Madison Cawthorn isn&#8217;t a name you hear a lot anymore. He was elected to succeed Mark Meadows in Congress, when Meadows became Donald Trump&#8217;s chief of staff in 2020 — even though neither Meadows nor Trump had endorsed Cawthorn in the primary. That year, Cawthorn became the youngest person elected to the House of Representatives in modern history. For a while, it looked like he would become a major insurgent figure on the Right — sort of like the conservative version of A.O.C., with a few dozen more I.Q. points. But then everything changed. And it changed very quickly.
Starting around early 2022, Cawthorn began saying things that were extremely unpopular in Washington, among both Democrats and Republicans. For one thing, Cawthorn described Ukraine&#8217;s government as corrupt, and he suggested that we probably shouldn&#8217;t write them blank checks indefinitely. That was a big no-no. Even more alarming to the power centers in the nation&#8217;s capital, Cawthorn publicly began talking about what he called, &#8220;the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington.&#8221; As CNN reported at the time, &#8220;Cawthorn claimed that he has been invited to an orgy in Washington and had personally seen leaders in the efforts to curb drug addiction doing cocaine.&#8221;&#8216;
Those comments upset House Republicans, who <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/29/cawthorn-orgies-freedom-caucus-00021548" target="_blank" rel="noopener">challenged</a> Cawthorn and implied he was lying. Not long afterwards, a coordinated smear campaign began. This was not subtle. It was as obvious as it could&#8217;ve possibly been. Within a month, senior political figures in both parties were publicly <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/27/crypto-probe-thom-tillis-urges-probe-of-madison-cawthorn-over-possible-insider-trading.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accusing</a> Cawthorn of insider trading, in connection with his promotion of a cryptocurrency. Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/22/madison-cawthorn-photos-00027286" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> embarrassing photos of Cawthorn wearing women’s clothing in college. Reports surfaced that he had been driving with a revoked license. As NPR <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/02/1095770735/madison-cawthorn-allegations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, &#8220;Rep. Madison Cawthorn is under mounting pressure from scandals ahead of midterms.&#8221; And indeed, the smears worked. Roughly 95% of House members typically <a href="https://time.com/6178176/madison-cawthorn-lost-north-carolina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">win</a> re-election, but in the summer of 2022, Cawthorn was not one of them. He lost his primary.
Even by the standards of Washington, that&#8217;s a quick clean-up job. Madison Cawthorn stepped out of line, and within weeks, he was gone. No one really asked any questions about who ordered this hit job, or what they were trying to cover up. Could it be that this freshman congressman is right — and that weird, degenerate sex stuff is happening all the time in the U.S. Capitol, right out in the open? No journalists or politicians seemed to care about the answer to that question. They all took Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s word, and assumed Cawthorn was lying.
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But this weekend, it became pretty clear to everyone that yes, Madison Cawthorn was right. The depravity that goes on in Congress is far beyond what most people would imagine. There&#8217;s really no way to deny that anymore. That&#8217;s because, as The Daily Caller <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/15/staffer-caught-filming-sex-tape-senate-hearing-room/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, a staffer for Maryland senator Ben Cardin decided to make a gay sex tape inside the Senate hearing room. The Daily Caller posted an excerpt from the sex tape on its website. There&#8217;s no doubt that this staffer, Aidan Maese-Czeropski, knew he was being filmed. The man he was having sex with was the photographer. And then, Aidan <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/andy-ngo-reports-fired-democrat-senate-staffer-who-made-sex-tape-in-iconic-senate-room-has-long-history-of-making-porn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uploaded</a> this footage to the Internet, noting that it was the same room in which Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor sat for her confirmation hearings. And then when he was exposed, in more ways than one, Aidan put out a statement admitting he was in the video — but saying only homophobes would be outraged by it. Yes, you have to be a homophobe to object to sodomy in the Capitol building. That’s the excuse he went with.
But regardless of the excuse, the reality is that this event is unironically worse than January 6th, by a wide margin. If our democracy is this sacred thing that we are supposed to treat with awed reverence, as Democrats have frequently claimed, then you would think that someone making a gay sex tape inside those hallowed halls of congress would be considered one of the worst acts of desecration imaginable. Now, granted, the American people get screwed all the time on Capitol Hill, so this may not seem like much of a deviation. This is probably not the first time, in that sense, that a Senate hearing room became a Senate rearing room — to steal a joke that a thousand people already made on Twitter/X. Even so, this is still a scandal, and an especially disgusting one. 
