The Livvy Dunne Problem, Colorado Fire Attack Updates, & Ukraine Destroyed Russian Nuclear Bombers
PDS Published 06/02/2025
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Livvy Dunne has people stalking her every time she goes to the airport.
If you’re unfamiliar, she is a massive influencer and former college gymnast.
And the harassment she is dealing with is a major problem for tons of female athletes, with Livvy posting a TikTok saying:
“I fear that I’m being stalked and I don’t know what to do. It’s gotten to the point where every single time I go to the airport, there is a group of at least ten middle-aged men waiting for me, and they harass me. It’s these men that want my autograph, they have a stack of like 40 pictures of me, or my magazines, and they will run after me down the TSA pre-check line and yell at me if I don’t give them my autograph. It’s insane. But they will yell at me and make a scene and the people around me are scared.” (0:00-0:29)
With her emphasizing that no matter where she is, if she is traveling for work or a personal family vacation, it happens just the same.
She claimed that even if she just has like, a 20-minute connecting flight, somehow she is found in the airport.
And it takes a toll on her, too, with her sharing a clip of her crying after she landed from a red eye flight and was harassed at baggage claim.
Also speaking to NBC News and telling the outlet that these people:
“are able to know private flight information… It’s scary because they simply don’t take no for an answer."[]
And in her video, she also noted that she is not alone:
“And the worst part is, it’s not only me. Like I remember Gabby Thomas made a video about this, and it needs to stop because it’s scary for girls. It’s weird.” (0:51-0:59)
Right, Gabby Thomas is an Olympic track star and gold medalist.
And earlier this year, she posted a very similar video of her own, saying:
“At this point, every time I travel, I am afraid that these men, it’s 3-6 of them, middle-aged, are gonna show up and harass me. And it doesn’t matter what city. They have come when I’m traveling to and from Chicago, they have come when I am traveling to and from Miami. And they have my flight information. And they show up either at the front door of the airport, at the correct concourse, or they show up at my gate, which means they had tickets and went past security and all that.” (0:05-0:31)
With her later posting footage of the men who had been following her in Chicago.
And at the time, tons of other female athletes like Simone Biles, Suni (Sue-nee) Lee, and Coco Guaff (goff like off) all commented on Gabby’s post that they have dealt with the same thing.
And Elle just did a massive piece on this scary trend two weeks ago, noting that the more visible women’s sports and athletes have become, the more they have gotten harassed.
Pointing to the fact that during the Tokyo Olympics, 87% of online abuse targeted women athletes.
With Gabby telling the outlet:
“A big part of the problem is that people feel entitled to accessing athletes as a whole, but especially women. And a lot of the time when we don’t grant them that access, they can become hostile, and sometimes start to harass.”
And Gabby echoed that sentiment while commenting on Livvy’s video, also thanking her for speaking out about this issue.
So this is obviously a scary and specific problem that these women are dealing with the same exact issue down to every detail, and I would love to know your thoughts on this.
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We gotta talk about what just happened in Boulder, Colorado.
Right, a man with a makeshift flamethrower reportedly yelled “Free Palestine” and threw molotov cocktails at a group gathered to raise attention for hostages captured by Hamas in 2023.
With this, of course, coming barely a week after a man who also yelled “Free Palestine” shot two Israeli embassy staffers outside of a Jewish museum in Washington DC.
In this case, however, no one was killed – though eight people were hospitalized with injuries ranging from minor to serious.
One of whom, reportedly, was a survivor of the Holocaust.
And as far as what else we know? It reportedly happened near the end of a weekly event organized by a group by the name “Run for Their Lives” –
Which, as I said, is a group dedicated to drawing attention to the hostages still in Gaza, of which there might be about 21 remaining alive. []
But with that, police reportedly started getting calls around 1:26 p.m. local time about a man with a weapon and people being set on fire.
After the initial attack, the suspect reportedly went behind some bushes and then reemerged and threw a Molotov cocktail but apparently accidentally caught himself on fire as he threw it.
And so he then took off his shirt and what appeared to be a bulletproof vest before the police arrived. []
And in images and videos now circulating online, you can seemingly see the shirtless suspect holding what looks like a molotov cocktail (BROLL: 0:26-0:31)
You can also see one woman on the ground who appears injured, with people surrounding her and a man pouring water on her body. []
And finally, there’s also footage of police rushing to the scene and arresting the suspect. (BROLL: 0:35-0:40)
Authorities have since said they believe the suspect acted alone.
And we’re waiting to see exactly what charges he’ll face.
Right, he’s reportedly been booked on one count of attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault, one count of causing serious injury to an at-risk adult or someone over 70 and one count of using explosives or incendiary devices.
But then he’s also reportedly been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
But since no one died according to authorities, we might expect to see those dropped, unless there’s something we don’t know.
