Ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz from 12 lengths off the lead, Golden Tempo surged from the back of the pack to win the . The victory came five weeks after his last-to-first charge to .

“Golden Tempo is amazing. Jose is amazing,� said DeVaux. “I think he needed to do this to kind of show that he was meant to win the Derby and that he is a horse that belongs in that conversation of being one of the top 3-year-olds.�

Golden Tempo held off Commandment to win by a length and a quarter at odds of 6-1. Commandment was second and favorite Renegade placed third.

“I followed them closely in the second turn,� Ortiz said. “They started to pick it up, so I did as well. I was just waiting for the right time to go all in. When I asked him to go, my horse responded.�

DeVaux, after to train a Kentucky Derby winner, is the second in four years to do so at the Belmont. Arcangelo in 2023. DeVaux is the first woman to win multiple Triple Crown races.

“It’s overwhelming,� DeVaux said. “All the credit goes to Golden Tempo, who won the race, and Jose did a wonderful job of making it happen. But I’m just so fortunate to be in this position. It’s history-making, and I’ve kind of shied away from it, but I’m really grateful that I am that person.�

DeVaux was her training career there, but she doesn’t call herself a Saratoga native. She spends most of her time in Kentucky now and said she grew up in southern Florida. But after all the support she’s received from the town, she has started to embrace it.

“Everyone is kind of calling me the hometown girl,� DeVaux said. “So that’s kind of fun. I’m going to miss our appetizer (at) Saratoga, as we call it, the ‘Bellatoga.’�

Golden Tempo was the third choice in the race. There were concerns about whether he could pull off another big comeback win in a field that included Renegade. The Todd Pletcher-trained horse finished second to Golden Tempo by a neck in the Derby.

The pace was not nearly as fast as it was at Churchill Downs, yet Golden Tempo still was able to close in time to win the 1 1/4-mile race in 2:03.49. It didn’t matter, as he was the best in the field of nine horses.

“He wasn’t going to get that setup as he did in the Derby,� Ortiz said. “We all knew that, and I was a little worried about it. He needed some kind of setup. But today, there wasn’t one and he showed up today and won.�

Golden Tempo won two-thirds of the Triple Crown after DeVaux and owners . He is the second horse in as many years to win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont after not running in the middle jewel.

“We made our decision, and we won today and we’re going to be happy about that,� DeVaux said.

This was the third and final time for the Belmont in upstate New York, while its traditional home on the border of Queens and Long Island is getting . Run at 1 1/4 miles because of the track at Saratoga, the race is set to next year when it will return to its traditional 1 1/2-mile distance.

“It’s so meaningful,â€� DeVaux said. â€�A lot of family here. Saratoga, it’s been wonderful to have such a historic race here. … It’s so meaningful because the town gets to have this and celebrate it along with us.â€�

Golden Tempo paid $14 to win, $7.32 to place and $3.88 to show. Commandment paid $7.02 to show and $4.08 to place, while Renegade paid $2.52 to place.

Ortiz followed Renegade, ridden by older brother Irad, just as he did in the Derby. It worked out just the same in the first Saturday in June as the first Saturday in May.

“He was bouncing a bit today, which made me very happy because I wanted him to be a little bit sharper today,� Jose Ortiz said. “You can see him, he’s very relaxed. He does what I ask him to do. That’s the main thing.�

Co-owner Vinnie Viola dedicated the race to his late friend Dominic DiPrisco, who died Wednesday at age 70. Viola prayed to DiPrisco Saturday morning, hoping for an extra push in the Belmont Stakes.

“I know you’re in heaven, and I love you, and this race is for you,� Viola said. “It means more than I can express in words right now.�

Ortiz won the Belmont Stakes for the second time, nine years after his first aboard Tapwrit in 2017.

“We just wanted him to get better and keep winning these kinds of races,� Ortiz said. “We’re very happy with him. It’s all about him.�

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Sri Lanka leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the Thursday by 41 runs, giving former Proteas star Gary Kirsten his first win as Sri Lanka coach and the tourists first ODI win in the Caribbean in 13 years.

West Indies had earlier won the toss and elected to bowl first before unrelenting rain at Sabina Park forced the umpires to call off the day-night match around 6.30pm local time with no play possible. Only a few, hardy fans remained until the end.

The third match will be played at Kingston on Monday and will be followed by three Twenty20 internationals and two test matches.

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The Toledo Police Department said the shooting happened near the Old West End Festival, an annual gathering of live music and home tours in a historic district of the city. Officers on the scene found multiple people shot and “many victims� were taken to hospitals, the department said in a statement.

Authorities did not immediately detail the extent of the injuries. The department said an active search was underway for those responsible.

