Epstein-Linked Billionaire Reid Hoffman Drops $500K on Kentucky Democrat Zach Dembo

 

LinkedIn co-founder and Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman, the same billionaire who visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, stayed at his Manhattan townhouse, and once sent the convicted pedophile ice cream “for the girls,” just poured $500,000 into a super PAC backing Kentucky Democrat Zach Dembo.

The cash went to Kentuckians Not Corruption on September 24, according to WEKU’s October 16 investigation into Federal Election Commission records 

The group is running heavy television ads supporting Dembo and attacking his Republican opponent, former state Sen. Ralph Alvarado, in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District.

Advertising records show the PAC’s weekly TV buys on Lexington’s WLEX-TV exploded after the money arrived, jumping from roughly $14,650 in mid-September to nearly $110,000 the week of October 6. By mid-October the group had already spent about $1.6 million on the race.

“This is really, it’s dirty Epstein class money fueling Zach Dembo’s campaign. It’s offensive,” Alvaro told Fox News.

He added that Hoffman “was one of his best friends,” citing the island visits, townhouse stays, and the infamous Christmas Eve ice cream shipment with the note that it was “either for yourself or for the girls.” 

 previously reported extensively on Hoffman’s deep and longstanding ties to Epstein. In February, we covered Elon Musk publicly confronting Hoffman over the “ice cream for the girls” remark and the volume of their communications.

Earlier reporting detailed Hoffman’s island visit, his role in helping rehabilitate Epstein’s reputation through MIT fundraising, and his continued contacts years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.

Hoffman has repeatedly claimed the relationship was limited and strictly for fundraising purposes, claims that keep collapsing under the weight of the documents.

Dembo, a former federal prosecutor and Navy JAG officer who worked as an aide to Gov. Andy Beshear, has built his entire campaign around fighting “corruption” and the influence of “big business and the ultra-wealthy.”

His website declares that the ultra-wealthy “shouldn’t be able to buy influence in Washington” and calls for getting rid of dark money. He has attacked tax breaks for “billionaires and coastal elites” and promised to fight for working families instead of the donor class.

Yet when the biggest single check to the super PAC boosting him came from one of the most notorious Epstein-linked billionaires in Democratic politics, Dembo’s campaign has stayed silent. Fox News said it repeatedly sought comment and received none.

Kansas Mom Who Plowed Pickup Truck Through Youth Soccer Game, Killing 6-Year-Old Boy and Adult, Released Without Charges

 

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A 34-year-old Kansas mother who drove her Chevrolet pickup truck from a parking space onto an active youth soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita has been released from custody without charges after killing two people, including a 6-year-old boy, and injuring at least ten others.

The nightmare unfolded around 3:25 p.m. on Saturday. A black Chevrolet pickup, which police say had been parked near the fields, suddenly drove onto the pitch during a youth match, striking children and adults.

Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses confirmed two fatalities at the scene and multiple casualties transported to hospitals. Two of the driver’s own children were inside the truck at the time; a third child of hers was playing soccer on a different field at the complex. 

Police later identified the dead as 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both of McPherson, Kansas.

The two were not related. They were pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving efforts by bystanders and first responders.

Ten others suffered noncritical but traumatic injuries and were taken to Ascension Via Christi and Wesley Medical Center: five children (a 5-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, two 8-year-old boys, and a 9-year-old girl) and five adults ranging from ages 28 to 68.

An additional 61-year-old woman was hospitalized for medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries, bringing the total transported to 11. 

Witnesses and community members immediately rushed to help the injured before emergency personnel fully arrived. an outpouring of aid that police and officials have described as remarkable.

Nearby, Kansas State High School Activities Association inaugural flag football semifinals were underway on an adjacent field and were disrupted or suspended.

According to reports, including from the New York Post, after the truck stopped, the driver was pulled from the vehicle by other parents and allegedly shouted, “Oh my God, Oh my God, what have I done?!”

She remained at the scene, was cooperative with investigators, held a valid driver’s license, and had no outstanding warrants. She is from Garden City, Kansas.

On Sunday, October 18, the Wichita Police Department announced that after interviewing more than 30 witnesses, including the two children who had been inside the truck, and consulting with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, the woman was released pending the results of toxicology testing and a mechanical examination of the vehicle. No charges have been filed, AP reported.

Police Chief Joe Sullivan stated: “We know what happened, but now we’re working very hard to find out why it happened.”

He also expressed condolences: “Our hearts are with the families of Adrian and Nicholas as they face an unimaginable loss. What should have been a day of children playing soccer and families spending time together ended in tragedy.”

An initial case review is expected to be presented to the district attorney early this week. Police are seeking additional photos or videos from anyone at the complex.

Giant Wooden Crucifix Fatally Crushes Priest During a Livestreamed Mass as He Preaches About Death (VIDEO – Warning on Content)

 A giant wooden crucifix dislodged from the wall during Mass and fatally crushed a Catholic priest in Ecuador this weekend.

Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was celebrating Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Saturday when the crucifix fell on top of him.

In his last sermon, the priest told the parishioners to spend their time wisely because “one day we all die.” 

“Dear brothers and sisters, one day we will all die, and the time we spent on trivial things will prove far less meaningful than the time we invested in God,” said Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari.

“The quality time we gave to Him, to our brothers and sisters, to our spouses, to our children, and to our families,” he said. “That is time well spent, dear brothers and sisters.”

Moments later, parishioners watched in horror as the crucifix fell on top of the priest and crushed him.

Worshippers rushed to help Father Sánchez Molinari. 

“Father! Father!” a woman shouted as she called for an ambulance.

The Archdiocese confirmed the priest died of his injuries.

“We announce that our beloved Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, CSsR, who served as parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in the Central Vicariate, has departed to the Father’s House to enjoy His presence and His glory,” the Archdiocese said in a statement.

“Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen,” the Archdiocese said.

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Crowd Erupts as Jerry Seinfeld Turns Tables on Anti-Israel Hecklers, Says He’s ‘Sending’ Their Ticket Money ‘to Israel’

 Jerry Seinfeld refused to let anti-Israel hecklers disrupt his recent performance in Chicago.

The actor and comedian, who appeared at the Chicago Theatre on Oct. 9, got the last laugh by mocking the protesters as they were escorted away by security, according to a report from Fox News.

One woman shouted at him, “Twenty-two thousand Palestinians who are children now are killed with our taxpayer money, and you’re making jokes!” 

Seinfeld responded by dancing on stage in a mocking fashion, calling himself “racist,” and declaring, “It’s a genocide. I’m into it.”

The comedian also vowed, “I’m gonna find out how much your ticket was and I’m sending it to Israel!”

In the wake of the heckling, the Anti-War Committee Chicago and the Chicago branch of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network said they were responsible for the incident. 

“Friday’s disruption sent a clear message: Those who defend Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and throughout Palestine will be met with protest and are not welcome on Chicago’s stages without opposition,” the groups wrote on Instagram.

Fox News noted that Seinfeld, who is Jewish, has been the target of several protests criticizing his support for Israel.

When Seinfeld delivered a commencement address at Duke University in May 2024, dozens of students walked out.

Some of them were holding Palestinian flags.

Seinfeld came back to the school in September 2025 to introduce Omer Shem Tov, a freed Israeli hostage, at a campus event.

That event was also met with protests.

“Free Palestine is, to me, just — you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews,” he told the protesters.

“By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re not admitting what you really think,” he said.

“So, it’s actually — compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ Okay, that’s honest.”