And yet, if you rely on the corporate media for your news, you may have missed this story entirely. For the most part, media outlets have refused to cover it. And the few outlets that have covered the story have left out a lot of key details. Here for example is how one local Fox station reported on this:
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Notice what&#8217;s not mentioned in that report. You have no idea who filmed this sex tape, or who&#8217;s in it. For all you know, it could be some random tourists. When that report aired, Fox was aware of The Daily Caller&#8217;s reporting. They could have worked their sources and tried to confirm it. Instead, they keep it as vague as possible. 
This was a common theme over the past few days. Some major outlets, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, simply chose to ignore the story entirely over the weekend. For its part, NBC News decided to blame conservatives for the whole situation. This was their <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-staffer-alleged-conservative-outlets-sex-hearing-room-rcna130095" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headline</a>: &#8220;Senate staffer alleged by conservative outlets to have had sex in a hearing room is no longer employed.&#8221; So, they&#8217;re making &#8220;conservative outlets&#8221; the boogeyman in the story, implying that they might be lying — even though this staffer uploaded this footage to the Internet himself. They’re also saying that the scandal is only “alleged,” even though the guy is on video, and he admitted it. He wasn’t fired, either. He’s just “no longer employed.”
Politico, meanwhile, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/16/cardin-staffer-linked-to-sex-tape-leaves-senate-00132147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that, &#8220;Cardin staffer linked to sex tape leaves Senate.&#8221; That&#8217;s the actual headline they ran. The dude is merely  &#8220;linked to the sex tape.&#8221; That&#8217;s the extent of his involvement. And again he wasn&#8217;t fired. Instead, he merely &#8220;leaves the Senate.” Keep in mind how all of these outlets responded when Lauren Boebert got handsy with some guy in a dark theater. That was treated as a major scandal. A massive violation of congressional decorum and ethics. Meanwhile we have this guy taking off his clothes and having gay sex in the Capitol building, on video, and it is treated as only a minor story, at most.
At this point, you&#8217;re probably getting the sense that Madison Cawthorn might&#8217;ve been on to something. It&#8217;s not just that a depraved sex act took place in a Senate hearing room. It&#8217;s also the fact that major media outlets and political figures are blatantly covering it up. They&#8217;re intentionally writing their stories so that people reading them won&#8217;t have any idea what&#8217;s going on. That&#8217;s the kind of thing that makes you wonder what else is going on in Washington that you&#8217;re not seeing.  Maybe, as Cawthorn alleged, there&#8217;s a whole lot of degenerate sex stuff happening in Congress. It happened to the Roman Empire in its final days, and now it&#8217;s happening to us.
But in reality, that would undersell the problem. To be fair to the late Roman Empire, they at least arrested the pagans. We&#8217;re idolizing them. Remember that this was the scene in the Iowa statehouse this week:
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As you heard on this show, a Christian military veteran named Michael Cassidy tore this satanic display down. He was arrested for it and charged with &#8220;mischief.&#8221; On social media, you&#8217;ll find a lot of conservatives defending Cassidy&#8217;s arrest. They&#8217;ll say they don&#8217;t like the way this satanic idol was established in the middle of a government building. But they&#8217;ll insist that the only reasonable way to remove it is through &#8220;the legal process.&#8221; They say conservatives should play by the rules of whatever bureaucratic system decided it was a good idea to allow this display to exist in the first place. They&#8217;ll suggest that the First Amendment guarantees the right of these cultists to have their little display.
First of all, just as a factual matter, that&#8217;s not true. If you showed any of the founding fathers this satanic goat head, they&#8217;d destroy it immediately. That&#8217;s because satanism was understood, for most of world history, as an anti-religion. Indeed, it was understood that way for most of this country&#8217;s history, as well. It was the polar opposite of what the First Amendment respected. It wasn&#8217;t until 2019 that the U.S. government decided to <a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-6addf2f0ecb646919cb1cfcfdacfc6c1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recognize</a> the satanic temple as a bona fide religious group. So this is something of a new idea — that &#8220;religion&#8221; means &#8220;whatever degenerates claim is a religion.&#8221; 
But more importantly, whatever the First Amendment or the founders say, here&#8217;s a more important law than even the First Amendment, which is natural law. This goes back to Plato and Aristotle. It&#8217;s rooted in Catholic, jurisprudential, and philosophical tradition. And it transcends whatever bureaucracy exists in Iowa that allowed this satanic idol to be erected in the statehouse. It transcends lawfare and endless litigation in federal courts. Natural law builds Western civilization— not bureaucrats in Iowa, or Left-wing district court judges in San Francisco. Satanism is an affront to natural law. It&#8217;s maybe the most explicit affront to natural law imaginable. Michael Cassidy understood that.
