fact that Ginni Thomas is a Qnut who tried to overturn the 2020 elections. Despite this, Clarence Thomas refuses to recuse himself on related cases. Because this is the ******* scam. He’s being paid to rule and vote for things by conservative “doners”. It’s bribery. He’s being bribed and if he recused himself then he’s not doing the job he was bribed to do. He needs to be impeached. His wife is a leading figure in the White Christian nationalist movement. Christian Nationalism is an highly dangerous and extremely toxic neo-fascist ideology. It is a fundamentalist far-right ideology, based on a strategic alliance between the far right and the fundamentalist Religious Right, aiming at establishing a US theocracy. It advocates for a society in which minority rule by white, conservative Christians is enshrined, democracy be damned. This kind of deep involvement is not acceptable for a judge.
  9. Auburn basketball roster tracker: Which players are returning, leaving or being added? 2 Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser Mon, April 3, 2023 at 6:50 AM CDT Auburn basketball, just like nearly every other team in the country, is watching its roster churn this offseason. After getting bounced in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 18, coach Bruce Pearl is looking to upgrade his roster and surpass its successes from a season ago. The Tigers will be working with 13 scholarships this season. In the past couple of years, Auburn was limited to 12, a punishment the program received from the NCAA stemming from former assistant coach Chuck Person's involvement in a bribery scandal. Here's what Auburn's roster currently looks like and the changes that have been made. This story will be updated throughout the offseason as moves occur. TRANSFER TARGETS: 3 players Auburn basketball and coach Bruce Pearl can look to add via the transfer portal ADEN HOLLOWAY: Auburn basketball signee drops 15 points in McDonald's All-American Game 2023 NBA Draft declarations (1) Wendell Green Jr. (Guard): Following his second season on the Plains, Green declared for the 2023 NBA Draft on April 2. He averaged 12.8 points in 67 games with the Tigers, helping guide them to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. Outgoing transfers (2) Yohan Traore (Forward): A former five-star recruit in the class of 2022, Traore spent one season with the Tigers before announcing March 28 that he was entering the portal. He appeared in 25 games this past season, averaging 2.1 points in 9.9 minutes per contest. Chance Westry (Guard): Although he hasn't made it official himself, multiple reports have come out saying Westry plans to transfer. Because of a knee injury, the 6-foot-6 ball-handler appeared in only 11 games in 2022-23, his first season in college. Out of eligibility (1) Zep Jasper (Guard): Jasper spent two seasons with the Tigers after playing at the College of Charleston for three years. He started all 66 games he appeared in at Auburn, proving to be one of Pearl's best perimeter defenders. He's completely out of eligibility and will not return. Freshman addition (1) Aden Holloway (Guard): The lone recruit in Auburn's class of 2023, Holloway showed out at the McDonald's All-American Game on March 28; he scored 15 points on 57.1% shooting and had three steals. Holloway is a four-star recruit and rated as the No. 27 player in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite. Returning scholarship players (8) Every player from last season who still has eligibility remaining is assumed to be returning, unless they've announced otherwise or reports have come out detailing their plans. Babatunde Akingbola (Center): Akingbola has spent four years with the Tigers, appearing in 50 games in which he has played a total of 361 minutes. The 6-10 Akingbola has an extra year of eligibility to use due to COVID, assuming he wants to return and the staff wants him back. Dylan Cardwell (Center): A fan favorite for often getting the crowd riled up in Neville Arena, Cardwell just wrapped up his junior season. He served mostly as the back-up big man, participating in 32 games in 2022-23 and making one start. Johni Broome (Forward): The most impactful addition from last offseason, Broome just finished his first season with the Tigers after spending two years in the Ohio Valley Conference with Morehead State. Broome was Auburn's leading scorer with 14.2 points per game on 52.7% shooting. He also averaged 2.4 blocks. Chris Moore (Forward): Moore began last season as the starting small forward before injuring his right shoulder in a game against Ole Miss on Jan. 10. He came off the bench for the final 15 games of the season, with his best performance coming