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The recent announcement that the NFL will be taking a closer look into “hip-drop” tackles did not go over well with many of the league’s defensive players.

Retired cornerback Richard Sherman, who was a member of the Seattle Seahawks’ “Legion of Boom,” voiced his displeasure about the possibility the league may ban that type of tackle.

Cowboys running back Tony Pollard suffered a high ankle sprain and a fractured fibula after he was grabbed from behind by defensive back Jimmie Ward during a divisional round playoff game in January.

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Tony Pollard (20) of the Dallas Cowboys is tackled by Jimmie Ward of the San Francisco 49ers and gets injured during an NFL divisional round playoff game at Levi’s Stadium Jan. 22, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif.
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League Chief Medical Officer Allen Sills revealed the NFL will have “very active offseason conversation” about that style of tackle. 

Sills’ announcement is in line with a January report from The Washington Post that the NFL’s competition committee will review the “mechanics” of the tackle that injured Pollard.

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“Hip-drop” tackles historically have been associated with ankle and leg injuries due to the manner in which defenders drop their body weight to the turf while attempting to tackle ball carriers from behind.

Tony Pollard (20) of the Dallas Cowboys is assisted by medical staff after suffering an injury against the San Francisco 49ers during the second quarter in an NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium Jan. 22, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Sherman was named to five Pro Bowls during his 11-year career. He spent this season as a television analyst for “Thursday Night Football.” He pushed back against the idea of a potential ban on the tackle, calling it “overkill.”

“A desperation wrap up trying to prevent a ball carrier from gaining extra yards,” Sherman wrote on Twitter. “There isn’t one player saying “hey I’m about to drop my weight on his ankle when I tackle him.” Defense is Hard enough with the rules about roughing the QB and interference. This would be overkill.”

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered an ankle injury in the playoffs on a similar tackle.

Mahomes’ ankle was rolled over when Jacksonville Jaguars pass rusher Arden Key fell on Mahomes’ leg as Key tried to sack the quarterback in the first half of a divisional playoff game.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds his ankle in pain in the first quarter of an AFC divisional playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Jan. 21, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
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Sherman was not the only critic to weigh in on a review of the tackle. Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward replied, “So dumb… they trying to make defenders extinct lol”

“This is so stupid. How the heck are we ever going to get guys on the ground. They thinking too much,” Heyward also wrote earlier Saturday.

Dolphins safety Jevon Holland was also not in favor of the possible rule change, saying, “It’s getting outta hand now.”

Jets cornerback Michael Carter II expressed disbelief.

There has not been any official decision on enacting a rule change as it relates to the “hip-drop” tackle.

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The NFL has previously altered its rules to ban horse-collar tackles and low hits on quarterbacks due to the risk of injury.

Davante Adams thinks he’s reuniting with old pal Aaron Rodgers, but the four-time MVP wants some help.

Earlier this week, Adams responded to a tweet that asked “which neighborhood” the Green Bay Packers quarterback was headed to for the 2023 season.

Adams quote-tweeted it and answered, simply, “Mine.”

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Aaron Rodgers (12) and Davante Adams (17) of the Green Bay Packers walk off the field after a game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field Sept. 20, 2021, in Green Bay, Wisc. 
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The Packers traded Adams to Las Vegas, where the stud receiver teamed up with his quarterback from Fresno State, Derek Carr.

Vegas and Carr are likely to go their separate ways, putting the Raiders in need of a quarterback.

Someone let Rodgers know about Adams’ tweet at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders reacts against the San Francisco 49ers during the third quarter at Allegiant Stadium Jan. 1, 2023, in Las Vegas. 
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“Aaron, I heard Davante is looking for a neighbor, bro,” a fan said.

Rodgers replied, “Tell him to buy me a house. He’s got that money now.”

Another fan gave Rodgers a “Raiders” chant, and the Super Bowl XLV champion couldn’t help but crack a smile.

Reports say that Rodgers and the Packers are likely to move on from one another this offseason after several seasons of the relationship turning tumultuous.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers waves to fans as he leaves the field following a game against the Los Angeles Rams in Green Bay, Wis., Dec. 19, 2022. 
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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The Packers went 8-9 in 2022, missing the playoffs in the last game of the season with a 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions.

An Indiana man who remains a “person of interest” in the disappearance of his wife Ciera Breland nearly a year ago is reportedly facing extradition back to the state after being held in Georgia on unrelated charges. 