And with that, authorities have also said this will be investigated as terrorism, with FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino saying in a post on X.
“This act of terror is being investigated as an act of ideologically motivated violence based on the early information, the evidence, and witness accounts.”
“We will speak clearly on these incidents when the facts warrant it.” []
And as far as who the suspect is? Well, he’s reportedly 45 -years-old, and an Egyptian national.
With DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin claiming he “is illegally in our country” –
Saying that he entered the country in August 2022 on a non-immigrant visa that expired in February 2023.
But also noting that he filed for asylum in September 2022 – a month after his arrival. []
And notably there, U.S. law does provide arriving asylum seekers the right to remain in the United States while their claim for protection is pending. []
With the USCIS noting that individuals are generally eligible to apply for employment authorization when their asylum application has been pending for 180 days. []
And with that, you had Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller also claiming the suspect was an illegal alien, but also acknowledging that the Biden administration actually gave the man a work permit, adding:
“Suicidal migration must be fully reversed.” []
But beyond the effort by the Trump administration to tie this to the issue of illegal immigration, it’s being widely condemned as an act of antisemitism.
With AOC, for instance, writing:
“I am horrified by last night’s horrific attack in Boulder. My heart is with the victims and our Jewish communities across the country.
Antisemitism is on the rise here at home, and we have a moral responsibility to confront and stop it everywhere it exists.” []
And then, looking outside the US, you had Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu saying in a statement that the victims were attacked "simply because they were Jews" – adding:
"The antisemitic attacks around the world are a direct result of blood libels against the Jewish state and people, and this must be stopped.” []
And with that, as we talked about with the attack in DC last month, we’ve seen him and others seemingly trying to link what happened to support for Palestine in general, or opposition or criticism to Israel’s actions in Gaza.
But of course, people in response saying that one person’s actions represent a whole group of people or an entire movement.
And actually one of the women who was gathered to raise attention to the hostages?
She said she was Jewish on her father’s side and has supported the Palestinian cause for more than 40 years,
And at the scene, she was actually worried that she might be accused of helping the suspect because she was wearing a pro-Palestinian shirt. []
But in any case, what’s not up for debate, this was a horrible, horrifying event.
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We gotta talk about this absolutely wild attack Ukraine just pulled off deep inside Russia.
Right, and when I say deep, I mean deep – as far away as the Russian Arctic and eastern Siberia. []
With the SBU domestic intelligence agency claiming to have hit more than 40 aircraft worth a combined $7 billion at five key air bases across Russia.
And most notably, claiming to have damaged 34% of the country’s strategic bombers capable of carrying cruise missiles, which is huge, right?
Russian TU-95 bombers (T-U), for example? They’ve been used extensively since the invasion.
With each one of them carrying eight guided missiles, and each one of those missiles having a range of thousands of miles – meaning the aircraft never even have to leave Russian airspace to cause serious damage inside Ukraine. []
But Ukraine, lacking similar capabilities, they had to think differently to take some of these out.
Right, the operation, according to the country’s security service?
It was code-named Spiderweb.
It took 18 months of planning.
And it was reportedly carried out under the “personal supervision” of President Zelensky.
With it involving some unknown individuals smuggling FPV drones armed with explosives into Russia and all the way in proximity to the bases being targeted.
With these drones being concealed inside trucks and beneath the roofs of mobile wooden cabins.
And then – “at the right moment” – the roofs of the cabins were opened remotely and the drones flew out to attack their targets [] (BROLL: 0:48-0:1:06, 1:29-1:39)
And if all that went down as described, this may be a pretty significant blow to Russia’s aerial cruise missile strike capability –
As well as just a sign of how vulnerable Russian military assets can be even when located thousands of miles from the front lines. []
And so you had Zelensky praising the operation as “brilliant” and “perfectly prepared.”
Also saying: “What’s most interesting – and this can now be stated publicly – is that the “office” of our operation on Russian territory was located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their regions.”
And with that, revealing that “the people who assisted [the operation] were withdrawn from Russian territory before the operation” and are now safe. []
And then as far as the Russian response to all this? You had the Defense Ministry admitting that the attacks took place but claiming that only two – not five – airfields were actually hit.
Saying they repelled the other three attacks, further claiming no military or civilian personnel were hurt. []
But also notably, before Russian officials even commented on the attack, you had pro-war bloggers, journalists, and propagandists describing the attack as “Russia’s Pearl Harbor” – with some calling for retaliation – []
Including, for example, one blogger with over 170,00 subscribers on Telegram who wrote: “This is not just a pretext. This is a reason to launch nuclear strikes on Ukraine.” []
And with that, the sentiment may also be fueled by the sudden collapse of two bridges in western Russia over the weekend –
Which derailed a freight train and a passenger train, killing seven people and injuring at least 76 others.[]
With Russian officials blaming Ukraine .