City council member Theresa Morris said there were at least eight victims from the shooting.

“This tragedy is really weighing heavily on both the residents and those who visit and enjoy this festival year after year,� she said.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement: “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Toledo tonight. Summer festivals should be safe spaces for families to spend time together without fear of violence.�

Multiple videos posted to social media showed people running over the sound of gunshots and emergency officials tending to others who appeared wounded.

Kevin Berry said he was sitting in the neighborhood arboretum listening to live music with his friends when he heard a handful of gunshots ring out.

“Everybody hit the deck,� he said.

When he looked back up, he saw a gun being tossed to the ground less than 50 feet (15 meters) away from him. Police officers who were already on-site for the festival immediately responded to the scene.

Berry, who has medical training and served in the U.S. Navy, said he walked around the area looking for potential victims who might need help.

He said he saw at least five people with gunshot wounds.

“The folks who were hit were spread out around the arboretum area,� he said.

The Old West End Festival is a two-day celebration in Toledo’s historic district that includes live music, food vendors, home tours and shopping.

Berry described it as the “kick-off to Toledo’s summer festival season.”

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Muller will be joined in Hamilton by Montreal defender and rookie of the year finalist Nicole Gosling, who also signed a three-year standard agreement during .

San Jose made a splash by signing New York forward Kristin O’Neill to a two-year Foundational Offer, guaranteeing the 28-year-old Canadian Olympian at least $100,000 per season. O’Neill made $86,872 last year, and is reunited with , who doubles as San Jose’s coach and GM.

Each of the four expansion franchises are allowed one foundational signing, with on Friday.

Earlier in the day, San Jose also signed New York forward Anne Cherkowski to a two-year contract.

Meantime, Las Vegas made it’s first two additions, by signing Minnesota defenders Kendall Cooper and Mae Batherson to two-year contracts.

Hamilton, San Jose, and Detroit have signed four of Phase 2’s allotted five players. Also, New York, Seattle and now Minnesota have lost the maximum three players during this three-day phase closing on Monday.

Muller is PWHL’s top international player

The 28-year-old Muller has spent her adult life in Boston following a five-year college career at Northeastern and the past three seasons with the Fleet. Selected third overall by Boston in the league’s inaugural 2023 draft, Muller was the PWHL’s first non-North American player selected.

Her 56 PWHL career points (16 goals, 40 assists) lead all Fleet and non-North American players.

Fleet general manager Danielle Marmer grew emotional Thursday when discussing the possibility of losing Muller. With the eight existing teams allowed to protect only three players each, Marmer said she was left with little choice in filling those spots with captain Megan Keller, rookie of the year finalist Haley Winn and goalie of the year finalist Aerin Frankel ahead of Muller.

Muller has also shined on the international stage in having scored Switzerland’s two Olympic bonze medal-clinching goals, including the overtime-winner over Sweden at the Milan Cortina Games in February.

Gosling is coming off in Montreal. She was selected fourth overall in the draft last year, and tied for first among rookie defenders with 19 points (three goals, 16 assists).

The 24-year-old Gosling also gets an opportunity to move closer to her hometown of London, Ontario.

O’Neill is a faceoff specialist

O’Neill is now on her third PWHL team after spending her first two seasons in Montreal. She ranked fourth in the league last season with 272 faceoff wins while scoring four goals and an assist in 30 games. Overall, O’Neill has nine goals and 10 assists in 83 career games.

O’Neill is from Oakville, Ontario, and played collegiately at Cornell.

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Batherson spent two seasons with Minnesota, including winning a Walter Cup championship as a rookie. The 25-year-old from Nova Scotia finished this past year with three goals and 15 points — a 12-point jump from her first season.

Cooper, selected sixth in last year’s draft out of Quinnipiac, finished tied for second among PWHL rookies with 19 points (two goals, 17 assists). The 24-year-old is from Oakville, and set a league record for defenders with a six-game points streak.

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Washington coach Sidney Johnson was ejected after he was called for two quick technical fouls with 3:52 left in the third quarter. Despite efforts from Mystics assistant coaches and players to calm him down, an angry Johnson was eventually escorted off the court by security. Assistant coach Emre Vatansever took over in his place.

Reese, who had four of the Dream’s season high-tying 16 steals, had her fourth consecutive double-double and seventh this season.

Kiki Iriafen scored 24 points and Sonia Citron, who returned from a one-game absence due to a foot injury, added 18 points and six assists for the Mystics (4-5).

Howard made a 3-pointer that gave Atlanta the lead for good with 3:44 left in the first quarter and the Dream led by double figures for the final 26-plus minutes.