Xavier Breland, 37, has been at the Coweta County Jail in Georgia on charges connected to allegedly stalking his ex-wife since last year. 

He is being extradited to Hamilton County in Indiana for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon connected to a February 2022 “accidental discharge” incident at his Carmel, Indiana, home. The charges are also unrelated to her disappearance.

The incident happened two days after he reported his wife missing on Feb. 26, 2022, FOX 5 in Atlanta and FOX 59 in Indianapolis reported. 

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Xavier Breland – a person of interest in his wife Ciera Breland’s disappearance – is being extradited back to Indiana from Georgia where he was being held on unrelated charges. The extradition is also unrelated to her disappearance. 
(Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office; FOX11)

Investigators also confiscated two handguns during a search of his home the day after he reported his wife missing and another gun the next day when investigators returned for the “accidental discharge.” 

The gun charges were filed in Hamilton County, Indiana, last November. 

“I want to make it clear, that is not in relation to the missing persons case,” Lt. Tim Byrne with Indiana’s Carmel Police Department said, according to FOX 59. 

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Xavier Breland told investigators last year he had last seen his 31-year-old wife when she walked to a store from their Carmel, Indiana, home but she was last accounted for in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Feb. 24, according to police there when she was seen on surveillance video leaving her mother-in-law’s home. 

Ciera Nichole Breland, 31, was last accounted for in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Feb. 24, 2022, according to police there.
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He allegedly told police his wife set out in temperatures below freezing wearing shorts to go to a nearby store – but left her wallet and cell phones at home.

The couple also has a baby who was five months old at the time of her disappearance. 

Xaxier Breland hasn’t been charged in her disappearance. 

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The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t given a timeline for his extradition and didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

Authorities in Virginia are asking for the public’s help in identifying a body that was found earlier this year.

The James City County Police Department (JCCPD) said the body of a man was found in a Williamsburg retention pond last month, but they have not yet been able to identify the body, which was described as a Black male likely between the ages of 16 to 26.

It was found at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 25.

“The JCCPD is seeking the public’s aid in identifying the decedent discovered in a retention pond on Jan. 25. The investigation indicates that the decedent was in the retention pond for two weeks or longer. The investigation is still ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to come forward,” the JCCPD said.

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James City County police said the body of a man was found in a Williamsburg retention pond on Jan. 25.

Police also said the body is approximately 5’9″ and weighs between 160-185lbs. The individual had black hair and brown eyes.

“No other abnormalities or identifying elements could be determined,” James County police said.

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Officials provided a description of the clothing the individual was wearing, which included a medium-sized black shirt with a “Berret’s Taphouse Grill” logo, a black Nike hooded sweatshirt, and a silver-chained necklace.

A silver necklace was found on the unidentified body. 

A pedestrian found the body near the 5000 block of Olive Drive, on the morning of January 25, and called the police.

James City County Police and Fire responded and recovered the body, which is being held at the Medical Examiners’ Office in Norfolk.

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The individual’s cause of death was not released. Officials have said this is a “suspicious death investigation.”

JCCPD officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying a body that was found earlier this year.
(RYAN M. KELLY/AFP via Getty Images)

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Investigator Logan English at 757-592-6518 or [email protected]. Tips can also be submitted to the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or online at p3tips.com.

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Authorities are offering a reward of up to $1,000 if the information results in the successful identification of the deceased.

Smokey Robinson and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy were honored at the MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala on Friday night, ahead of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

The 82-year-old singer and the 93-year-old retired record executive, who are longtime friends and collaborators, were the first dual recipients of the honor, which recognizes music industry figures for their artistic achievements and dedication to philanthropy.

The evening featured musical tributes from performers including Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, John Legend, Dionne Warwick, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Chloe and Halle Bailey, Rita Wilson, The Temptations and Mumford and Sons.

“In my life, I’ve been blessed enough to get a few awards, but this one is really, really, really probably the most special to me because I’m getting this award tonight with my very best friend in the world,” Robinson told the star-studded crowd at the Los Angeles Convention Center, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Smokey Robinson and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy were honored at the MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala on Friday night, ahead of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
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He continued, “Because of him, not only me, you’ve seen so many people here tonight who were able to do what they do because of him. I’m standing here tonight because when I first met this man it was the beginning of my dream come true.”