Though, Ukraine, notably, has not taken credit.
And on the flip side, Russia over the weekend also reportedly launched the most drones against Ukraine in a single day since the full-scale invasion began in 2022 – as well as launched seven missiles.[]
With one hitting the training grounds of Ukraine’s Land Forces, killing 12 people and injuring more than 60 others.
And then, on top of that, you have Zelensky saying Russia is preparing to launch new offensives in the coming months.
All this as Ukrainian and Russian officials are actually met in Istanbul again today for another round of talks –
And with peace not looking any closer, and the war only heating up, you had British Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiling his government’s new defense spending plan today and saying the UK military is moving to "war-fighting readiness” – saying:
“The threat we now face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War.”[]
And adding: “I believe that the best way to deter conflict is to prepare for it.”
And with that, you had him specifically announcing plans to build up to 12 new attack submarines and invest billions of pounds in nuclear and other weaponry.[]
With one of the recommendations in a forthcoming “strategic defense review” also reportedly including to consider purchasing fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons –
Which analysts say may be a sign of the UK wanting to be less dependent on the American nuclear umbrella. []
And then kind of connected to that, we should talk about this presidential election that just happened in Poland.
Right, with the country electing a conservative, nationalist candidate who’s closely aligned with Donald Trump.
And like Trump, he has also been seen as a less reliable supporter of Ukraine.
Right, while he has voiced support for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression, he does not back Ukraine in NATO and has questioned the long-term costs of aid.[]
And again like Trump, he has accused Zelenskyy of what he said was insufficient gratitude for Poland’s assistance. []
So that’s just one more small piece of this puzzle that we’re gonna have to keep an eye on to see how this all comes together.
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I want y’all to watch this video of the former president and tell me: do you see a real, living, flesh-and-blood human being, or a robot clone?
[Clip, 00:12 - 00:23] Caption: [Reporter:] “President Biden, how are you feeling?” [Joe Biden:] “I’m feeling good. The prognosis is good, and we’re working on everything. It’s moving along. I feel good.”
I don’t know about you, but that’s a robot-ass answer if I’ve ever heard one.
And I’m not alone in that opinion.
Because on Saturday night, the day after Biden’s first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis, Donald Trump reposted this on Truth Social: [Image]
“There is no #JoeBiden - executed in 2020. #Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see. #Democrats don’t know the difference.” [Same image, Image, and Post]
Now as you’d expect, reactions to the president of the United States spreading the claim that his predecessor is a robot clone were varied.
With many expressing dismay, others treating it like a funny troll, and some actually taking it seriously.
Right, because while it may sound utterly ridiculous to me and you, the idea of body doubles is a common one in right-wing conspiracy circles, particularly QAnon.
Right, both in the replies to Trump’s repost and in tons of other posts, videos and forums going back years, people have cultivated this theory.
With many sharing side-by-side memes of Biden and captioning them, “these are not the same people.” [Post and Post]
Some alleging that before 2020, Biden’s earlobes were unattached to his head, whereas now they are attached. [Headline/image]
Others claiming that his eyes have turned from blue to black since his youth, and that he’s apparently gotten taller. [Post with B roll]
And in the past few years, we’ve seen an explosion of claims that various interviews, phone calls and public appearances of the president were actually AI-generated. [Headline, headline, headline]
And I don’t just mean that the videos themselves were AI-generated; no, people claimed that real reporters interviewed an AI voice clone pretending to be Joe Biden.
Or that his face was superimposed on an actor’s body, because he didn’t appear to blink or he looked slightly different in another video the same day. [Image]
Hell, last year, even a Republican state lawmaker in Arizona shared the false claim that Biden was in D.C. and Paris at the same time, suggesting there must be a body double. [Image and Post]
Then, another Arizona state lawmaker reposted the theory that if Biden does have a body double, “we'd never be able to detect it with the naked eye, … unless they want us to, for some reason.” [Image and Post]
With others claiming that interviews Biden did with reporters were faked using a green screen, or that this clip of him on the White House grounds is actually a computer-generated holographic image. [B roll and Headline, headline]
Then, when he came down with Covid last year, many speculated that he was dead and the White House wasn’t telling anyone. [Quote, find “real question” and scroll through list of posts]
But then, even after he reemerged from isolation still very much alive, the paranoia just got worse. [Same asset]
With NewsGuard finding that over the following two days, mentions of the term “body double” spiked 74% from the two days prior. [Quote same link, find “74”]
Though some others believe Biden was already dead long before his Covid infection.
With one person replying to Trump’s repost by claiming that the government televised giving Biden a “funeral cannon salute at Arlington” on his Inauguration Day. [Post]
But Biden’s not the only politician who’s been the object of these conspiracy theories.
