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Vivek Ramaswamy has fired ARK Protection Group, a little over 24 hours after The Rooster published its exclusive report:
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Vivek Ramaswamy has fired ARK Protection Group, a little over 24 hours after The Rooster published its exclusive report:
Ohio AG Dave Yost: I couldn't prosecute Leslie Wexner if that were something I were interested in doing, which I'm not.
But Yost didn't seem keen on defending Wexner's $5,000 check, which his campaign cashed in 2022.
Why would he evade the question if Wexner is merely a humble capitalist?
But Yost didn't seem keen on defending Wexner's $5,000 check, which his campaign cashed in 2022.
Why would he evade the question if Wexner is merely a humble capitalist?
January 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Ohio AG Dave Yost: I couldn't prosecute Leslie Wexner if that were something I were interested in doing, which I'm not.
But Yost didn't seem keen on defending Wexner's $5,000 check, which his campaign cashed in 2022.
Why would he evade the question if Wexner is merely a humble capitalist?
But Yost didn't seem keen on defending Wexner's $5,000 check, which his campaign cashed in 2022.
Why would he evade the question if Wexner is merely a humble capitalist?
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was crying about GOP racism against Hindus in the New York Times a couple weeks back, has endorsed Senator Slave Shackle for Ohio Treasurer.
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Vivek Ramaswamy, who was crying about GOP racism against Hindus in the New York Times a couple weeks back, has endorsed Senator Slave Shackle for Ohio Treasurer.
Today's Rooster:
- Homeland Security investigating Ramaswamy's contracted security team
- Dave Yost pretends he couldn't prosecute Leslie Wexner
- Josh Williams' horrible, no-good, very bad day.
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- Homeland Security investigating Ramaswamy's contracted security team
- Dave Yost pretends he couldn't prosecute Leslie Wexner
- Josh Williams' horrible, no-good, very bad day.
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The wages of sin
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost pretends Leslie Wexner is beyond his paygrade, while House Majority Whip Josh Williams has a no-good, very bad day.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Today's Rooster:
- Homeland Security investigating Ramaswamy's contracted security team
- Dave Yost pretends he couldn't prosecute Leslie Wexner
- Josh Williams' horrible, no-good, very bad day.
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- Homeland Security investigating Ramaswamy's contracted security team
- Dave Yost pretends he couldn't prosecute Leslie Wexner
- Josh Williams' horrible, no-good, very bad day.
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It’s not going well for the Vivek stans on Twitter. I can tell you that much.
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
It’s not going well for the Vivek stans on Twitter. I can tell you that much.
It's crazy to me that there's an unwritten agreement between the politicians and the editors that they don't have to talk on video if they don't want to, and that they won't be pursued barring them being seen robbing a bank.
Great for my business line, bad for society.
Great for my business line, bad for society.
Keep up the good work brother. We need bust ups like these more than ever nowadays.
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
It's crazy to me that there's an unwritten agreement between the politicians and the editors that they don't have to talk on video if they don't want to, and that they won't be pursued barring them being seen robbing a bank.
Great for my business line, bad for society.
Great for my business line, bad for society.
Hard times for Rep. Josh Williams, who has gone from the Statehouse's No. 1 Epstein investigator to claiming he doesn't know anything about Leslie Wexner.
January 16, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Hard times for Rep. Josh Williams, who has gone from the Statehouse's No. 1 Epstein investigator to claiming he doesn't know anything about Leslie Wexner.
Tomorrow on The Rooster: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on his campaign donor Leslie Wexner.
Wexner and his wife, Abigail, donated a combined $10K to Yost in 2022.
Wexner and his wife, Abigail, donated a combined $10K to Yost in 2022.
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Tomorrow on The Rooster: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on his campaign donor Leslie Wexner.
Wexner and his wife, Abigail, donated a combined $10K to Yost in 2022.
Wexner and his wife, Abigail, donated a combined $10K to Yost in 2022.
I asked Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost about rumors he's considering running as an independent for governor:
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I asked Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost about rumors he's considering running as an independent for governor:
Exclusive interviews with Attorney General Yost and House Majority Whip Josh Williams to come in tomorrow’s dispatch.
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Exclusive interviews with Attorney General Yost and House Majority Whip Josh Williams to come in tomorrow’s dispatch.
We have Attorney General Dave Yost in our sights. Unlike right-wing grifters, we take our complaints to the top.
Discourse to come.
Discourse to come.
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
We have Attorney General Dave Yost in our sights. Unlike right-wing grifters, we take our complaints to the top.
Discourse to come.
Discourse to come.
Per the enforcement investigator in my inbox, the Department of Ohio Homeland Security was already investigating ARK Protection for allowing Salsburey to work unlicensed.
ARK’s problems got worse today. I can tell you that much.
ARK’s problems got worse today. I can tell you that much.
Today's Rooster: Vivek Ramaswamy's preferred security company, ARK Protection Group, is little more than a fleet of unlicensed yokels that are likely being paid under the table.
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Vivek Ramaswamy's henchmen problems run deeper than a federal drug trafficking arrest
Ramaswamy's preferred private security company, ARK Protection Group, is rife with unlicensed bodyguards.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Per the enforcement investigator in my inbox, the Department of Ohio Homeland Security was already investigating ARK Protection for allowing Salsburey to work unlicensed.
ARK’s problems got worse today. I can tell you that much.
ARK’s problems got worse today. I can tell you that much.
She is very low energy. Her campaign was basically arranged by Bobby Paduchick and Corey Lewandowski.