in Tuscaloosa versus Alabama on March 1. He grabbed five rebounds and was the de facto center for Auburn after three Tigers fouled out and Cardwell went down with an injury. Jaylin Williams (Forward): Whatever decision Williams makes will have a massive impact on Auburn's roster. Williams, who averaged a career-high 11.2 points per game and made 35.4% of his 3-pointers last season, has an extra year of eligibility to use due to COVID. He can return, go pro or transfer. Allen Flanigan (Wing): Similar to Williams, Flanigan has spent four years in college but can return for one more season if he wishes. The 6-6 Little Rock, Arkansas, native bounced back in 2022-23, averaging 10.1 points in 26.9 minutes per game. Flanigan's dad, Wes Flanigan, is an assistant on Pearl's staff. Tre Donaldson (Guard): After news came out of Traore and Holloway's intentions to enter the portal, Donaldson, a fellow class of 2022 recruit, took to Twitter to all but confirm he is returning for another season: "Auburn family let's ride," Donaldson wrote March 29. He had his best game of the season in the first round of March Madness against Iowa, dropping 13 points and knocking down three 3-pointers. KD Johnson (Guard): Johnson transferred to Auburn in May 2021 after he spent one season at Georgia. He started 31 games in his first year with the Tigers and came off the bench last season. Johnson has averaged 10.6 points in 67 appearances at Auburn. Walk-on news Lior Berman cracked the rotation last season and played meaningful minutes for Auburn. Pearl has previously said if he had that 13th scholarship these past couple of seasons, it would've gone to Berman. For now, however, he remains a walk-on. He was celebrated at Senior Day, but he also has an extra year of eligibility to potentially be used. It appears Chandler Leopard is entering the portal, per a Twitter post from the guard March 29. Leopard appeared in 18 games in four seasons with the Tigers, mostly serving as a member of the scout team at practice. Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn basketball: Keeping track of the Tigers' offseason moves
  10. What can be expected in Johnnie Harris’ third year in Auburn? Daniel Locke Tue, April 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM CDT The 2022-23 season was a step in the right direction for the Auburn Tigers women’s basketball program. The Tigers finished with a winning record for the first time since 2019 and advanced to the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Johnnie Harris has the program moving in the right direction. The roster for next year will look different, but the Tigers will welcome back a familiar face. Honesty Scott-Grayson, a guard from Brick, New Jersey, will be back for her sixth year of college basketball and her fourth year with Auburn. Scott-Grayson averaged 12.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and scored her 1,000th career point this season. Auburn has two players who have entered the transfer portal so far: romi levy and Aicha Coulibaly. Levy was a junior forward from Herzelia, Israel who missed the 2021-22 season due to a knee injury. Levy averaged 6.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Tigers this season. Coulibaly was a junior guard from Bamako, Mali who has been a big part of the program for three seasons. Coulibaly averaged 16 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists and started 25 games for Auburn this season. The Tigers have two important recruits coming in for next season: Timya Thurman and Savannah Scott. “I’m very excited about the class of 2023,” Harris said. “They both provide much-needed SEC size and skills that will help boost our program to the next level. This is an instant impact class that we’ve needed to rebuild this program. Thurman is a 6’5” center from Linden, Alabama. “Timya Thurman has the potential to be a dominant post player in the SEC,” Harris said. “She’s long, physical, and her presence will be felt on both ends of the court. This is an Alabama kid that is able to stay close to home, while establishing her new home here at Auburn.” Scott is a 6’4″ center from Conway, Arkansas. “Savannah Scott is a physical player who has really good hands and footwork in the paint,” Harris said. When I think of tough, hard-nosed, physical, and aggressive…she’s a player that comes to mind. She’s also the kind of post player skilled enough to play with another big.” This will be a crucial year for Auburn’s rebuilding process and Harris is confident that the team will continue moving in the right direction.
  11. hey mims how are ya bayby? wanna come eat gummies with me?
  12. if this is real with god i am about done..............