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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles was the first act to sign with Motown Records after Berry founded it in 1959. During his speech, the “Being With You” hitmaker remembered his first meeting with Gordy, who gave him advice on songwriting.

“That day the seed was planted for the best friendship in history,” Robinson said. “I love you, man, you are so gracious. I am so, so, so proud to call you my best friend, that’s one of the proudest things in my life.” 

The Grammy Award winner went on to perform “Did You Know,” which he wrote as a tribute to his friendship with Gordy.

“I’m happy to be here with my best friend, I mean, damn!” Gordy said when he took the stage.

Robinson paid tribute to his “very best friend” Gordy in his speech.
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Crow expressed her excitement to perform the Jackson 5 hit “I Want You Back” in an interview with Fox News Digital on the red carpet ahead of the event.

“Not going to lie, kind of nerve-racking,” she said. “But I’m excited about it. And they’ve asked me to do the song even after they heard me already do it at the White House for them. So I’m honored to get to be here to honor them, and I’m really excited. I feel like it’s very full circle.”

The singer first performed the song in May 2011 at the “In Performance at the White House: The Motown Sound” event honoring the music of Motown Records.

She also explained why she had previously told People Magazine that she was “a little in shock” after her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination.

“I knew I was eligible, but you don’t ever really expect that kind of thing,” Crow said. “You know, I don’t know. I still am a little in shock, and it’s a great class. So I feel like I’m a long shot. But nonetheless, I’m very honored.”

Wilson, who performed a duet with Sebastián Yatra of Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston’s “It Takes Two,” told Fox News Digital that she found it “pretty astounding” to be at the event honoring two of Motown’s biggest legends.

“Particularly because that music was completely definitive for my generation and influential in the kind of music that I loved and responded to,” she said. “And so many of those people are here performing tonight, which is outrageously cool. And Smokey and I have a duet together right now called ‘Where Is the Love.’ So it’s fantastic to be here singing for him and celebrating him and Barry tonight.”

Wilson noted that she and Yatra have a new duet, titled, “It Takes Two.” 

“He’s magic,” she told Fox News Digital.

Wilson also weighed in on her musical idols, telling Fox News Digital, “There’s really way too many.”

She continued, “I think any of the singer songwriters, people like Smokey, who’s written over 4000 songs, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross there. Dionne Warwick. I mean, her style was so incredible. So I love that we were exposed to so much different music and so many genres growing up with AM radio, and that was really it meant a lot to be exposed to all that music and develop your own musical tastes.”

The actress attended the event with her husband Tom Hanks.

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“He’s chatting with Jimmie Allen because we have a song together too,” she said.

Dionne Warwick, who attended the event with her son Damon Elliott, told Fox News Digital that it was “a pleasure to honor these two men.”

She continued, “These two men are very dear friends of mine and have been for a long period of time, so without a doubt, I’m thrilled to have been asked to be a part of this.”

Ahead of the event, The Temptations gave Fox News Digital a little taste of what to expect from their performance as they sang “My Girl” on the red carpet.

Founding member Otis Williams told Fox News Digital, “It means just as much to us as God lets us get up every day to be able to celebrate two wonderful people, Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson.”

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He continued, “You know, when we started out, we never had any inclination that we would be celebrating them 60 plus years later. So that was a special thing only through the grace of God that we have been able to still be here. And anybody know The Temps history, you know I’ve gone through a whole lot of different guys, but I got four guys that I can depend on. And we deliver the message that the world has come to know and love and expect from The Temptations.

Proceeds from the gala support MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s charitable organization that provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community.

A New York middle school is apologizing after serving students with a meal on the first day of Black History Month that was deemed to be culturally insensitive.

Administrators at Nyack Middle School say that the hot lunch menu was changed by the vendor without their knowledge on February 1st, the first day of Black History Month, to include chicken and waffles with a watermelon dessert which the school’s principal called an “unfortunate situation”, The Journal News reported.

“We are extremely disappointed by this regrettable situation and apologize to the entire Nyack community for the cultural insensitivity displayed by our food service provider,” Nyack Middle School Principal David Johnson said in a statement. 

“I am disappointed that Aramark would serve items that differed from the published monthly menu. Especially items that reinforce negative stereotypes concerning the African-American Community.”