She also got paid in that $220 million DHS looting of the Treasury Department, and as such, she has hired Littlest Crook Ben Yoho’s Strategy Group as a consultant, too.
She also got paid in that $220 million DHS looting of the Treasury Department, and as such, she has hired Littlest Crook Ben Yoho’s Strategy Group as a consultant, too.
I’m sure this is gonna go great for her because she definitely doesn’t have the personality and charisma of a Costco-sized block of cheese left out in the sun.
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
She is very low energy. Her campaign was basically arranged by Bobby Paduchick and Corey Lewandowski.
She also got paid in that $220 million DHS looting of the Treasury Department, and as such, she has hired Littlest Crook Ben Yoho’s Strategy Group as a consultant, too.
She also got paid in that $220 million DHS looting of the Treasury Department, and as such, she has hired Littlest Crook Ben Yoho’s Strategy Group as a consultant, too.
Madison Sheahan’s candidacy is already on the move. She was registered to vote Worthington until today.
Sheahan hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2016. She also hasn’t voted in a General Election since 2020.
One source said Sheahan “hasn’t lived in Ohio in forever.”
Sheahan hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2016. She also hasn’t voted in a General Election since 2020.
One source said Sheahan “hasn’t lived in Ohio in forever.”
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Madison Sheahan’s candidacy is already on the move. She was registered to vote Worthington until today.
Sheahan hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2016. She also hasn’t voted in a General Election since 2020.
One source said Sheahan “hasn’t lived in Ohio in forever.”
Sheahan hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2016. She also hasn’t voted in a General Election since 2020.
One source said Sheahan “hasn’t lived in Ohio in forever.”
Madison Sheahan, a 28-year-old former fish cop who Trump up-jumped to No. 2 at ICE, is the newest candidate in #OH09:
“I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job. Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?”
“I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job. Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?”
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Madison Sheahan, a 28-year-old former fish cop who Trump up-jumped to No. 2 at ICE, is the newest candidate in #OH09:
“I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job. Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?”
“I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job. Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?”
Far be it from me to predict the minds of voters in that new district. But honestly, her beating Josh Williams in the primary would soften the sting of Kaptur losing.
Republicans have never run a woman against Kaptur, crazy as it is.
Republicans have never run a woman against Kaptur, crazy as it is.
I don't think Independents in Kaptur's district are going to vote for the ex #2 in ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Far be it from me to predict the minds of voters in that new district. But honestly, her beating Josh Williams in the primary would soften the sting of Kaptur losing.
Republicans have never run a woman against Kaptur, crazy as it is.
Republicans have never run a woman against Kaptur, crazy as it is.
News: Madidson Sheahan, an Ohio State graduate, just quit her job as No. 2 at ICE to will be running for #OH09 according to a well-placed source.
Longtime hobgoblin Bobby Paduchick recruited her after his chosen pony, Rob McColley, quit like a dog to play second fiddle to Vivek Ramaswamy.
Longtime hobgoblin Bobby Paduchick recruited her after his chosen pony, Rob McColley, quit like a dog to play second fiddle to Vivek Ramaswamy.
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
News: Madidson Sheahan, an Ohio State graduate, just quit her job as No. 2 at ICE to will be running for #OH09 according to a well-placed source.
Longtime hobgoblin Bobby Paduchick recruited her after his chosen pony, Rob McColley, quit like a dog to play second fiddle to Vivek Ramaswamy.
Longtime hobgoblin Bobby Paduchick recruited her after his chosen pony, Rob McColley, quit like a dog to play second fiddle to Vivek Ramaswamy.
Truly. Despite all his academic credentials, he remains a gullible buffoon.
Like, he paid to move a famous henchman to Ohio, and then has him working illegally on his detail as recently at this week—three weeks after the feds pinched his other henchman.
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Like, he paid to move a famous henchman to Ohio, and then has him working illegally on his detail as recently at this week—three weeks after the feds pinched his other henchman.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Truly. Despite all his academic credentials, he remains a gullible buffoon.
Like, he paid to move a famous henchman to Ohio, and then has him working illegally on his detail as recently at this week—three weeks after the feds pinched his other henchman.
www.rooster.info/p/vivek-rama...
Like, he paid to move a famous henchman to Ohio, and then has him working illegally on his detail as recently at this week—three weeks after the feds pinched his other henchman.
www.rooster.info/p/vivek-rama...
Today's Rooster: Vivek Ramaswamy's preferred security company, ARK Protection Group, is little more than a fleet of unlicensed yokels that are likely being paid under the table.
www.rooster.info/p/vivek-rama...
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Vivek Ramaswamy's henchmen problems run deeper than a federal drug trafficking arrest
Ramaswamy's preferred private security company, ARK Protection Group, is rife with unlicensed bodyguards.
www.rooster.info
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Today's Rooster: Vivek Ramaswamy's preferred security company, ARK Protection Group, is little more than a fleet of unlicensed yokels that are likely being paid under the table.
www.rooster.info/p/vivek-rama...
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Tomorrow on The Rooster:
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Tomorrow on The Rooster:
Jeni's Ice Cream workers won their union:
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Jeni's Ice Cream workers won their union:
It delights me knowing Josh Mandel went crying to Twitter because I posted his number. Sorry. Thought comedy was legal again.
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
It delights me knowing Josh Mandel went crying to Twitter because I posted his number. Sorry. Thought comedy was legal again.
Hot one coming tomorrow on The Rooster!
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January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Hot one coming tomorrow on The Rooster!
Another masterclass from Ohio State President Ted "Slapshot" Carter.
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Another masterclass from Ohio State President Ted "Slapshot" Carter.