  13. From QBs to DBs: 5 position battles to monitor at Auburn football's A-Day game Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser Thu, April 6, 2023 at 5:03 AM CDT AUBURN — It's difficult to have many takeaways from a spring game. By many accounts, it's a glorified practice with a few bells and whistles to draw some excitement. Even Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze tried to quell some of the enthusiasm Monday: "Unrealistic expectations lead to frustration," he said. "I just don't want anybody to be frustrated." But that doesn't mean nothing can be gleaned from the intra-squad scrimmage set to take place at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday (1 p.m. CT, SEC Network+). Here are five position battles to keep track of on A-Day. CADILLAC WILLIAMS: How Auburn football RB coach remains strong recruiter despite coaching changes SPRING GAME: Hugh Freeze aims to temper expectations ahead of first A-Day with Auburn football QB: Robby Ashford vs. Holden Geriner vs. TJ Finley Each of the three scholarship quarterbacks on Auburn's roster − Robby Ashford, Holden Geriner and TJ Finley − has taken reps with the first group during the offense's pace drills at spring practice. Ashford, the incumbent starter from last season, was with the first unit at Monday's practice. Finley was with the twos and Geriner was with the threes. That comes one week after Geriner trotted onto the field first. Two weeks before that, it was Finley leading the way. The spring game won't decide the starter for next season, but whoever impresses most will leave a positive impression on Freeze and the staff as the team takes a break for the next few months. RB: Damari Alston vs. Brian Battie Jarquez Hunter is the No. 1 option in the backfield for the Tigers in 2023. After what he did behind Tank Bigsby for the past two seasons − Hunter averaged 6.5 yards per carry on 193 attempts − the spot is clearly his. But that No. 2 position on the depth chart is wide open for the taking. Sophomore Damari Alston and South Florida transfer Brian Battie should both be vying for that spot, along with four-star RB Jeremiah Cobb when he gets on campus later this year. CB: Kayin Lee vs. Nehemiah Pritchett Freeze recently pointed out two early enrollees who will play as freshmen, and cornerback Kayin Lee was one of them. Lee, a former four-star recruit who flipped from Ohio State to Auburn during the early signing period, has impressed through spring practice. With JD Rhym dealing with an injury, the Tigers have only had three outside cornerbacks on scholarship going through the spring. DJ James is penciled in as the No. 1 CB. The battle is on between Lee and returning starter Nehemiah Pritchett for the spot opposite of James. Jack: Keldric Faulk vs. Elijah McAllister In new defensive coordinator Ron Roberts' system, the pass rushers lining up on the edge of the defensive line are labeled "jack" linebackers. There are five players on Auburn's roster listed as a jack: Elijah McAllister, Hayden Brice, Dylan Brooks, Keldric Faulk and Brenton Williams. Although he wasn't the most productive player, McAllister, a transfer from Vanderbilt, brings a veteran presence to the Tigers after he spent five years with the Commodores. Meanwhile, Faulk, the other freshman Freeze highlighted as someone who will play in Year 1, has drawn praise this offseason. LB: Eugene Asante vs. DeMario Tolan Roberts tabbed Ole Miss transfer Austin Keys and Wesley Steiner as the two linebackers taking the "the starting part right now" when he spoke to reporters March 28. He then highlighted Cam Riley and Robert Woodyard Jr. as "the next two." Linebackers coach Josh Aldridge said Tuesday he wants to have a rotation of five to six LBs. That leaves room for at least one more player to step up and see meaningful snaps, and that battle will likely be between Eugene Asante and LSU transfer DeMario Tolan. Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn football: 5 position battles to monitor at A-Day
  14. that was not racist jj that was stupidity. she is a teacher with a doctorate so if you keep insisting she is racist i will need proof. an invitation to iowa does not count. i am pretty sure they have people of color on the team and staff. how you can think she is racist over that shows the hate you hold for people on the loeft.