The Dream set season highs for free throws attempted (41) and free throws made (32) while hitting 13 3s and outrebounding Washington 42-26.

Atlanta has won four straight against the Mystics, who lead the series 34-33.

Allisha Gray had 15 points for the Dream (6-3) and Jordin Canada and Madina Okot scored 11 apiece. Sika Kone and rookie Isobel Borlase, who went into the game with 20 points this season, each added nine points.

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Mystics: Host Indiana on Monday.

Dream: Play Tuesday at Chicago.

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Germany played without Lennart Karl on Saturday, a day after the 18-year-old midfielder injured his thigh in training. But Leroy Sané and Kai Havertz scored as the 10th-ranked Germans beat the U.S. at Soldier Field.

Next up for Germany is its World Cup opener on June 14 against Curaçao. It also has Group E games against the Ivory Coast on June 20 and Ecuador on June 25.

Karl has been ruled out for the tournament. He was coming off a breakout season with Bayern Munich, when he became the club’s .

“Really tough. … I had a good connection to Lenny. He’s a great guy, a very young guy,â€� Germany defender David Raum said after the win over the U.S. “But yeah, we shared a lot of nice moments together also in this short time. I played in training always against him because he plays on the right wing. Yeah, we lose a good human being and an amazing player.â€�

Karl wrote on Instagram that it’s “indescribably painfulâ€� having to miss the World Cup. “Unfortunately injuries often come at the unluckiest time,â€� he posted.

Karl was replaced on the roster by midfielder Assan Ouédraogo, who plays with Raum on Leipzig in the Bundesliga. Ouédraogo has made one appearance for Germany, scoring during a 6-0 win over Slovakia in November.

“Very happy, yeah, to welcome him here, and he can help us also a lot,� Raum said.

With Manuel Neuer recovering from a calf muscle issue, goalkeeper Oliver Baumann started against the U.S.

The 40-year-old Neuer will go into the World Cup having not played for Germany in almost two years. He retired from the national team after the 2024 European Championship but agreed to a recall last month.

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Soler was scratched before Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of hip tightness. He also left a game on Wednesday against Colorado.

Soler is hitting .220 with nine home runs, 33 RBIs and a .702 OPS in 58 games. He was suspended by MLB after charging the mound against Atlanta starter Reynaldo López on April 7. After punches were thrown, both players were suspended seven games. Soler appealed and got his penalty reduced to four games.

The 34-year-old appeared in just 82 games last season, having spent long stretches on the IL with lower back inflammation.

The team reinstated first baseman Nolan Schanuel (ankle) and put him in the starting lineup at first base against the Dodgers on Saturday night.

In other moves, outfielder Gustavo Campero went on the IL with a right hand fracture and catcher Omar Martinez was designated for assignment.

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Kai Havertz put the four-time champions in front with a header from a free kick in the second minute but Antonee Robinson tied the score in the 37th with a from the top of the arc following Christian Pulisic’s corner kick.

Sané scored off a short pass from Havertz, a diagonal shot between the legs of Miles Robinson that appeared to take a slight deflection off the defender and beat goalkeeper Matt Freese to the far post.

The 16th-ranked has lost nine straight games to European opponents dating to 2022.

Hosting the World Cup for the first time since 1994, the Americans open against Paraguay on Friday, then play Australia and Turkey. The U.S. hadn’t lost its last match heading into a World Cup since 2002.

No. 10 Germany starts against Curaçao on June 14 in a group that includes Ivory Coast and Ecuador.

The match drew a sellout crowd of 63,636 to Soldier Field, site of the 1994 World Cup opener. Chicago refused to bid to host 2026 World Cup matches, citing what it said was a lack of financial assurances by FIFA.

The U.S. played without top defender , sidelined since tearing a pair of left ankle ligaments on May 17.

was missing 18-year-old midfielder , ruled out for the after injuring a thigh in training. Oliver Baumann started in goal as Manuel Neuer rested while recovering from a calf muscle issue.

Freese started in goal for the 15th time in 18 matches.

Die Mannschaft went ahead after Tyler Adams’ foul just outside the penalty area. Joshua Kimmich’s free kick was headed in by Havertz at the top of the 6-yard box for his 22nd international goal.

Robinson scored his fifth international goal after Jonathan Tah’s headed clearance attempt on Pulisic’s corner kick went just outside the area. Robinson celebrated with a cartwheel and a backflip.

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The Knicks said Saturday that a will be in place and that there would be “TSA-style screening procedures� for fans when they enter Madison Square Garden.

Trump is a longtime Knicks fan who confirmed Friday that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999. He has already attended a number of major sporting events , including the , and .