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The only thing that&#8217;s surprising about what Michael Cassidy did is that he didn&#8217;t have a lot of accomplices. Why was he the only one who decided to take this thing out? Just to recap, this past week alone, Democrats have put up a satanic altar in one capitol building and recorded themselves being sodomized in another. And none of this is particularly surprising, given what we&#8217;ve seen in capitol buildings all over the country this year. A few months ago they were marching through the Tennessee statehouse with bullhorns and barging into other state capitols waving rainbow flags. The White House raised a so-called pride flag. So did several other state governments: 
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When all of these trans flags went up, we were told it was just about love and respecting one another. It&#8217;s not about satanism, they insisted. And if you disagree, you&#8217;re a bigot. You want to incite division.
This weekend, Madison Cawthorn tweeted three simple words. He wrote,  &#8220;I told you.&#8221; And indeed, Madison Cawthorn did tell us that degeneracy was on the march. Now it&#8217;s all around us. There&#8217;s Sam Brinton, the cross-dressing, luggage-stealing &#8220;nuclear waste expert.&#8221; The guy who had a confessed dog fetish and liked dressing up in leather bondage gear on camera, and yet was given an important position in the Administration along with a high security clearance. Then there&#8217;s the trans activist who went topless at the White House, at Joe Biden&#8217;s invitation. Then there&#8217;s Rachel Levine, the fake admiral and child mutilation enthusiast who makes a mockery of women every time he appears in public. All of these indignities are brought to us by the party that tells us they&#8217;re returning &#8220;decency&#8221; to the ballot. They tell us they care deeply about the inner sanctums of democracy, while they&#8217;re filming pornos inside them.
None of this is an accident. Consider the fact that, as Andy Ngo recently reported, the Senate staffer in that porn video, Aiden, has posted a lot of pornographic videos online, going back several years. These are videos where his face is clearly visible, and the accounts are clearly his. None of this was hidden, at any point. But Ben Cardin hired him anyway. And then he kept promoting him. No one thought it was a problem for all that time. 
Washington has been Sodom and Gomorrah for a long time. But they&#8217;ve never been so brazen about it. And they’ve never been more empowered by both political parties in Washington. That means we’re probably going to see a lot more of this kind of thing. Which is disgusting and nauseating and sickening on many different levels. But at least there’s no denying the truth now. We are a country run by depraved, pervert lunatics. We might as well face the fact. It is hard not to face it, when it is standing exposed right in front of us. Or kneeling on all fours, as the case may be.

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Democrat Staffer Fired For Filming Gay Porn In Capitol Building 

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A Democratic staffer on Capitol Hill was apparently triggered by the Christmas decorations put up outside a neighboring congressman&#8217;s office, calling the U.S. Border Patrol-themed display &#8220;insensitive, charged and insulting.&#8221;
Jason Tufele Carl Johnson, who works in communications for Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), objected to the decor outside Rep. Eli Crane&#8217;s (R-AZ) office in a post he shared on X — complete with photos of the offending display.
&#8220;Normally Longworth 2nd floor Christmas decorations are a bipartisan and amiable contest,&#8221; Johnson complained. &#8220;Rep. Eli Crane&#8217;s office has the most insensitive, charged and insulting Christmas decor I&#8217;ve ever seen in my 5 years on Capitol Hill.&#8221;
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Normally Longworth 2nd floor Christmas decorations are a bipartisan and amiable contest. 
Rep. Eli Crane&#39;s office has the most insensitive, charged and insulting Christmas decor I&#39;ve ever seen in my 5 years on Capitol Hill. <a href="https://t.co/6NmYz6ERAc">pic.twitter.com/6NmYz6ERAc</a>
&mdash; Jason Tufele Carl Johnson (@jasontcjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasontcjohnson/status/1730339545487417757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The display showed several glittery elf figures standing atop a brick &#8220;border wall.&#8221; A sign on one door read, &#8220;Have documents ready,&#8221; and another read, &#8220;Border Patrol elves only.&#8221; A large &#8220;Port of Entry&#8221; sign was displayed over the door to Crane&#8217;s office.
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) joined Johnson in complaining about the display, saying, &#8220;This is how Republicans choose to use their time and resources in the halls of Congress. This is disgusting and dehumanizing rhetoric, and as a fellow member of Congress, I can think of so many better uses of our time than hanging up crude signs.&#8221;
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This is how Republicans choose to use their time and resources in the halls of Congress. 
This is disgusting and dehumanizing rhetoric, and as a fellow member of Congress, I can think of so many better uses of our time than hanging up crude signs. <a href="https://t.co/4nPaEY8xY4">https://t.co/4nPaEY8xY4</a>
&mdash; Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepGraceMeng/status/1730367833282908543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Others poked fun at Johnson, suggesting that perhaps he was taking the holiday decorating contest a bit too seriously.