  15. auburnwire.usatoday.com A-Day 2023: Taylor Jones' ten players to watch this Saturday Taylor Jones 5–6 minutes Auburn football is putting the finishing touches on its’ spring practice period and will showcase what they have been working on this Saturday at the annual A-Day game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will not only be exciting from a new staff standpoint, but fans will have the opportunity to see players such as Jarquez Hunter in his new role, transfers settling into their new teams, and the progress that several “flipmas” presents can bring to the program. Buy Tigers Tickets There are so many storylines and players to follow during A-Day, which sparked Auburn Wire writers Taylor Jones, J.D. McCarthy, and Daniel Locke to make a list of the top 10 players that they will be keeping an eye on this Saturday. Taylor Jones’ top 10 is first up. His top players consist of transfer linemen, running backs, and quarterbacks. Here’s a look at the top 10 players that Jones is keeping an eye on this Saturday. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Taylor’s take The first member of the top-10 list is a transfer from Maryland in Mosiah Nasili-Kite. Kite has accumulated 81 tackles and nine sacks in three years in College Park, and has been dubbed as an underrated transfer by Mike Farrell. Reports from camp this spring are positive surrounding Nasili-Kite, and it will be fun to watch him compete in action. Photo by Austin Perryman/Auburn Athletics Taylor’s take Nick Mardner brings a tall presence to the receiving corps with a 6-6 frame, and has the ability to be a leading receiver. In his junior season at Hawaii, he caught 46 passes for 913 yards and five TD. Last season, he caught 55.9% of passes where he was targeted at Cincinnati. He, along with Camden Brown, will be the receivers to watch this season. Photo by Austin Perryman/Auburn Athletics Taylor’s Take The first of three offensive linemen that make this list is transfer Dillon Wade. Wade had the fourth-most snaps on Tulsa’s offensive line last season, and made them count. He allowed just five sacks in 818 snaps, and racked up a 96.3 pass-blocking efficiency score according to Pro Football Focus. One of Auburn’s biggest weaknesses is the offensive line, and Wade will play a key role in the rebuilding process. Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Taylor’s take Another boost to the offensive line is former ECU center, Avery Jones. Jones allowed just one sack and three QB hits in 852 snaps last season at center, which will provide yet another comfort system for Auburn’s quarterbacks. I look forward to seeing how much time Auburn quarterbacks have to pass and make decisions with the likes of Jones and Wade blocking up front. The Montgomery Advertiser Taylor’s take Shifting things over to true freshmen that could have a great A-Day, let’s take a look at Keldric Faulk. Auburn will need to find players that can fill the EDGE role following the departure of Derick Hall. Lucky for them, they have many options in Elijah McAllister, Dylan Brooks, and Keldric Faulk. Faulk has great size at 6-5, 270 pounds, and has quick foot work. Ever since Freeze and staff flipped Faulk’s commitment from Florida State, I have been jumping at the bit to watch him work. Austin Perryman/Auburn Athletics Taylor’s take Another running back with 1,000-yard potential? Yes, please! Brian Battie rushed for 1,186 yards as a junior at USF last season, and joins Auburn to be a part of a remarkable unit with Jarquez Hunter, Damari Alston, and soon, Jeremiah Cobb. Battie has impressed Cadillac Williams this spring due to his ability to make defenders miss. “He has that natural running style where he makes guys miss, Williams said of Battie. “Very seldom does one guy tackle or the first guy ever tackles him so he’s a guy you get him out in space, he breaks tackles, but he also is a guy who can run between the tackles.” AP Photo/Butch Dill Taylor’s take It’s your time to shine, young man. After spending two season’s as RB2 behind Tank Bigsby, it is now time for Jarquez Hunter to step up and become the leader of the RB unit. He is passing with flying colors so far in that role. So much so, that Freeze has already given Hunter the title of “the best running back I’ve ever coached.” I’m excited to watch Hunter play as the “top dog.” Declan Greene/Auburn Athletics Taylor’s take I couldn’t not round out this list with a quarterback. The quarterback position has got to be the biggest question surrouding Auburn’s squad this season. If neither Holden Geriner, T.J. Finley, or Robby Ashford prove that they can lead the offense, then expect Freeze to dip into the portal on May 1. Freeze recently said that Geriner is grasping new concepts and has started to impress him. Is the the QB to beat? I truly don’t know. Watching all three take snaps on Saturday is what most of my focus will be on.
