THE MINING JOURNAL
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2025
Disgraced former US Rep.
George Santos to begin serving
his 7-year fraud sentence
dims,andtherhinestones had a Jewish background.
By
PHILIP MARCELO
are packed," he wrote in a
Associated Press
postafterwards. "Fromthe eventually led to congres-
NEW YORK — Dis-
halls of Congress to the sional and criminal
graced former U.S. Rep. chaos of cable news what
inquiries into how Santos
George Santos is expected a ride it's been! Was it
funded his campaign and,
to begin serving a seven- messy? Always. Glam- ultimately, his political
year prison sentence on orous? Occasionally. downfall.
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Congress.
In April, a federal judge making a living hosting a
York declined to give Santos a podcast called "Pants on
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AP photos
Allison Tabitha, of Orlando, Fla., dressed as Zelda from the "Legend of Zelda" video
game, poses for photographers before the 2025 Comic-Con International Preview Night
on Wednesday in San Diego.
identity theft charges for truly remorseful. In the
deceiving donors and weeks before his sentenc-
ing out hope that his
stealing people's identities ing, Santos said he was unwavering support for
in order to fund his con-
"profoundly sorry" for his President Donald Trump gressional campaign.
crimes, but he also com- mighthelphimwinalast-
Comic-Con 2025 kicks off with new
'Freddy's,' 'Toxic Avenger' and
thousands of costume-clad fans
He must report to fed- plained frequently that he minute reprieve.
eralprisonbefore2p.m.It's was a victim of a political
unclear where he'll serve
witch hunt and prosecu- this week that it "will not
his time, though a federal torial overreach.
Santos was elected in
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. —
Tens of thousands of
fans — many in cos-
Thursday on Comic-Con
International, thefour-day
pop culture spectacle that
willfeatureupdatesonthe
new "Predator" movie,
"Alien"seriesandaspecial
appearance by George
Lucas.
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for less than a year and sharing his morbid fears ated Press, and the federal became just the sixth about life behind bars.
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In a Thursday interview story.
with Al Arabiya, a Saudi
fabricated much of his life
look at this as practically a death sentence," Santos
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for this."
Fans packed into the
convention'sfamedHallH
serve his sentence in a
business owner who
Other posts took a
for updates on the "Five
Nights at Freddy's" sequel
and the "Toxic Avenger"
reboot, with a panel on
"South Park" coming later
intheday.
minimum-security prison workedatprestigiousWall darker
tone.
Comic-Con volunteer Chris Perry, left, dressed as
Superman, waves to a young attendee before the 2025
Comic-Con International Preview Night on Wednesday in
San Diego.
"camp" that he described Street firms when, in real-
"I'm heading to prison,
asa"bigupgrade"fromthe ity, he was struggling folksandIneedyoutohear
medium-security lockup financially.
hewasinitiallyassignedto.
He also falsely claimed suicidal.I'mnotdepressed.
Freddy'svideogameabout character'stoxicmop.
Theever-onlineSantos, to have been a volleyball I have no intentions of
whoturned37onTuesday, star at a college he never harming myself, and I will
alsohostedafarewellparty attended
and referred to
notwillinglyengageinany
for himself on the social
himself as "a proud sexualactivitywhileI'min media platform X on American Jew" before there," he said on X. "If
a cursed pizza restaurant
withpossessed,murderous
Blumhouse's biggest
opening when it dual-
launched in theaters and
on the Peacock streaming
service in 2023, earning
$130.6milliongloballyinits
firstweekend.
Cineverse is now giving
it an unrated wide release
onAug. 29.
The convention won't
havemajornewsaboutany
upcoming Marvel movies
or what's next for the hit
relaunchofDC'shigh-flying
"Superman" franchise.
Bothstudiosaresittingout
Comic-Con 2025, as far as
theirfilmslatesgo.
An estimated 135,000
people will attend the
convention, which will
greet Lucas on Sunday for
his first Comic-Con
appearance. The "Star
Wars" creator will discuss
NarrativeArtthatwillopen
nextyearinLosAngeles.
"Predator" franchises will
have plenty to cheer. Elle
Blair said he had a few
non-negotiables that were
gladly granted when he
agreedtomakethefilm.
Hehadtohaveamop,"the
director said, and, he said.
"I was pretty insistent
that we had to have a per-
formerinasuit,"Blairsaid.