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&#8220;I&#8217;m really sorry this is happening to you. I know firsthand how insulting it must be to see border security themed Christmas decorations. Praying for you in this trying time,&#8221; Greg Price said.
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I&#39;m really sorry this is happening to you.
I know firsthand how insulting it must be to see border security themed Christmas decorations.
Praying for you in this trying time 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/kKv3NuFtIi">https://t.co/kKv3NuFtIi</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1730370150518476839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We got Democrat congresscritters siding with Hamas and he’s worried about Christmas decorations. Cry harder,&#8221; Erick Erickson pointed out.
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We got Democrat congresscritters siding with Hamas and he’s worried about Christmas decorations. Cry harder. <a href="https://t.co/FjOgBOadpo">https://t.co/FjOgBOadpo</a>
&mdash; Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) <a href="https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1730374749765640436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Abigail Jackson, Communications Director for Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) defended the decor and asked a pointed question: &#8220;1. These decorations rock; 2. Why is a secure border w legal ports of entry &#8216;insulting&#8217; and &#8216;insensitive&#8217;??&#8221;
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1. These decorations rock
2. Why is a secure border w legal ports of entry “insulting” and “insensitive” ?? <a href="https://t.co/QHFqrjX4dI">https://t.co/QHFqrjX4dI</a>
&mdash; Abigail Jackson 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) <a href="https://twitter.com/abigailmarone/status/1730366446704738366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Democratic Staffer Triggered By Border Patrol-Themed Christmas Decor

Democrat Staffer Triggered By Border Patrol-Themed Christmas Decor

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Members of Congress were allowed to view footage of the October 7 attacks committed in Israel by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas</a> terrorists, and Jewish Insider&#8217;s Capitol Hill reporter Marc Rod gave a detailed description of their reactions.
Rod shared a thread via X on Tuesday, describing the <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2023/11/capitol-hill-israel-hamas-attacks-footage-screening/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emotional reactions</a> he observed as at least one of the members — Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) left the room in tears just a few minutes into the screening, apparently unable to watch the footage in its entirety.
&#8220;Dozens of House members are currently watching footage from the Hamas attack on Israel. One member just came out in tears less than 5 minutes after going into the room,&#8221; Rod began.
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“I’m feeling like I felt when I went to Birkenau,” Rep. Darrell Issa told me, shaking his head in disbelief. “It’s just war crimes. Unbelievable.”
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) compared what he saw to the brutality of the Nazi regime, saying as he exited, &#8220;I&#8217;m feeling like I felt when I went to Birkenau [concentration camp]. It&#8217;s just war crimes. Unbelievable.&#8221;
&#8220;The screening just wrapped up and the overall reaction from members is stunned silence. Many seem at a loss for words. Numerous members crying. Have been told by multiple people that it’s hard to believe things like this are happening in 2023,&#8221; Rod continued.
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I didn&#39;t get a count but it looked from what I could see through the door like the caucus room was mostly full. So at least 100+. Speaker Johnson was there for a few minutes. Some of the folks who are supporting a ceasefire, like Reps. AOC and Casar, also attended.
&mdash; Marc Rod (@marcrod97) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcrod97/status/1724432572405391379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rod said that while he did not have an exact count, there were probably 100 or more members present for the screening. Among them, he said, were some who have openly called for a ceasefire, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
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He went on to document as many of the members&#8217; reactions as he could.
Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA): &#8220;It&#8217;s obviously horrific and gruesome and it&#8217;s hard to believe that in the year 2023 things like this are still happening, but unfortunately they are.&#8221;
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Mike Lawler: “How anyone could call for a ceasefire after watching that — they’re not understanding what is actually happening.”
&mdash; Marc Rod (@marcrod97) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcrod97/status/1724432679280492659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY): &#8220;How anyone could call for a ceasefire after watching that — they&#8217;re not understanding what is actually happening.&#8221;
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI): &#8220;I’m absolutely gutted. And I think seeing the video footage of people celebrating the killing of Jews shows what we’re up against. And the fact that anybody would encourage or condone what Hamas did that day. It’s outrageous &#8230; It’s unbelievable seeing footage like that in the year 2023, in places we’ve all been.&#8221;
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Stevens cont&#39;d: &quot;&#8230;It’s unbelievable seeing footage like that in the year 2023, in places we’ve all been.”
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL): &#8220;I feel the same way I felt watching what occurred on social media. Israel must do everything it needs do to obliterate Hamas. Period.&#8221;
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Ted Lieu: “Never again.”