The Knicks said there would be no storage at MSG for prohibited items brought to the arena. A list of them is available at

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Catcher J.C. Escarra was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre after being optioned to the Triple-A after Friday night’s 5-3 loss to Boston. New York selected the contract of Ali Sánchez from the RailRiders, giving the Yankees a right-handed-hitting catcher for the first time since 2024.

Wells is hitting .166 with four homers and seven RBIs in 47 games in his third full season as New York’s starting catcher. He was 0 for 3 in the series opener against the Red Sox and is hitless in his last 13 at-bats and 1 for his last 18.

“Austin came in late last night and just complained about some neck stuff that was leading to headaches,� manager Aaron Boone said after .

Boone said Wells consulted with a neurologist and tested negative for a concussion. Wells is to undergo further testing Sunday.

Wells took a backswing off the mask from Toronto’s Jesús Sánchez on May 19, but Boone was unsure whether that caused the injury.

“Obviously catchers get hit, so it’s tough to say if it’s cumulative stuff, but last night he noticed he felt like just with his neck and headache stuff,” Boone said. “So, obviously, he wanted to look into that.”

Yankees catchers entered Saturday with a .171 batting average, lowest among AL catchers.

Wells hit .224 with 38 homers and 126 RBIs in his first two full seasons.

Sánchez batted ninth and is New York’s first right-handed hitting catcher since Jose Trevino started Game 3 of the 2024 World Series against the Dodgers.

In his second season, Escarra is hitting .177 with no homers and seven RBIs in 22 games. Last season, Escarra batted .202 with two homers and 11 RBIs in 40 games.

Sánchez joined the Yankees after hitting .227 with six homers and 11 RBIs in 40 games in Triple-A. He also threw out 28% (12 of 31) of attempted base stealers.

Sánchez hit .183 in 50 career games for the Mets, St. Louis, Miami, Toronto and Boston. He also has thrown out nearly 24% (10 of 28) attempted base stealers.

Stanton hits on field for second time, continues running

Giancarlo Stanton, who hasn’t played since April 24 due to a , took at-bats against injured reliever Angel Chivilli for the second time this week.

Stanton took four at-bats while seeing about 10 pitches. He also faced Chivilli on Wednesday.

Stanton ran in the outfield from the right field foul line to an area behind second base. Stanton also ran past first base a few times while starting about halfway up the foul line.

“He’s in his second week of running,� manager Aaron Boone said. “Hopefully sooner rather than later but he’s continuing to build up the running portion.�

Judge was put on the IL this week with a .

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The Belmont Stakes 158th Running

13th Race at Saratoga

Purse: $2,000,000

Stakes, 3-Year Olds, One Mile and ¼ on Dirt

Weather: Showery Track: Fast

Off at 7:01

Fractional Times: 23.96, 48.29, 1:12.38, 1:37.56. Final Time: 2:03.49

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Owners: 9. Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable; 7. Wathnan Racing; 4. Low, Robert, Low, Lawana L. and Repole Stable; 3. Ball, Michael and Ball, Katherine G.; 8. Klaravich Stables, Inc.; 6. Klaravich Stables, Inc.; 1. Glenn Sorgenstein WC Racing Inc. and Run Fast Racing; 5. Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba); 2. Repole Stable.

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Eso podría ser un intercambio privado extremadamente incómodo entre muchos adolescentes y sus madres. Pero los Nevcherlian estaban siendo grabados con la mientras un agente del FBI leía una serie de mensajes sexistas y antisemitas que Luke supuestamente había estado compartiendo en línea.

“Odio tanto a las mujeres que es increíble. Solo verlas me hace hervir de rabia�, decía uno de los mensajes.

“Muerte total a los judíos ahora, tráiganla�, decía otro.

“Puede que estés pensando en tu cabeza que es solo una broma�, le dijo su madre. “Pero no es una broma�.

Sin admitir haber enviado todos los mensajes, Luke adoptó un tono desafiante: “No me importa, puedo decir todo esto, es libertad de expresión�.

El agente del FBI explicó que, aunque la Primera Enmienda protege todo tipo de discursos, no protege las amenazas escritas.

Sobre el llamado a la “muerte total a los judíos ahora�, Luke supuestamente había escrito a otra persona, “ocurrirá pronto, hermano. Todo está cayendo en su lugar�.

Luke fue arrestado y acusado de hacer una amenaza para llevar a cabo un tiroteo masivo o un acto de terrorismo. Su abogado declinó hacer comentarios.

En una llamada telefónica a su hermano desde la cárcel, una grabación que fue liberada por la policía, Luke suspiró: “Era solo una maldita broma en internet�.