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Fried Chicken and Waffles at Barrel + Crow restaurant photographed in Bethesda, MD.
(Photo by Deb Lindsey For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Multiple families expressed outrage over the menu selection including parent Lindsay Siegel who told the outlet that it was “really disappointing” the change wasn’t caught.

Aramark, the school district’s food vendor, issued a statement on the matter on Thursday.

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Nyack Middle School and its food vendor Aramark both apologized for serving chicken and waffles on the first day of Black History Month
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“While our menu was not intended as a cultural meal, we acknowledge that the timing was inappropriate, and our team should have been more thoughtful in its service,” the Aramark statement said. “This was a mistake and does not represent the values of our company, and we are committed to doing better in the future.”

Aramark also said that it will be partnering with the school to provide sensitivity training for employees who work at the school to make sure their actions align with the district’s “vision and commitment to equity-driven work.”

“We believe this will provide a good learning opportunity to deepen understanding on the impact of systemic biases and negative stereotypes concerning the African-American Community,” the statement said.

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The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, formerly known as The Tappan Zee Bridge, near Nyack, NY
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Aramark has found itself in similar situations in years past including an incident in 2011 where UC California-Irvine, an Aramark client, was criticized for serving a “MLH Holiday Special” that featured chicken and waffles.

Fox News Digital reached out to Nyack Middle School and Aramark but did not immediately receive a response.

Two Black megachurch pastors’ racially charged sermons in response to the brutal death of Tyre Nichols made waves on social media Friday.

James D. Gailliard, Senior Pastor of Word Tabernacle in Rocky Mount, North Carolina framed his sermon on how Nichols’ death was a reminder of the importance of giving for “social justice.”

“God is using the African American church to be an agent of change for our community,” he said, referring to financial donations.

Gailliard is also a former Democratic member of North Carolina’s House of Representatives where he served from January 2019-January 2023.

“When I say the African American Church, I’m not talking about a church of only Black people. I’m talking about a church that understands that the gospel is justification by faith and social justice,” he explained.

Pastor James D. Gailliard delivers a sermon about tithing and racial justice on Jan. 29, 2023
(YouTube/Word Tabernacle Church)

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The pastor then used a famous teaching by Jesus to encourage his congregation that by donating money to his church and other Black churches, they were helping to stop Black men from being brutally killed.

“We don’t live by bread alone but by our giving we provide a voice, we provide funding to the voice of change. And so when we don’t give particularly to African American churches, or churches that believe the gospel is justification by faith and social justice, when I don’t give to those environments, I’m perpetuating the Tyre Nichols situations of our society. So don’t be angry about it if you’re not going to fund the voice of change. That’s what giving is about,” he said.

Gailliard also encouraged church members to join their ministries working for “social justice, economic equity, criminal justice reform, and voter engagement.”

Rev. Terry K. Anderson of Lilly Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Houston Texas also delivered a sermon on January 29, in response to Nichols’ death, where he criticized both Black and White people.

“We want innocent Black men to be policed like guilty White men,” he demanded, before referring to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted by a jury in 2021, as a “guilty White man.”

Reverend and MSNBC host Al Sharpton said during the funeral of Tyre Nichols said that if he had been White, police “wouldn’t have beat him like that that night.”
(ABC NewsLive screenshot)

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If Tyre Nichols were White, “[t]he Black policemen would’ve politely asked him for his license and registration . . . and courteously set him on his way,” Anderson claimed.

Declaring it “open season on Black men” who were “being hunted down like prey,” the pastor warned about racism from Whites and Blacks.

“We’ve treated dark skin among ourselves differently than light people . . . nappy hair different than straight hair . . .” he said, giving several examples he saw of biases against physical differences within the Black community.

However, he claimed that White people were prejudiced against all Black people.

 James D. Gaillard, Senior Pastor of Word Tabernacle in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Rev. Terry K. Anderson of Lilly Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas
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“But you know what White people call all of us? It rhymes with ‘trigger,'” he declared, implying a racial slur.

The pastor then warned his congregation to be wary of White people they work with.

“Don’t you think ‘cause you’re in that office you’re one of them. . . . Don’t you think because your name is on the desk or on the door that they’re going to treat you any differently. Any time they get a chance, they’re gonna bring you down! That’s why you better come back over here and meet us,” he said.

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“How I make it tomorrow morning don’t depend on how no White man feels about me,” Anderson added. 