&mdash; Marc Rod (@marcrod97) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcrod97/status/1724432901465387126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA): &#8220;Never again.&#8221;

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Capitol Hill Reporter Describes Congressional Viewing Of October 7 Hamas Attacks

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Capitol Hill authorities issued an advisory to members of Congress and their staffers on Friday, warning them to stay alert as violent attacks against lawmakers have increased around Washington, D.C., in recent months.
The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms reportedly sent a bulletin to Senate chiefs of staff, administrative managers, chief clerks, and staff directors suggesting tips to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of carjackings, armed robberies, or other criminal activity around the nation&#8217;s capital.
&#8220;Local authorities note an increase in carjacking incidents in and around Capitol Hill and the District of Columbia,&#8221; the bulletin reportedly <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-warns-increased-crime-capitol-hill-lawmakers-staff-face-string-robberies-carjackings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, according to Fox News.
The advisory included basic cautionary tips, including securing car doors and windows, hiding valuable items, and parking in a well-lit location near walkways. Other suggestions include never stopping to help a stranger with a broken-down vehicle and reducing walking alone in public.
The executive officer of the Senate also advised Capitol Hill personnel on how to handle being &#8220;confronted by a carjacker with a weapon.&#8221;
&#8220;Your safety is paramount; surrender your car without argument and swiftly leave the area,&#8221; the bulletin reportedly read. &#8220;Attempt to recall the carjacker&#8217;s physical details (gender, race, age, hair/eye color, distinctive features, clothing).&#8221;
Criminal activity in the D.C. area has surged in recent years, according to Metropolitan Police Department data reported by the outlet. In 2021, homicides reached a nearly two-decade high in the nation&#8217;s capital after authorities recorded 226 murders. The rate of homicides dropped in 2022 but still crossed over the 200 mark.
Acting D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith reportedly said the city already recorded its 200th homicide in 2023, meaning murders could reach levels the area hasn&#8217;t seen since the 1990s.
Other crime statistics reported indicate violent crime is up nearly 40% from last year while property crime continues to surge, including motor vehicle thefts increasing 106% and robberies up 65%.
A number of congressional lawmakers and staffers have been victims of violent assaults around Capitol Hill in recent months, including armed robberies and carjackings.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/20/senator-staff-robbed-capitol-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> last week a male robbed Amanda Peper — a staffer for Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) — at gunpoint roughly a mile from the Capitol Building. Peper reportedly was walking to her building when the robbery occurred. Authorities said a man approached her, pointed a gun at her face, and demanded she hand over her belongings.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) was carjacked by three armed assailants in D.C.&#8217;s upscale Navy Yard neighborhood earlier this month.
Cuellar later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/carjacked-congressman-says-d-c-two-or-three-times-more-dangerous-than-texas-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Washington, D.C., is about &#8220;two to three&#8221; times more dangerous than his border district in south Texas.
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&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said when I talk about the border that there is an immigration crisis there. But I would say that when you look at the numbers of murders, rape, assaults at the border — let&#8217;s say in Laredo, Texas — I&#8217;ve always said that Washington is about two or three times more dangerous, and we certainly see it now,&#8221; Cuellar said during an interview with Fox News earlier this month.
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-staffer-attacked-at-gunpoint-near-capitol-building-rep-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in June that a member of his staff was attacked by an armed assailant just blocks away from the Capitol Building. The staffer was assaulted near his home following the annual Congressional baseball game, according to a statement from the congressman. He sustained minor injuries.
Another Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, said in March that one of his staffers was &#8220;brutally attacked in broad daylight&#8221; in D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department said the adult male victim was stabbed multiple times and treated at a hospital for life-threatening injuries. Court documents show the victim told a detective at the hospital that he did not know the suspect, nor did the suspect make any demands before the attack.
In February, Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) was assaulted by a 26-year-old homeless man in an elevator at her D.C. apartment building. Craig said she was &#8220;very, very lucky that [she] was not more injured.&#8221;
Daniel Chaitin and Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

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Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) delivered a silent message to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-Israel</a> protesters who swarmed the lower rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, standing above them and waving an Israeli flag.
The protesters gathered to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Gaza — just days after a series of horrific attacks were perpetrated against Israel by Hamas terrorists. In those attacks, over 1,300 Israelis were killed and thousands more were injured — most were civilians, and some were women, children, and even babies.
Williams, himself a veteran of the U.S. Navy, shared a short video on X, showing the chaotic protest in the rotunda below as he took up an Israeli flag and positioned himself where they could see him.