  16. Mosiah Nasili-Kite one of Auburn's top spring risers as 'disruptive' presence Updated: Apr. 06, 2023, 7:58 a.m.|Published: Apr. 06, 2023, 7:05 a.m. 5–6 minutes Hugh Freeze has had more than five weeks of practices to evaluate his Auburn team, and he has seen a good deal of progress on both sides of the ball as he looks to put his fingerprint on the program. As his first spring as head coach on the Plains wraps up this week, Freeze made note of several standouts on the field, but there’s one player in particular who has “definitely” caught his eye from a sheer development standpoint — and it’s one of the program’s newest additions. Maryland defensive line transfer Mosiah Nasili-Kite has impressed Freeze with how far he has come along since the start of spring practice, providing welcome depth to the Tigers’ new-look defensive front. Read more Auburn football: LSU linebacker transfer DeMario Tolan “like bamboo” as he adjusts to Auburn’s defense Cadillac Williams continues to deliver for Auburn on recruiting trail Hugh Freeze calls Jarquez Hunter “probably the best running back” he has ever coached “I thought he improved, probably, the most from practice 1 to last week on the D-line as any,” Freeze said Monday. “He was disruptive and plays the game extremely passionately and hard.” One of the smaller players along Auburn’s defensive line, Nasili-Kite has made a big impression during his first spring on the Plains. The 6-foot-2, 288-pounder has been working at both defensive tackle and defensive end during his first spring on the Plains, as assistant Jeremy Garrett has cross-trained many of the players across the Tigers’ defensive line. What Nasili-Kite lacks in size, relatively speaking, he makes up for in sheer power and athleticism, which he has used to his advantage this spring while carving out a role for himself in Ron Roberts’ defense. “One thing is that he’s very twitchy,” Garrett said. “He’s not the biggest, but that kid has some power and strength — and he moves well. So, it’s just putting him in position to use his ability and to do what he does well. He has quickness and he’s strong. So, we want to have him on the move, want to have him doing different things to highlight his strengths.” Nasili-Kite has had no problem doing just that on the field this spring after transferring from Maryland, where he spent the last three seasons of what has been a winding journey to the SEC. He originally signed with Washington in 2018 and spent his freshman year with the Huskies but didn’t see the field. He then transferred down to the JUCO level, playing the 2019 season at Independence Community College in Kansas, where he posted 32 tackles and a sack. That led to another Power 5 opportunity at Maryland, where Nasili-Kite flourished during his three seasons with the Terrapins. During his time in the Big Ten, Nasili-Kite made 80 tackles, with 14.5 for a loss and nine sacks. He had four sacks in each of his first two seasons with Maryland and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors during the pandemic-impacted 20220 campaign. He followed that up with a career-best 37 tackles in 2021 before posting 26 tackles and a sack last season. After hitting the portal in the offseason, Nasili-Kite became one of six defensive transfers for Auburn with prior Power 5 experience, including one of four up front (former Kentucky tackle Justin Rogers, former Purdue lineman Lawrence Johnson and former Vanderbilt edge rusher Elijah McAllister). While Rogers has been making himself at home as a potential first-teamer on the interior of the line this spring, Nasili-Kite has received his share of second-team reps at both tackle and end as Garrett looks to shore up an eight- or nine-player rotation for three spots along the line (not including the Jack linebacker position). Nasili-Kite has emerged as a versatile lineman who relies on his quickness to be an effective pass-rusher — something Auburn is in dire need of heading into the season — and excel against the run. According to linebacker Wesley Steiner, Nasili-Kite is always in attack mode on the field, and it has resulted in him being a disruptor in the backfield. “He’s an older guy who has played a lot of football, and you can see it in the tape,” McAllister said. “He plays really hard…. You see his passion showing — not only in everyday life, but when he plays. So, any time he’s rushing the quarterback and making tackles, I can feel him through the tape.” Considering Roberts’ biggest goal for Auburn’s defense this fall is to create havoc, the Tigers hope Nasili-Kite’s presence isn’t just felt on the tape; they hope it’s felt by opposing offenses come September. “Keep his name in your head,” defensive end Jeffrey M’ba said. “He’s special.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.