“Todo son solo bromas�, sonrió Rich bajo la visera de su gorra de béisbol azul “America First�.

Rich tiene 23 años, su amigo John tiene 25, y en Florida, ambos eran devotos “groypers�, el apodo dado a los fans del streamer de extrema derecha Nick Fuentes.

A los 27 años, Fuentes se ha hecho un nombre como misógino, sexista y antisemita. Opera como una mezcla de la generación Z del padre Charles Coughlin y Rush Limbaugh.

Coughlin usó el nuevo medio de la radio en la década de 1930 para eludir a los guardianes tradicionales y llegar directamente a millones de personas con sus diatribas nativistas, antisemitas y pronazis. Fuentes fue expulsado de las principales plataformas de redes sociales como Instagram, pero fans como Rich y John manejan cuentas de fans en esas plataformas que publican clips de los monólogos de Fuentes. Los groypers hacen esto a tal escala que a menudo los clips de Fuentes se vuelven virales antes de que las plataformas los eliminen.

Y al igual que Limbaugh, quien se construyó a sí mismo desde un locutor provocador de radio hasta un titán mediático alimentando las quejas de los oyentes, Fuentes le cuenta a su audiencia una historia que los anima a canalizar sus ansiedades y frustraciones en desprecio y odio hacia las mujeres y las personas no blancas.

En un resumen conciso de su visión del mundo, Fuentes dijo el año pasado: “Los judíos dirigen la sociedad, las mujeres tienen que cerrar la p**a boca, los negros tienen que ser encarcelados en su mayoría, y viviríamos en el paraíso; así de simple�.

El lenguaje como este lleva a la gente a ver al típico groyper como un perdedor desesperado y odioso que tiene malas habilidades sociales, está sexualmente reprimido y vivirá para siempre en el sótano de sus padres.

Rich y John parecen chicos bastante normales, en la mayoría de las medidas. Salen y se mueven; salen en citas con mujeres. Podrían ser tu hijo, tu hermano o tu sobrino. Bromeaban entre sí sobre fiestas y relaciones.

Sin embargo, luego están el otro tipo de bromas que disfrutan. Crecieron en un momento extraño en Estados Unidos. Como adolescentes, presenciaron el ascenso de Donald Trump, el impacto del movimiento #MeToo, una pandemia global y una transición de poder no tan pacífica después de las elecciones de 2020. Las viejas suposiciones sobre la autoridad, la confianza y el estatus social se sacudieron, si no se volcaron.

Lo que ayudó a Rich y John a darle sentido fue la explicación de que las personas equivocadas, armadas con el poder excesivo de la cultura de cancelación, habían tomado demasiada influencia.

Fuentes, expulsado de las plataformas principales, amplía y confirma esta creencia para ellos. Lo que les gusta de él, dicen, es que no tiene miedo de decir las cosas que podrían hacer que lo cancelen. Es deliberado en su incorrección política y en su orgullo de ser un hombre blanco.

Una de las cosas que más les gusta de él es que “es divertido�, un maestro en el arte moderno de provocar.

Solo son bromas, me tranquilizó Rich. “Y las cosas que no son bromas son muy claras y obvias para la mayoría de nosotros, ¿sabes?�

Había visto muchas cosas de Fuentes y me parecía que le faltaba humor. Se hacen comentarios ofensivos sobre mujeres, inmigrantes, personas negras y judías, pero no hay un remate; la subyugación de los grupos en sí parece ser la “broma�.

“El normie (ciudadano promedio) no va a estar encantado con ese tipo de bromas�, explicó Rich.

Claramente, soy un “normie�. No se supone que deba entender la broma.

Soy un millennial de 35 años. Me separan menos de diez años del miembro más mayor de la Generación Z, pero muchos de ellos me consideran lo suficientemente desconectado como para que pudiera ser un boomer.

Por lo tanto, creo que es importante reconocer, mientras intento sondear la mente del groyper, que cada nueva generación se deleita en su propia versión de subversión. ¿Qué significa ser joven si no es para antagonizar a los mayores?

El uso actual de “normie� tiene sus raíces en las comunidades de la derecha alternativa en línea.

Pero mucho antes de que existieran los “normies�, ya estaban los “cuadrados�. Los “trajeados� aburridos trabajaban para “el sistema�. A los millennials se nos hizo habitual llamar a la gente “básicos�.

Algunas de las figuras culturales más grandes de Estados Unidos del siglo XX fueron aquellos que estaban dispuestos a hablar de las cosas que la generación anterior consideraba tabú.

El comediante blanco Lenny Bruce se hizo un nombre en parte al repetir la palabra “n� en los años 50 y 60, argumentando que al hacerlo estaba diluyendo su poder como insulto.