&#8220;I stand with Israel!&#8221; Williams captioned the clip.
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I stand with Israel! <a href="https://t.co/a2KdZHuWXk">pic.twitter.com/a2KdZHuWXk</a>
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The protesters were joined outside by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tlaib-explodes-at-pro-palestinian-rally-falsely-claims-israel-bombed-hospital-threatens-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Rashida Tlaib</a> (D-MI), who repeated the false claim that Israeli forces were responsible for the blast that reportedly killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital — a blast that both American and Israeli intelligence services have determined came from inside Gaza and fell short of its likely intended target: Israel.
&#8220;That’s what’s been really painful … continue to watch people think it’s okay to bomb a hospital where children [are],” she <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1714737128494465296" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a>, screaming and crying as she continued. &#8220;You know what’s so hard sometimes, it’s watching those videos and the people telling the kids don’t cry, and like let them cry! And they’re shaking and they kept telling them not to cry in Arabic! They can cry, I can cry, we all can cry. If we’re not crying, something is wrong.&#8221;
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&#8220;And so I’m telling you right now, President Biden, not all Americans [are] with you on this one. And you need to wake up and understand that. We are literally watching people commit your genocide and killing the vast majority just like this, and we still stand by and say nothing. We will remember this,&#8221; she warned.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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Chloe Cole, a 19-year-old woman who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-chloe-cole-announces-official-lawsuit-against-kaiser-permanente-for-medical-negligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">put through sex change procedures</a> as a young teenager, told lawmakers Thursday on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/capitol-hill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Capitol Hill</a> that she was the victim of the “one of the biggest medical scandals” in American history. 
Cole made the comments during a House Judiciary Committee <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts0ESOMKUKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hearing</a> on “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ For Children.” Cole was one of the several witnesses, including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/18-times-per-week-former-teammate-of-lia-thomas-recalls-humiliation-of-undressing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former teammate</a> of transgender identifying swimmer Lia Thomas, who spoke about the dangers of gender ideology. 
&#8220;This needs to stop. You alone can stop it. Enough children have already been victimized by this barbaric pseudoscience,” Cole said. &#8220;Please let me be your final warning.
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Incredibly powerful plea from detransitioner <a href="https://twitter.com/ChoooCole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChoooCole</a> to the lawmakers seated before her: &quot;This needs to stop. You alone can stop it. Enough children have already been victimized by this barbaric pseudoscience.&quot;
&quot;Please let me be your final warning.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/pdiOVyAHL1">pic.twitter.com/pdiOVyAHL1</a>
&mdash; Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1684577487542714369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I speak to you in the hope that you will have the courage to bring this scandal to an end, and ensure that other vulnerable teenagers, children, and young adults don’t go through what I went through,” Cole said.
Cole told lawmakers that she started to experience gender dysphoria at 12, and soon after, she began to be “transitioned” as her family was sent down a path of “ideological deceit and coercion&#8221; by doctors.
She said she was put on puberty blockers right away, and they began to put her on testosterone at 13. At 15, she underwent a double mastectomy despite the fact that she did not have breast cancer. 
&#8220;Before I was able to legally drive, I had a huge part of my future womanhood taken from me,&#8221; she said, explaining that her voice had been permanently altered and that her fertility was unknown due to the procedures that were done on her. 
“Their [the doctors] theories were wrong. The drugs and surgeries changed my body, but they did not, and could not change the basic reality that I am and forever will be a female,” she said. 
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She said that she had only became suicidal after she underwent the transgender procedures, despite the doctors claiming it would help her mental health. 
“I didn’t need to be lied to. I needed compassion. I needed to be loved. I needed to be given therapy to help work through my issues, not affirm my delusion that by transforming into a boy it would solve all my problems,” she said. 
Cole, who was testifying on her 19th birthday, was thanked by Republicans for her words. “You’re a beautiful, brave woman. Thank you for being here,” Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) said at the end of her testimony. 
Shannon Minter, one of the other witnesses and a woman who identifies as a man, claimed Cole’s story was “the exception, not the rule” because most young people who undergo transgender procedures “really need them.” 
Cole responded by saying that she was not familiar with any positive outcomes for children who are “transitioned” at a young age. 
At the state level, Republicans in roughly 20 states have moved to ban sex change surgeries and hormonal procedures on minors.

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Thanks to Speaker of the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) and Fox News&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-releases-january-6-footage-that-raises-new-questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucker Carlson</a>, the record regarding the January 6 Capitol Hill riot has officially changed.
Those who have paid attention to the story have argued that the narrative put forth by the House of Representatives <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6 Committee</a> and their allies in Legacy Media has been largely bogus from the get-go. Now, those skeptics have video footage that appears to back up their claims thanks to Carlson.
