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Idaho bar owner faces death threats after viral promo offering free beer for assisting ICE
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Idaho bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick said his saloon has been flooded with both praise and outrage after a promotion offering “free beer” to anyone who helps Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify and deport an illegal immigrant went viral.
The Old State Saloon’s promotion, which was posted Nov. 29 on X, was viewed nearly 8 million times. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also reposted it, generating both excitement and online attacks, including threats to burn down the business and kill its outspoken owner.
“At Old State Saloon, we really aren’t strangers to speaking out boldly about conservative Christian values and truth and putting the truth out there,” Fitzpatrick told Fox News Digital, adding that speaking in a world with “deception” and “evil” causes people to get “really upset.“
Fitzpatrick said his bar’s first controversial promotion came in 2024 when he launched “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,” featuring discounts and free beer for heterosexual men, women and couples throughout June in response to Pride Month.
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The saloon owner said his latest idea was inspired by four years of former President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, describing them as a “complete disaster” that incentivized “some of the worst of the worst people in the world to come into this country.”
While his promotion was meant to promote the efforts of law enforcement and ICE, Fitzpatrick said it was quickly attacked online, and the saloon has posted several social media exchanges this week with individuals strongly disagreeing with its conservative ideology.
“What liberals want to do is they attack you,” he said. “They go on attack and they start calling you names.“
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Idaho bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick launched a promotion offering “free beer” to anyone who helps Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) identify and deport an illegal immigrant. He received praise and backlash after the promo went viral. (Getty Images and Fox News Digital)
Fitzpatrick said his family has been threatened, and he has received “disgusting” messages and voicemails, including threats to torch his saloon.
“People are just outright saying I should die for this,” he said. “It’s really, really despicable.“
Fitzpatrick urged anyone dismissing his promotion to visit his bar, located in Eagle, Idaho, asserting that “if any of those liberals actually came in and were willing to talk,” they would meet someone who “would sit down with them and talk and listen to what they have to say.”
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Old State Saloon offered deals to celebrate “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month” in June 2024. (Old State Saloon)
Fitzpatrick remains unfazed, saying the negative comments only make him want to “double down.” His saloon has also continued to offer new promotions throughout the month, including “Manly American Monday,” where men who support ICE get a free beer just for walking through the door.
The bar also offers free beer on Tuesdays to ladies who “tattle” on illegal immigrants by calling ICE, along with a Wednesday special shaving 10% of the bill for heterosexual couples.
“The way I look at it is they’re kind of disclosing like their wickedness right to us in public and showing us who they are,” Fitzpatrick said in reference to the online attacks and threats he’s received.
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An Idaho bar offered patrons free beer on Nov. 29 if they help ICE track down and deport an illegal immigrant. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images;Istock)
Fitzpatrick has also received “overwhelming support,” including encouraging mail and cards, amid the negativity and threats.
“At my saloon when I’m there after a long day of dealing with just wickedness and all the calls and everything else, people are there and they’re there just to come in and meet me and support me and encourage me,” he said.
Fitzpatrick does not expect many patrons to claim their freebie, but he did say that Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee in Idaho, claimed his after he provided evidence that he helped ICE make an arrest.
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The Old State Saloon offered free beer to patrons who assist ICE with deporting illegal migrants. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fitzpatrick added that the promotion is “not really about beers.”
“I think the way it’s working is it’s drawing attention to the issue and conversations are happening,” he said.
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Penn State beats Wyoming 40-7
12/13/2025 08:30:01 PM
Penn State won its 75th consecutive dual meet by beating Wyoming 40-7 on the road Saturday night. The Lions won eight of 10 bouts, including four victories by fall.
Penn State returns to the mat next Saturday in Nashville. The Lions wrestle North Dakota State and Stanford at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals. If they win both, they will pass Oklahoma State for the Division I record for most consecutive dual victories with 77.
Here are the full results from Saturday night:
125 pounds: No. 2 Luke Lilledahl (So.), Penn State TF Sefton Douglass, Wyoming, 18-3 (3:26) (PSU 5-0)
133 pounds: No. 10 Marcus Blaze (Fr.), PSU F Luke Willochell, Wyoming (3:39) (PSU 11-0)
141 pounds: Nate Desmond (Fr.) Penn State d. John Alden, Wyoming, 11-4 (PSU 15-0)
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Jr.), PSU F No. 30 30 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming, 2:54 (PSU 20-0)
157 pounds: No. 15 PJ Duke (Fr.), Penn State F No. 23 Jared Hill, Wyoming, 4:09 (PSU 26-0)
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Jr.), PSU F Sloan Swan, Wyoming, 2:00 (35-0 PSU)
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines (Sr.), Penn State TF No. 28 Riley Davis, Wyoming, 18-1 (4:50) (PSU 37-0)
184 pounds: No. 4 Rocco Welsh (So.), PSU d. No. 12 Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming, 4-1 (PSU 40-0)
197 pounds: No. 2 Joey Novak, Wyoming md. Connor Mirasola, 10-2 (PSU 40-4)
285 pounds: No. 10 Christian Carroll, Wyoming d. No. 11 Cole Mirasola, 10-4 (PSU 40-7)
FINAL: PSU 40, Wyoming 7
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The U.S. has recorded 17 mass killings so far in 2025, the lowest number since 2006, according to a long-running national database tracking such incidents.
The database, maintained by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University, defines a mass killing as an incident in which four or more people are intentionally killed within a 24-hour period, excluding the perpetrator.
Not all of this year’s mass killings involved guns, but most did.
Fourteen of the 17 mass killings in 2025 were carried out with guns. The data did not detail the three non-firearm incidents in its summary, but based on the database’s methodology and past reporting, non-gun mass killings typically involve stabbings, intentional arson, blunt-force attacks or the use of a vehicle as a weapon.
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People pray near the site of a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sept. 29, 2025. (Reuters/Rebecca Cook)
James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University who helps manage the database, said mass killings are down about 24% this year compared to 2024, which saw roughly a 20% decline from 2023.
Fox added that he’s not confident the trend will continue because the totals tend to swing sharply from year to year and that a few cases up or down can look like a big change.
“Will 2026 see a decline? I wouldn’t bet on it,” Fox told the AP. “What goes down must also go back up.”
James Densley, a professor at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota, said the drop may simply reflect the small number of mass killings recorded annually.
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“Because there’s only a few dozen mass killings in a year, a small change could look like a wave or a collapse,” he told the outlet, adding, “2025 looks really good in historical context, but we can’t pretend like that means the problem is gone for good.”
Densley said the decline may also be influenced by falling homicide and violent-crime rates nationwide after COVID-19-era spikes.
Two people stand outside the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis after a shooter killed two students and injured several others in August. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Improvements in immediate response to mass casualty events could also be contributing, he said.
He pointed to the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minnesota in August in which two students died and dozens more were injured.
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“The reason only two people were killed is because of the bleeding control and trauma response by the first responders,” he said. “And it happened on the doorsteps of some of the best children’s hospitals in the country.”
The most recent mass killing occurred in California last week when a child’s birthday party was shot up, killing four people, including three children.
In 2019, there were 49 mass killings recorded, the highest annual total since the database began tracking cases in 2006.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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