Todo el ambiente de la escena de música punk de los años 70 estaba diseñado para ser feo, para ofender las pretensiones del establishment: esvásticas usadas como moda, insultos usados como transgresión. En la medida en que la mayoría “alguna vez tuvo una idea de lo que eso originalmente significaba, solo llegaba hasta su intención de impactar�, escribió el crítico musical Lester Bangs, él mismo parte de la escena punk, en

“Es como una postura�, una persona le explicó. “Una forma realmente inmadura de ser peligroso�.

Los niños y los jóvenes siempre han disfrutado del humor más grosero. Gran parte del humor masculino de mi generación fue moldeado por “Anchorman� y “Borat�. Un personaje era infamemente sexista y el otro notoriamente antisemita.

Fuentes no es un comediante. Pero Rich y John sostienen que lo que nosotros, los normies, podríamos percibir como puro odio es simplemente Fuentes troleando, usando el humor como transgresión.

“Somos jóvenes, solo queremos divertirnos�, explicó John. “Y con estas personas mayores, si simplemente se bajaran de nuestras espaldas y dejaran de molestarnos, y no obtuviéramos las reacciones de ellos, ni siquiera haríamos nada de eso. Queremos provocarlos�.

“Estamos en un punto en el que estamos un poco cansados de la corrección del tono�, dijo.

¿Pero qué corrección del tono?

Hace unas semanas, vi al comediante Shane Gillis presentarse en Los �ngeles.

Gillis cobró prominencia después de perder su lugar en “Saturday Night Live� en 2019, cuando apareció un video de él usando un insulto anti-asiático en su podcast.

Desde entonces, Gillis ha usado su cancelación como una credencial, ha llamado a las cosas “gay� y a las personas “pen***os� como parte característica de su rutina.

Se puede argumentar que es de mal gusto y que no es muy divertido, pero los vientos culturales claramente están a su favor. No tuve que buscar su stand-up en algún sórdido club de comedia en el sótano de Los �ngeles; fue el acto principal en el Hollywood Bowl durante el festival de comedia Netflix is a Joke de este año. Tiene su propia serie en Netflix.

Lorne Michaels, el productor ejecutivo de “Saturday Night Live�, reveló más tarde que estaba en contra del despido de Gillis del programa. Culpó a NBC y dijo que Gillis había sido arrastrado en una “manía�, la víctima de los excesos percibidos de la corrección política de finales de la década de 2010.

Desde entonces, Gillis ha regresado para presentar “Saturday Night Live� no una, sino dos veces, en 2024 y 2025.

La “policía del tono� de la que habla John se siente más como fantasmas de una era que perdió su impulso hace tres años. Muchos de los “cancelados� ahora están prosperando, entre ellos Donald Trump, quien fue expulsado de todos los principales sitios de redes sociales después de perder las elecciones de 2020 y sus seguidores lanzaron el ataque del 6 de enero al Capitolio. Ahora, Trump está de vuelta en la Casa Blanca, donde es visitado y festejado por los mismos magnates de la tecnología que una vez lo habían prohibido en sus plataformas.

De hecho, parece que la “policía del tono� ha sido tan completamente desarmada, los cancelados tan exitosamente “descancelados�, que ha inaugurado una nueva era de grosería en la que es difícil encontrar una pose que parezca sorprendentemente subversiva.

Para los jóvenes desilusionados que tienen un impulso natural para actuar, puede ser difícil sentirse rebelde si su feed de redes sociales es más moderado que el feed del líder del mundo libre, quien a principios de este año compartió un video racista como simios.

La manosfera y la epidemia de soledad masculina han sido demasiado litigadas en otros lugares para detenerse aquí. Sin embargo, señalaré que el groyperismo ofrece a los hombres infelices un sentido de superioridad.

Esto proviene no solo de la sustancia de los discursos de Fuentes sobre la supremacía de los hombres como sexo y de las personas blancas como raza, sino también de su forma. El groyper, a diferencia de los normies, está en la exaltada posición de creer que puede decir cuándo Fuentes está bromeando y cuándo no. Tiene acceso al conocimiento especial que distingue al grupo.

Pero, ¿lo tiene realmente? Fuentes ha dicho repetidamente que las mujeres no deberían poder votar. Les pregunté a Rich y John si eso era una broma o si estaba hablando en serio.

Primero, dijeron que era una broma. “Es como que no estamos haciendo todo lo posible para derogar la 19ª [Enmienda]�, dijo Rich.

“Está tratando de molestar a la gente�, agregó John.

Okay, dije, ¿entonces no está hablando en serio sobre esto?