As a result, the American public — and future generations — are one step closer to having a full look at all the available evidence and drawing their own conclusions as to what really happened that day.
As speaker of the house, McCarthy chose to give Carlson more than 40,000 hours of Capitol security footage. It was within his complete authority to do so. Leftist critics warned that doing so would endanger the Republic itself. Some members of the press suddenly woke up and demanded that they too be given access to the footage, but many fretted about conspiracy theories.
On the first night of its airing, we found several key differences from what Congress depicted for the past two years, according to the Fox News host.
Contrary to the official story, the video evidence allegedly shows that Q-Anon Shaman was led around the building by police and could have been arrested at any moment — he wasn&#8217;t rampaging through like some madman. We know for a fact that Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) did not give a tour around the capitol on January 5 to rioters as alleged. And, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) was not the only senator to run away from the mob, he was just captured doing it alone on security footage.
These claims have been discussed for more than 24 months now, but it has been just chatter — not necessarily video content. To paraphrase a quote from investigative journalist James O&#8217;Keefe, &#8220;Content is king. Everything else is just gossip.&#8221;
It seems much of that gossip could be confirmed on security footage with more to come. Here&#8217;s his first segment:
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Virtually no one in Washington, Republican or Democrat, wanted to see this tape released tonight. <a href="https://t.co/YfpvaIZTbn">pic.twitter.com/YfpvaIZTbn</a>
&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1632953663822913536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Until more information is released that debunks Carlson&#8217;s claims, there is no reason to doubt most of his version of the story thus far. Carlson&#8217;s record is certainly more trustworthy than the J6 Committee or any of the lapdog journalists who have reported on that day.
Because the inaccuracies of the government are now exposed, their entire version of the story — which was put forth as entirely factual — must be called into question by those who have bought it at face value.
Don&#8217;t take this author&#8217;s word for it, listen to Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY). He told Carlson that the clips shown have altered his own &#8220;perception&#8221; of what happened — and he was there:
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61% polled believe Feds helped incite J6 protests, and we all know they were there. We need a complete catalog of the Feds present on Jan 6th so we can see what they were taped doing.<a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TuckerCarlson</a> <a href="https://t.co/SzftS0GpET">pic.twitter.com/SzftS0GpET</a>
&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1633177677363331075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Of course, more transparency is still needed. Carlson&#8217;s opinion and conclusion based on the facts may not necessarily be the exact truth of what happened either.
Ideally, all videos should be released so that we can get to the broader picture of the truth. If you care about sharing accurate information and trusting your fellow man, you should want that.
Yet it doesn&#8217;t seem like many journalists do want that at all.
In many cases, mainstream media has been more than happy to regurgitate the official J6 narrative rather than dig for answers.
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) could have given this footage to NBC, ABC, or CBS. She did not. It doesn&#8217;t seem as if they cared.
Now, many of those outlets are carrying water for the powers that be by accusing Carlson of being a propagandist.
NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/tucker-carlson-new-video-provided-speaker-mccarthy-falsely-depicts-jan-rcna73673" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran a story</a>, &#8220;Tucker Carlson, with video provided by Speaker McCarthy, falsely depicts Jan. 6 riot as a peaceful gathering.&#8221; ABC News couched the story as &#8220;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/capitol-police-chief-slams-carlsons-comments-jan-6/story?id=97686463" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Capitol Police chief slams Carlson&#8217;s comments about Jan. 6 video as &#8216;offensive and misleading&#8217; in internal memo</a>.&#8221; At the time of this writing, CBS.com&#8217;s lead story was about Republicans who disagree with Carlson&#8217;s characterization.
It seems no other legacy media outlet is asking why Congress &#8220;misled&#8221; the American public — as Twitter CEO Elon Musk characterized it — on this matter for more than two years. Their lack of curiosity can only be described as negligence and malfeasance.
There is an old quote that &#8220;Journalism is the first draft of history.&#8221;
In recent years, journalists have been content with letting the government — particularly when aligned with the Democratic agenda — have the first crack at a record and letting it stand with very few edits.
Now, because of Carlson and McCarthy, it&#8217;s time to rip up that draft and start fresh. When future generations look back, they won&#8217;t have to rely purely on left-wing sources or the government narrative.
They can point to Carlson&#8217;s coverage, and hopefully, the primary footage themselves should it be released. History has changed.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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If Rep. George Santos (R-NY) were Pinocchio, his nose would be 100 feet long.