Right, rumours that Donald Trump himself, as well as Hillary Clinton and Melania Trump are actually body doubles has popped up occasionally for years. [Image]
Even prompting Trump’s first-term White House to call the claim about Melania a “ridiculous non-story,” and Trump himself called the “fake news” “deranged” for supposedly spreading the idea, even though the mainstream press debunked it. [Quotes]
And when Senator John Fetterman recovered from his stroke, some online claimed that he had actually been replaced with a body double. [Post]
But Also, don’t get me wrong; I don’t want to make it sound like everyone’s been the butt of this joke, so it’s all equal.
Past body double claims weren’t amplified by the sitting president himself, and Trump’s conspiracism is in a league of its own.
Right, I mean just last year, the New York Times analyzed thousands of his social media posts and reposts over a six-month period.
And at least 330 of them met two criteria: (1) they described a false, secretive plot against Trump or the American people, and (2) they named a specific entity responsible for it. [Quote, find “330”]
These including theories that the FBI had ordered his assassination, that Democrats orchestrated January 6, that they’re trying to rig the 2024 election, that his enemies are puppets of George Soros and other globalists, and on and on.
With one of Trump’s favorite boogymen being the former president himself, Jo Biden.
Right, even six and a half months since the election, and over four months since the inauguration, Trump still cannot stop talking shit about his predecessor.
With the Times finding that during the first 50 days of his presidency, he mentioned the name “Biden” at least 316 times. [Quote, find “316”]
Right, that’s 6.32 times a day on average; I mean, he said Biden’s name more often in speeches than he said “America.” [Same quote]
With the outlet noting that his use of the name is most commonly followed by a verb: “Biden fudged the numbers … Biden canceled it … Biden let them get away with murder … Biden’s done nothing … Biden left him up there … Biden allowed it to get out of hand … Biden left us a mess … Biden said the wrong things … Biden gave away money like it was water … Biden set us up in Venezuela … Biden allowed China to go crazy … Biden ended it … Biden really screwed up our country.” [Quote same link]
And now, yes, Biden-is-a-robot-clone has apparently made its way into his repertoire.
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This fisherman in Wisconsin just found a 100 year old, previously unidentified shipwreck - echoing the legacy of his grandmother before him.
Right, this is Christopher Thuss (Toos) and he’s an avid fisherman of Lake Michigan.
One foggy May evening, he was out on the water near Manitowoc (Man-it-oo-wock) when his sonar picked up on a couple pieces of wood underwater.
And as he kept going, he came across the entire midsection of a ship about 9 feet below the surface.
With Christopher saying,
“I’ve spent a pretty decent amount of time fishing and being around other shipwrecks, so I knew what I was looking at. This is the first one I’ve found that has been unidentified and unknown.” []
And the unidentified nature of this wreck was confirmed when Christopher reported his findings to Tamara Thomsen of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Between Thomsen and the president of the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association, the ship was identified as the J.C. Ames - a massive tugboat that sank in 1923.
With Thomsen saying,
“Through deductive reasoning, we were able to get to that name. It’s like putting a puzzle together.” []
Now, the J.C. Ames was built in 1881 for the lumber and pulpwood trades and was later used for transporting railway cars. [B Roll}
It was pretty gigantic for a tugboat - about 160 feet long.
With Thomsen saying that it was one of the biggest, if not the biggest tugboat on Lake Michigan. []
Eventually, the ship became so dilapidated that it could no longer be repaired.
And so it was stripped of any usable machinery, taken out to a ship graveyard, and set on fire and sunk in 1923. []
With Thomsen saying,
“People came and watched them burn the ship. It was like an event in town. That was pretty common.” []
Now, this is nowhere near Christopher’s first experience with shipwrecks - he was first exposed as a kid when his stepgrandmother spent her retirement going hunting for shipwrecks.
In fact, back in 2015, she famously found 3 shipwrecks in 3 days.
With Christopher saying,
“It was definitely my first stepping stone to learning about this. As I’ve grown older, it’s been something I admire more.” []
With Thomsen adding,
“This is sort of ingrained in his roots. It’s pretty amazing.” []
As for the J.C. Ames, archaeologists with the Wisconsin Historical Society are planning to list it on the State Register of Historic Places.
And are hoping to eventually secure a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. []
On top of that, considering how intact the ship is and how shallow it’s sitting, Thomsen believes that it could become a popular tourist destination on Lake Michigan.
Saying in a statement,
“These kinds of discoveries are always so exciting because it allows a piece of lost history to resurface. It sat there for over a hundred years and then came back on our radar completely by chance.” []
With Christopher saying,
“It’s definitely exciting to be tied to a piece of Great Lakes history.” []
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