No, dijeron, Fuentes está hablando en serio, “pero no haría nada al respecto�.

Entonces, ¿qué creen Rich y John? Rich, después de alguna vacilación, dijo que personalmente creía que las mujeres deberían votar.

John, con una cara seria, me dijo: “Creo que las mujeres solo deberían poder votar si están casadas. Porque creo que si estuvieran casadas, votarían con su esposo�.

¿Estaba John bromeando? ¿Me estaba troleando? Era difícil saber quién hablaba en serio, dónde comenzaba la broma y dónde terminaba.

Fuentes también ha elogiado a los nazis y describió a Hitler como “muy jodidamente genial�. ¿Esto también era una broma?

Rich y John parecían menos interesados en considerar las acciones o la historia de Hitler que en su insistencia en que deberían poder bromear sobre Hitler.

“Estoy en el punto donde la gente nunca recibe críticas por hacer cosas que realmente perjudican a nuestro país�, dijo John.

“Entonces, como si alguien hace una broma�, agregó, “no debería importar tanto, incluso si está equivocado�.

Me pareció que ninguno de ellos había considerado realmente la posibilidad de lo que cualquiera de las “bromas� sobre sexismo y antisemitismo significaba, lo que se suponía que debía lograr. Lo que importaba era que, como groypers, se les veía disfrutando de las bromas.

En su famoso ensayo de 1986l filósofo Harry Frankfurt hizo una distinción entre mentirosos y charlatanes. Los mentirosos conocen la verdad y están diciendo deliberadamente lo contrario. A los charlatanes no les importa si lo que están diciendo es verdadero o falso. Lo importante es el efecto, no la verdad.

Aún más revelador, y deprimente, es el nihilismo que subyace en la afirmación de Rich de que todo son “solo bromas� y que de todos modos no importa. A pesar de que Fuentes les dice que son la raza maestra, ni Rich ni John creen que el mundo es suyo para moldear.

Sería darle demasiado crédito a mi yo adolescente decir que entendí completamente el grado en que “Anchorman� era una sátira del sexismo anticuado y “Borat� era una exploración crítica del antisemitismo.

Pero estaba claro que se suponía que Ron Burgundy y Borat eran absurdos, perdedores, patéticos a su manera. No eran personas a las que aspirar a ser o a emular.

Lenny Bruce murió de una sobredosis en 1966 antes de que pudiera reflexionar si su enfoque de usar la palabra “n� había funcionado. Pero su argumento, incluso si estaba equivocado, era que la repetición le quitaba su poder. Richard Pryor, un acólito de Bruce, concluyó finalmente, después de una visita a �frica en 1979, que repetir la palabra “n� no la había diluido en absoluto. Solo había hecho que las audiencias se sintieran cómodas al escucharla y reír. Juró nunca volver a decirlo.

Lester Bangs se dio cuenta, escribió, de que entre los punks que jugaban a actuar como racistas o nazis, porque nadie lo decía en serio, había personas que realmente lo decían en serio. Para las personas que lanzan insultos raciales o lucen esvásticas, escribió: “No importa cómo los uses, no puedes decirlos sin arriesgarte a ser malinterpretado por algún otro imbécil racista; tu ironía podría ser su taza de odio�.

Hoy, bajo la apariencia de humor, muchas personas están resultando heridas, y no siempre son las personas que se pretendía que fueran el blanco de la broma. Las palabras sí importan. E incluso las personas más desilusionadas, que se creen por encima de todo, se sienten diferentes cuando las bromas son sobre ellas.

Rich y John aprendieron eso de la manera difícil.

Defendieron a Nick Fuentes. Luego él se volvió contra ellos.

Después de que los entrevisté en Miami en abril, John publicó fotos de la entrevista en sus redes sociales. Atrajeron la atención de los groypers y, finalmente, de Fuentes mismo.

“¿Qué demonios es esto?�, preguntó Fuentes en las redes sociales, republicando las fotos de John. “No pretendas representarme si estás vestido así y tienes más de 25 de IMC; de hecho, nadie me representa en absoluto�.

Estaba llamando gordos a sus leales seguidores. También se burló de lo que llevaban puesto, hasta sus zapatos y calcetines. Sus ataques señalaron a otros groypers para que se unieran.

“No puedo esperar a que este tipo sea doxxeado y su vida se arruine para siempre�, dijo un groyper de John en un chat de audio en vivo en línea en el que él y Rich participaban.

“Solo mátate�, dijo otro.