PeterDinklageplaysthe
hero in his pre-toxic form
and provides the voice
throughout the film that
also stars Elijah Wood,
Taylour Paige and Jacob
Tremblay. All but Bacon
wereonthestage.
Thursday night.
insisting he meant that he anything comes out
"Well, darlings…The was "Jew-ish" because his suggesting otherwise,
curtain falls, the spotlight Brazilian mother's family consideritalie…fullstop."
Director Emma Tammi
said the second movie has
three times the number of
animatronics as the first.
Star Josh Hutcherson said
the movie also features
multiple Freddy Fazbear's
animatroniccharacters,like
Mangle.
Teo Briones, who's
"There'sotherpeopleup
here!" Dinklage said after
thefirstbunchofquestions
duringtheQ&Awereallfor
Rings?!'Iwasn'tinthat!"
Wood, the "LOTR" star
sittingnexttohim,laughed
as much as anyone in the
Fanning, star of "Predator: starred in "Final Destina-
Badlands,"willdiscussthe tion Bloodlines" and
film this week. FX will also "Chucky,"isanewcomerto
bringthestarsandcreators
of "Alien: Earth," a series
Xenomorph species on
oftheprojectsthatbringsa
massive interactive expe-
riencetoSanDiego,witha
replica of spacecraft from
the series. The attraction
described as a terrifying
missionatnight.
Marvel may not be pre-
senting new movies, but it
First Steps" attraction near
the convention, a tie-in to
Friday'sreleaseofthelatest
attempt to successfully
launch its "first family" in
convention is its 460,000-
square-foot exhibitor sec-
tion, which features exclu-
sive merchandise, comic
brandslikeStarWars,Lego,
Nickelodeon, Paramount
andmore.
the series and said he was
immediately excited to be
part of a movie based on a
gameheplayedasachild.
"It'sreallyspecialtobea
part of something that has
been such an important
cultural thing for my gen-
eration,"hesaid.
AP photo
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at federal court for sentencing on April 25 in
Central Islip, N.Y.
"Five Nights at Freddy's
2"willbereleasedDec. 5.
"Fluffy"IglesiasandJoKoy
whipped Hall H into a
frenzy during a mostly-
packedsessiontopromote
theirmassive2026comedy
show at Los Angeles' SoFi
Stadium.
Department of State
Elections & Campaign Finance
Administrative Rules for Voter Registration Cancellation, Challenge,
and Correction Rule Set 2025-13 ST
A year ago, "Toxic
Avenger"seemedlostinthe
waste.ButonThursday,the
earnestlygoryrebootofthe
classic 1984 B-movie from
in Comic-Con's vaunted
Hall H like it was a regular
Friday, September 5, 2025 — 9:30 a.m.
The pair traded light —
and mostly family-
their inspirations and
heroes (Iglesias cited his
mother, which led Koy to
wanttochangehisanswer
from Eddie Murphy) and
theirpassionatefanbases.
They said their show
wouldinvolveeachdoingat
least90-minutesets,special
guestsandbefittingashow
at a football stadium,
probably some tailgating.
Room 1100, Binsfeld Office Building
201 Townsend St., Lansing, MI 48933
e Department of State will hold a public hearing to receive public comments
on proposed changes to the Voter Registration Cancellation, Challenge, and
premiere in 2023, but
struggled to find a distrib-
utor. It had been deemed
unreleaseablebysomewith
its ultra-graphic, though
weirdly warm comic vio-
e proposed rules will clarify the framework for voter registration challenges and
explain the procedures around voter registration cancellation and corrections.
ese changes would be made by authority conferred on the secretary of state by
Section 31(1)(a) of the Michigan Election Law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.31(1)(a).
e proposed rules will take effect immediately afer filing with the secretary
of state. e proposed rules are published on the State of Michigan’s website at
Michigan.gov/ARD and in the August 1, 2025, issue of the Michigan Register.
Copies of these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail at the address
below or by electronic mail at the following email address:
lence,mostofitincurredby They said fans should
the tutu-wearing title expecttobethereallday.
when "Five Nights at
Freddy's2"cametoComic-
Con.
Comments on these proposed rules may be made at the hearing, by mail, or by
electronic mail at the following addresses until 5 p.m. on September 5, 2025.
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the case on the movie set
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sometimesmalfunctioned,
whether it was odd facial
expressions,"fingersfalling
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catchingonfire."
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