  17. https://tw A new quarterback was on the field for Auburn football's Monday practice Sophomore walk-on Jackson Barkley took the field Monday afternoon. Matthew Jacobs Apr 4, 2023 11:41 AM EDT In this story: Auburn Tigers A new quarterback joined the three already on the field for Monday’s practice leading into A-day weekend. Sophomore walk-on Jackson Barkley worked out with the rest of the players vying for the starting role. Jackson Barkley, coming in at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds, is from Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia. Sporting #18 in Auburn’s Monday practice, Barkley played free safety, and wide receiver, and finished at quarterback his senior year of high school. A team of which he was team captain. Barkley is a certified gym rat who has been garnering the attention of his Auburn teammates in the weight room. A workaholic that is determined to play ball at this level. A young man with a potent arm and good speed, Barkley had a knack for throwing the ball with pinpoint precision while under heavy pressure during his 2021 senior year. Bringing his hard-nosed defensive back edge to the quarterback position, he had several bulldozing runs as well. To put it politely, when he couldn’t outrun them, he ran them over. Barkley has experience in two positions in an offensive scheme very similar to Hugh Freeze’s. He has track and field standout speed. He can make all the throws and he has a big arm. Barkley was not heavily recruited out of high school but chose Auburn as his home and has worked himself into a chance to be on the field in the last week of Spring practice. Here are a few looks at him tossing the rock around:
  18. MAGA Pastors: Trump Was Indicted for Your Sins Trump jumped on a prayer call Tuesday night, vowing to defend “our beautiful Christianity” and airing an unholy host of grievances Pastor Paula White speaks at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images After his indictment on 34 felony counts Tuesday, Donald Trump sought out a faithful audience, joining a conference call with Christian supporters who see him as not simply battling a liberal prosecutor, but ensnared in a “demonic situation.” Trump’s longtime religious adviser Paula White Cain, working with an evangelical group called Intercessors for America, organized an “Emergency Prayer Call” for Trump. (In Christianity, intercessors are people who pray to God on behalf of others.) The former president — whose legal troubles stem from an attempt to cover up an affair with a porn star that allegedly transpired shortly after the birth of his fifth child to his third wife — is revered as a champion by segments of the evangelical community. This Christian crowd sees Trump not only as an effective champion of their issues, but almost as a demigod — a protector who is absorbing attacks that would otherwise befall the faith community. (This is a perception the former President’s team has cultivated, both for faith followers and MAGAworld more broadly; a Trumpworld source told Rolling Stone this week: “It’s kind of a Jesus Christ thing… ‘I’m absorbing all this pain from all around from everywhere so you don’t have to.’”) Addressing the call-in crowd Trump spoke in two modes. Using coarse secular language, he denounced the “fake investigation” and “sham” indictment, handed down by “radical left people” who “actually have to hate our country.” But then Trump switched gears, painting his legal woes in a frame of religious persecution. He argued that believers in “our beautiful Christianity” have been targeted: “We’re being discriminated against as a religion. We’re being discriminated against as a faith,” he insisted. “And we can’t let that continue.” Laying it on thick, Trump declared: “The main thing that our country needs, again, is religion.” He insisted: “I’m fighting, very hard for people of religion, people that believe in God.” Finally, Trump implored his listeners: “I want you to pray really hard, because we have to have a victory in 2024.” White Cain then moved the call along, asking other prominent guests to make public prayers for the ex-president, who remained on the line. The speakers included Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, Christian Nationalist worship leader Sean Feucht, former acting attorney general Matt Whitaker, and former congress member Michele Bachmann. Feucht used his time to summon “prayer warriors” to “rise up” on Trump’s behalf. He then prayed directly to heaven: “We know that you got a plan God… You can take what the enemy meant for evil in this horrible, corrupt, disgusting, demonic situation with this case in New York [and] you can shift it — and turn it around for our good.” Whitaker, the “masculine toilet” innovator who briefly served as the nation’s top law enforcement officer, put his faith not in the judicial system but in the Judge on High. “We’re going to have to keep calling on God to deliver justice,” Whitaker insisted. “I pray that He can, because He is the only one that can make sure that we have justice.” The longtime former Minnesota congress member Bachmann spoke explicitly to the theme of Trump as a self-sacrificing protector. “Father, our President Donald J. Trump has taken the blows for America,” she insisted. “He has taken the blows for us. We lift him up to you.” Bachmann called for heavenly intervention in the criminal case stemming from Trump’s porn-star payoff. “Oh God, would you declare Donald J. Trump innocent? Oh Father, would you free Donald Trump from his trouble — and our troubles here in America?” This notion that Trump is a heaven-sent human shield also surfaced in a similar conference call organized Monday by the group Pastors for Trump. During that gathering, Pastor John Bennett, who’s also the recent-former chair of the Oklahoma Republican party, declared that Trump’s legal battles were emblematic of a far greater struggle. “We are in a war for the very soul of this nation,” Bennett insisted. “And God has moved Donald Trump between us and the enemy — to give us a little bit of time to get our act together, church,” he said, speaking to the faithful listeners. “Yes, they’re after President Trump. And thank God he’s been long suffering and he’s fought the good fight of faith. Thank God, he’s been obedient to allow the Lord to work through him,” Bennett continued. “Because he, and the Lord, is the only thing between us and that evil,” he insisted. “That’s the only thing that’s right now stopping evil from overtaking good.” Speaking in less overtly religious terms, the president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani also joined the call, insisting that the indictment of Trump is a bellwether for liberal prosecutorial overreach against the Trump faithful nationwide. “If you’re Republican, if you’re conservative, if you’re Christian, watch out,” Giuliani warned. “They’re coming for ya.”
