The Ann and Phelim Scoop

01/09/2026

Goodbye to a hero.

Our hearts are with Itamar’s family. May his memory be a blessing. His courage on that fateful day saved so many lives.

Our upcoming OCTOBER 7 production at the Trump Kennedy Center will be dedicated to his memory.

01/07/2026

The producers of the OCTOBER 7 play are dedicating the upcoming performance to Itamar Alus, who has died.

We spent a day with Itamar and the people he saved in Ofakim, Israel, on Oct. 7. We are proud to be telling his story and the stories of the other heroes of Ofakim on the stage of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Itamar left the house with just a pistol and nine bullets.

He used his body to shelter two wounded people under fire. He rescued a family and killed two terrorists.

His family recently announced his passing from natural causes. He leaves a wife and four children.

Tickets for the play can be found using the link in bio. You can witness Itamar’s story of heroism and bravery on January 28 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

01/05/2026

AN ISRAELI HERO HAS DIED.

The producers of the OCTOBER 7 play are heartbroken to bring you the sad news that Itamar Alus has died. Itamar’s story is one of the most compelling told in the OCTOBER 7 play.
Itamar was such a modest man it made us even prouder that we could let the world know about his amazing actions on that day. We spent a day with him, in his home town of Ofakim chronicling his heroism and the bravery of his neighbors who also fought back.

Command Sgt. Maj. Itamar Alus was an off duty border police officer when he heard the shooting on the morning of Oct 7 He left his home that morning with nothing but a pistol and nine bullets.
Itamar killed a heavily armed terrorist, rescued a wounded rabbi and an IDF soldier shot so many times that medics thought the soldier had been hit by a rocket.
After rushing the IDF soldier to hospital, Itamar returned to Ofakim and killed another terrorist and rescued a family hiding under solar panels on their neighbors roof.

At least 15 heavily armed terrorists came to Ofakim that day. They were all killed by locals who fought back. No hostages were taken from Ofakim thanks to the heroism and bravery of those who lived there.
Itamar died in hospital after a brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Esther and four children.

We pledge to keep telling his inspiring story. Itamar’s story was brilliant portrayed by Paul Louis in the Off Broadway production and Roy Abrahmson at Princeton, Bowdoin College and will continue the role at the Kennedy Center.

Kevin Weisman played Itamar at the UCLA production. It will be with a profound sense of privilege that we will bring his story to the Kennedy Center on January 28th.

We were so lucky to have met Itamar. We will never forget.

01/03/2026

We send best wishes to the people of Venezuela as they come out of the darkness.

12/31/2025

While the mainstream media is obsessing over the fake genocide in Gaza, 7,000 Christians were slaughtered by Islamist radicals in Nigeria in the first eight months of this year.

This week we interviewed Brian Orme, the CEO of Global Christian Relief.

He has been to Nigeria and has a team working to aid displaced, persecuted Christians, terrorized by radical muslims.
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After we filmed the podcast - the media started reporting on all the cancellations at the Kennedy Center. We then got “friendly inquiries” from CNN and The W...

12/31/2025

We have been approached by mainstream media outlets, including CNN & the Washington Post, with “questions” intended to bully us into canceling the OCTOBER 7 performance at the Kennedy Center on January 28.

Just to be absolutely clear:

We will NOT be canceling. Full statement is below; link to tickets in our bio.
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The OCTOBER 7 play will absolutely be on stage on January 28th.

Good riddance to these taxpayer-funded cosplaying rebels. They seem to think producing art is about them feeling comfortable and cozy. Artists should always go where they feel uncomfortable, even unwanted—if they want to change the world, that's where they should be, instead of speaking into their taxpayer-funded echo chamber.

These performative walkouts are for their friends and funders—they don't care about the wider audience or creating new audiences. And they wonder why so many theaters are struggling? Even their friends are bored with the woke, cliched, and hectoring art they are producing. "Doug Varone and Dancers," the New York dance company, said their walkout was "morally exhilarating."

That's very telling.

They create to make themselves feel better, not the audience.

We create to bring the truth to the audience. Good to see them leave the stage. It leaves more stage time for the rest of us who want to produce genuine art.

We are already thinking about future events at the Kennedy Center.

Phelim McAleer & Ann McElhinney

12/30/2025

What’s your vote? ✅Yes ❌ No

Federal investigators are probing a massive Minnesota fraud scheme that siphoned more than billions of dollars to the Somali community.

Let’s be clear. This is Gov Tim Walz’s fault. How else did a scandal of this scale go unchecked for so long? They knew about it and did nothing because this is their voter and funding base.

And let’s talk about Walz’s military record: he retired from the Minnesota National Guard in 2005, just months before his unit received deployment orders to Iraq, No charges have been filed against Walz, but there is a pattern, so the question remains…

Is he a traitor?

12/29/2025

It took one guy with a camera to blow the lid off the latest example of Somali-driven Minnesota fraud.

Independent journalist Nick Shirley drove around and found no children at dozens of taxpayer-funded “day care” centers (including one that called itself the “Quality Leaning Center”).

Now the FBI is investigating. This goes right to the top, and the question remains: Where were the legacy journalists when this was happening right in front of them?

Covering up Democratic crimes as usual.

12/27/2025

A quick look into Israel, Ireland, and anti-Semitism...

12/27/2025

Who has the right to impose standards on Israel? 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

12/26/2025

What EXACTLY is "Zionism?" 🇮🇱🇮🇱

12/26/2025

"On the edge of my seat..."

OCTOBER 7 the play! Tickets now on sale, link in bio.