Anderson also decried violent protests that often arise in the wake of these events as examples of “glaring hypocrisy” he saw within the Black community.

“The Black community theoretically would already be setting Memphis on fire, burning down only Black businesses,” if the officers who beat Nichols were White, he claimed.

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Clips from two sermons were shared by Twitter user “Woke Preacher Clips.”

President Biden on Saturday broke his silence on the Chinese spy balloon that has been spotted making its way across the country, most recently in the southeastern United States.

Asked if the U.S. government will shoot down the surveillance aircraft, Biden said, “we’re gonna take care of it.” 

The Chinese surveillance device was seen hovering above Charlotte, North Carolina, around 10:30 a.m. ET Saturday.

The updated location of the suspected surveillance device comes after Defense Department spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that the balloon, which China claims is a civilian reconnaissance airship that inadvertently drifted off course, had “changed its course” and moved to the central part of the country.

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The White House said on Friday President Biden would not shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon, despite calls from lawmakers and others.
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Photos shared Friday evening by the National Weather Service in Kansas City, Missouri, showed what appeared to be the balloon, which was first reported to be hovering over Montana, visible from its office in Pleasant Hill that appeared to be headed southeast. “We have confirmed that it is not an NWS weather balloon,” NWS Kansas City said.

The Pentagon announced that the U.S. was tracking the balloon as it made its way across the U.S. on Thursday, when it was hovering over Montana. 

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A Chinese spy balloon was spotted Saturday morning, Feb. 4, 2023, over Fairview, North Carolina, moving east-southeast.
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Senior State and Defense Department officials have called the balloon’s presence in U.S. airspace an “unacceptable” violation of United States Sovereignty. Secretary of State Antony Blinken indefinitely postponed a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping in these circumstances.

Republicans, including Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, have demanded that Biden shoot the balloon down and accused the president of being weak towards China.

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Several U.S. officials have cautioned that the balloon is flying at 60,000 ft., is roughly the size of three greyhound buses and is carrying heavy surveillance equipment – they say shooting it down could cause American civilian casualties on the ground. 

Biden was briefed on the situation earlier this week and asked for military options to deal with the balloon. He may order the balloon shot down once it becomes safe to do so. 

Fox News’ Kyle Morris contributed to this report.

Redditors pinpointed some consistent clues that someone “peaked in high school” in an animated viral debate last week.

“What screams ‘This person peaked in high school’ to you?” Reddit user realHDNA asked. In other words, someone who hasn’t appeared to mature past their teenage years, or prefers to constantly relive their popular glory days.

“Still acting like a typical ‘Mean Girl’ when they’re damn near (or past) 30,” one user offered.

“They just graduate from mean girl to mean woman,” another user agreed. “I think some people are just mean.”

The movie “Mean Girls,” directed by Mark Waters. Seen here from left, Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith and Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners. Initial theatrical release April 30, 2004. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
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“Regularly reposting the same picture of the one notable moment that they had in high school,” another offered.

Some were eager to share specific anecdotes about encounters they had with people who fit the description.

“I work in schools in a HCOL area where a lot of these types ended up as the Real Housewives of the PTA,” gingergirl181 wrote. “They gossip and bully worse than their teenagers, start all manner of drama just because they’re bored and want to feel powerful, and at some schools they even extend their bullying to each other’s KIDS. Like straight up ‘it’s a shame about her daughter’s baby fat’, ‘looks like her son forgot to take his meds’, ‘at least my kid isn’t failing math like yours’ kind of bulls—. If I could sucker punch any of them without being fired, I would in a heartbeat.”

blue school hallway lockers and checkered tile in high school students in the background (down-sampled to increase sharpness)
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Others recalled unfortunate encounters with former high school classmates who they said fall in the category.

“About 5 years ago, I ran into one of the more popular girls in school at the mall,” Redditor Bayonethics said. “She was a cashier, and when I went up with my purchases, she actually said ‘Ew aren’t you that nerd from school?’ I literally just said ‘hi.’ After that, I didn’t say anything, just paid and left. I felt bad for her more than anything else because she clearly peaked in high school.”