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  20. 247sports.com In final college season, Elijah McAllister hopes to lead Tigers' locker room Nathan King 5–6 minutes AUBURN, Alabama — Elijah McAllister was mentored by Jeremy Garrett for just nine months, but it was enough for the veteran pass-rusher to have confidence in re-joining the assistant coach nearly three years later. A prior connection from their time together at Vanderbilt was key in Auburn landing McAllister out of the portal as Hugh Freeze’s second transfer pickup of the cycle in late December, as the sixth-year senior brings depth to what was previously a thin scholarship situation at the “jack” linebacker position — what Auburn previously called its edge rushers. Ahead of McAllister’s first season contributing for Vanderbilt in 2019, after he redshirted as a true freshman, the program hired Garrett as an analyst, after one season as the head coach at Ensworth High School, just down the road in Nashville. McAllister played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman and had what still stands as a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. “I had a great relationship with him throughout my years of college, and he's a guy that remembered plays I made at Vanderbilt,” McAllister said Wednesday. “And it was great for him to reach out to me and recruit me here at Auburn — and I'm glad to be here.” Before Vanderbilt’s spring practices the next year — and a month before COVID-19 began its impact on the country and college sports — Garrett was on the move again, plucked by the Cleveland Browns as an assistant defensive line coach. From afar, McAllister followed Garrett’s progression as a coach, as he was hired in 2022 as Freeze’s defensive line coach at Liberty. Garrett returned to the SEC as a full-time assistant — one of the first coaches brought in by Freeze on his new Auburn staff — in late November. “I always knew he had a talent to be a top-level coach, and I think he'll continue to ascend the ranks as years to come,” McAllister said. “He's a young guy who loves ball, who's played at the highest level and also knows how to teach at a high level. … Being hands on and being able to teach guys — being able to connect with guys is unique for him to be able to be a successful coach.” McAllister followed him to the Plains less than a month later. “They reached out to me, they wanted me — it feels good in this world to be wanted,” McAllister said. “I think the tradition of this place is like no other. They had success in the past here and success will come in the future.” Hindered by a couple different knee injuries at Vanderbilt, McAllister brings 36 games of experience to a young outside linebackers room, though he hasn’t registered a sack since that 2019 season under Garrett. Still, as one of six defensive transfers for Auburn this spring, the 6-foot-6, 265-pounder has settled in as a fixture in the first-team defensive rotation in practice. As Auburn ushers in a new era under Freeze — and a staff that turned over eight of 10 assistants — perhaps McAllister’s veteran presence on the field will be just as important as his leadership in the building. The New Jersey native was a two-time team captain at Vanderbilt from 2021-22 — the program’s first two years under Clark Lea after making a coaching change from Derek Mason. After helping the Commodores’ locker room during a transition period, he hopes to do the same with the Tigers — and he holds firm that Auburn’s success early in the Freeze era will be dictated first and foremost by leaders like him. “A successful program happens as fast as the players turn it around,” McAllister said. “You can have new facilities, new uniforms, new coaches — everything can change around you. But it's about what's inside that locker room that produces the best product on the field. That comes with language, interaction with people, how you carry yourself every single day, practice habits which will eventually turn into gameday habits, which will allow you to hopefully have success. I think it all comes down to the players — not negating the impact the coaches have on people, but they can only do so much. “We're the guys that turn it around, do things on the field and really change the culture internally inside that locker room.”
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