John luego publicó un video en las redes sociales diciendo que Fuentes había “hecho sus declaraciones hiperbólicas sobre la cosa de la gordura y los zapatos y todo eso. Y lo entiendo. Y ni siquiera estaba tan molesto. Eso es Nick. Eso es simplemente el clásico Nick. Está siendo gracioso con las cosas�.

Sin embargo, John no pudo evitar tomarlo lo suficientemente en serio como para intentar argumentar contra Fuentes, con la esperanza de defenderse de la acusación de estar fuera de forma. “He corrido múltiples maratones y estoy en bastante buena forma�, ofreció.

También quería asegurarse de que los groypers entendieran que él no había aceptado que las mujeres pudieran votar, que fue Rich quien lo hizo, no él. Lo que los dos amigos me habían dicho que era solo “para molestar a la gente� de repente se convirtió en una verdadera prueba de su lealtad a Fuentes y al movimiento.

John puso buena cara, pero estaba claro que le dolía de repente ser el receptor del odio de una comunidad de la que formaba parte.

“Puedes odiar, pero solo estás en tu sótano, eres un guerrero de teclado, y no estás haciendo nada por el movimiento�, dijo en el video.

Después de los ataques de Fuentes y sus compañeros groypers, Rich y John no querían ser entrevistados por mí de nuevo.

Pero me preguntaba: ¿realmente todavía creían que todo era “solo bromas�?

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roads like Rockville Pike, which came in No. 7 nationally on the list of most passive-aggressive roads, triggers people to tailgate, break check, lean on their horn and block people from merging.

These commercial corridors packed with restaurant entrances, school traffic, along with malls, and strip centers often have a lot of red lights, stop signs, short merge lanes — and a lot of bumper-to-bumper traffic.

The survey says many of the roads on the list aren’t chaotic or aggressive at all — they’re in wealthy suburban areas where drivers show passive‑aggressive behavior in small, subtle ways instead of blowing up.

The Top 10 most-passive-aggressive roads in the US:

1. Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
2. U.S. 1 (Federal Highway), Fort Lauderdale, FL
3. Central Avenue (Yonkers to White Plans Corridor), Westchester County, NY
4. U.S. 280 through Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, and Hoover, AL
5. Route 17 through Paramus, Paramus, NJ
6. Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia Main Line, PA
7. Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
8. North Avenue, Chicago, IL
9. Route 1 (Boston Post Road) through Guildford and Madison, Guildford and Madison, CT
10. Westheimer Road, Houston, TX

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Now he’s back in much friendlier territory and took the T-Mobile Arena ice Saturday for Game 3 before a Vegas fan base that has cheered him, the roars growing louder with each postseason game.

That continued during introductions, so loud it was difficult to hear Hart’s name. The only player who received a louder ovation was defenseman Brayden McNabb, back after taking a puck in his face Thursday night in Game 2.

Hart has given those fans plenty of reasons to get behind him, his play in goal why the Golden Knights are in the championship round of the playoffs. The series is 1-1.

“Just really fortunate to be here in Vegas,� Hart said. “It’s a great culture of people.�

The chants in Carolina stemmed from Hart being one of five 2018 Canadian world junior hockey players last July. The those players were eligible to sign deals beginning Oct. 15 and to play starting Dec. 1. Hart signed a with Vegas.

But Hart could have been suiting up on the other side. The Hurricanes considered signing him and Michael McLeod — one of the five involved in the scandal — but decided against taking such a step.

Hart entered the Stanley Cup Final playing at such a high level that he put himself in the conversation for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which goes to the NHL playoffs MVP.

He took a 12-4 playoff record into Game 1, a 2.22 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Against the Hurricanes, however, Hart has a 3.90 GAA and .855 save percentage.

Not all of it his fault. The Golden Knights’ defense had several unusual lapses in the first two games, putting Hart in position to make some difficult saves. Even so, the expected goals against Hart and the Golden Knights was 4.47 at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick, and the Hurricanes lit the lamp six times at even strength.

Vegas coach John Tortorella again defended Hart’s play when asked how the goalie was handling the situation.

“Carter’s played very well,� Tortorella said.

Hart looked as if he would run his postseason winning streak to eight games Thursday night, taking a shutout into the final 9:40 of Game 2. But then the Hurricanes scored three times and again in overtime .

Now Hart and the rest of the Golden Knights will try to regroup. They are used to being in this situation, having lost Game 2 in three of the four playoff series this year, the first two at home before eliminating Utah and Anaheim each in six games.

But Vegas hasn’t dealt with this kind of loss. The Golden Knights have snatched victories from other teams; this time they had it done to them.

Game 3 will tell where Hart and his teammates stand.

“It’s in the past,â€� center William Karlsson said. “There nothing we can change, so now we just look ahead.â€�

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AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report.

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