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This 2004 photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount Pictures shows Jon Heder, as Napoleon Dynamite, right, and Efren Ramirez, as Pedro, in a scene from the cult classic comedy “Napoleon Dynamite.” (Twentieth Century Fox/Paramount Pictures via AP)
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Others who fit in the category, according to Reddit, are those who constantly relive their high school sports glory days. Some recalled characters like Dan from the movie “Waiting” or Uncle Rico from the 2004 film “Napoleon Dynamite” who obsessively spoke of his high school football career when he was a star player with dreams of going to the NFL. In the film, he still laments how his coach did not put him in the fourth quarter in the 1982 state championship.

“Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would’ve been state champions,” he says in the film. “No doubt. No doubt in my mind.”

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“I graduated in 05,” Reddit user aznuke shared. “I was sitting at a tire shop waiting for my truck to get done and an employee slightly older than me walks up to me and asks me, with no previous interaction, if I played football in high school. Wondering where this was going, I responded that I did, but I wasn’t great at it. He asked what school I went to, and I told him. Then he starts talking about himself. How he was “all conference” and walking me through all of his high school accolades…

“I never asked for this conversation. I just sat there wondering why this nearly 40 year old, wildly out of shape, tire shop supervisor was telling me all of this. Then just as soon as it started he bid me good day and walked off. It was bizarre.

“The best comparison I could make was that he was like the manager ‘Dan’ from the movie waiting. That was his vibe.

“That’s how I knew he peaked in high school.”

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“How do you know if someone peaked in high school? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you,” one Reddit user, puzzlednerd, wrote in one of the most popular answers.

MSNBC guest panelist and Operation Hope founder John Hope Bryant condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis’, R-Fla., public school policies, particularly his administration’s push to have an AP African American studies course stripped of woke, CRT-style content.

Bryant claimed that the DeSantis administration’s policies have not only brought back the Jim Crow era to Florida, he declared that the governor has made it “1865 all over again.”

Bryant continued the attack, accusing the Republican administration of being unbiblical by causing a political divide over this school issue.

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MSNBC guest John Hope Bryant condemned the DeSantis administration’s public school policies during an episode of MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle.”
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Bryant’s statements on “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle,” Friday, represented the latest left-leaning response to the Florida Department of Education compelling The College Board to remove woke content from a proposed AP African American studies course.

An earlier version of the course, proposed for Florida high school classrooms, was rejected for incorporating woke themes including Critical Race Theory, so-called queer theory, among others that the DOE claimed went against Florida state law. 

The College Board has since stripped all such content from the course. 

Because DeSantis shared the same criticisms of the course as the DOE, and vocally supported the department’s decision; mainstream media, liberal educators, and even Democrat lawmakers have blamed him for the decision, and have asserted that he is erasing Black history and whitewashing education.

Bryant’s comments fell on MSNBC right in line with trend, though they may have been the most controversial yet, insistent that DeSantis’ actions brought Florida’s race relations back to the time of slavery.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol on Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Ruhle prompted his commentary by mentioning ESPN sports commentator Stephen A. Smith’s statements on DeSantis considering the course revision. She said, “John, last night on this network, Stephen A. Smith said, ‘Ron DeSantis, I might agree with him on a whole lot of policies but I’m gonna stop at him dictating African American studies in any state, in any school in this country.’ What do you think?”

Bryant replied, “I think that he’s completely right about that, and America needs to be right about this. You cannot decide which part of the history you want to learn about. All of our history is rich and important.”

He then declared, “This is uh, 1960 all over again. This is 1865 all over again, where we’re stoking fears, deciding we are separate.”

Bryant followed up by attacking DeSantis’ Christianity, accusing him and the GOP of ignoring the Bible. He continued, “The Bible says a house divided cannot stand. Supposedly, this party is about this higher idea. Well, let’s go right to the Bible. We’re only better together.”

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He then used an allegory of saintly-ness to demonstrate how the administration obscuring America’s past with this course revision. “And a saint is a sinner that got up. We’re all angels with dirty faces, right? You can’t have a rainbow without a storm first. So, it is our complicated history, like a family, that actually makes us better.”

The guest pivoted to the point that the chaos sown by DeSantis helps America’s foreign enemies. He asked, “And who loves all this, Stephanie? It’s China. China and Russia loves that we’re in a food fight because a house divided cannot stand. They want to take our position in the world.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, waves with his wife Casey and their children Mason, left, Madison, center, and Mamie, right, as he does a run through in preparation for his inauguration in Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at the Old Capitol, in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis will be sworn in for his second term as Florida Governor Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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