Santos, the 34-year-old Republican who surprisingly won New York&#8217;s 3rd Congressional District in the 2022 midterms, lies about everything. And this week he made the mistake of sitting down with Piers Morgan, who doesn&#8217;t mince words.
&#8220;&#8216;I was a Wall Street superstar, I was this, my family were this,&#8217; and it was all untrue,&#8221; Morgan said to Santos in an interview that <a href="https://twitter.com/PiersUncensored/status/1627742941824573441">aired</a> on &#8220;Piers Morgan Uncensored&#8221; Monday night. &#8220;I don’t categorize those as mistakes. I think they’re part of your process of, cathartic process of redemption if you’d like. It’s gotta start from ‘I’ve been a terrible liar,’ I mean, would you be prepared to say that?&#8221;
“Sure, like I said,” Santos started before Morgan interrupted, saying, &#8220;go on then.&#8221;
&#8220;Well, I’ve been a terrible liar on those subjects,&#8221; Santos said.
&#8220;What I tried to convey to the American people is I made mistakes of allowing the pressures of what I thought needed to be done in order to — this, this wasn’t about tricking anybody, this wasn’t about, it’s —&#8221; Santos said.
Morgan interrupted again, saying: &#8220;Yes, it was.&#8221;
&#8220;No, no, no, let me finish,&#8221; Santos said.
&#8220;The whole thing was about tricking people,&#8221; Morgan said.
&#8220;Let me finish,&#8221; Santos said. &#8220;It wasn’t about tricking the people. This was about getting accepted by the party here locally.&#8221;
Santos has been caught lying about everything from being Jewish to (for some reason) leading the Baruch College volleyball team to wins over Harvard and Yale.
Here are some of his other claims:
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<li>He earned degrees from NYU and Baruch College, another New York City-based school. He didn&#8217;t. Not only did he not graduate from either school, officials at both say he never even attended.</li>
<li>He worked at Citigroup or Goldman Sachs. Then he said he worked for the two banks through a third company. Then he admitted he didn&#8217;t even do that, but somehow an investment firm he founded in May 2021 made millions.</li>
<li>He founded a charity group called Friends of Pets United, which he said saved thousands of dogs and cats. But there&#8217;s no IRS record of the group and Santos later said he only campaigned for the group, whatever that means.</li>
<li>He is Jewish and his grandparents fled the Holocaust. He later said that he had not lied and was in fact only referring to himself as “Jew-ish.&#8221;</li>
<li>His mother had died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York. He later said his mother died on December 23, 2016.</li>
<li>He was involved in the production of the Broadway flop &#8220;Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.&#8221; But the show’s actual producers <a href="https://ew.com/theater/george-santos-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-broadway-web-of-lies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Entertainment Weekly in a funny statement: &#8220;Of all the tribulations the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark had to endure, we are very pleased, proud and relieved to report working with George Santos was not one of them.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Ya Think? Rep. George Santos Finally Admits ‘I’ve Been A Terrible Liar’

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President Joe Biden fired the embattled Architect of the U.S. Capitol (AOC) Brett Blanton, who faced accusations of abusing his position and government resources.
“After doing our due diligence, the Architect of [the] Capitol was terminated at the President’s direction,” a White House official <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/politics/architect-of-the-capitol-resignation-calls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told CNN</a>, a move applauded by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. PunchBowl News <a href="https://punchbowl.news/2-13-23-biden-to-blanton-letter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published a short White House letter</a> sent to Blanton, declaring that his firing would be effective at 5 p.m.
Blanton, <a href="https://www.aoc.gov/about-us/who-we-are" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tasked with overseeing the operation and maintenance of Capitol Hill</a>, has been facing mounting criticism ever since last year&#8217;s release of an inspector general report that outlined <a href="https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/oig-reports/AOC/2021-0011-INVI-P-Oversight-Post-Final_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a number of misconduct allegations</a>, including that he misused a government-owned vehicle and wasted taxpayer money, among other &#8220;substantiated violations.&#8221; He was also accused of misrepresenting himself as a law enforcement officer.
During an appearance under oath before the House Administration Committee, Blanton further stoked the ire of lawmakers when he testified last week about the watchdog&#8217;s findings and conceded that he did not think it was &#8220;prudent&#8221; for him not to drive to work on January 6, 2021, the day when a crowd of people breached the Capitol while Congress met to certify Biden&#8217;s victory in the 2020 election, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/09/lawmakers-capitol-hill-architect-misconduct-00081934" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to POLITICO</a>.
Still, Blanton denied doing anything unethical, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/politics/architect-of-the-capitol-resignation-calls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN reported</a>.
“I wholeheartedly reject any assertion that I have engaged in unethical behavior during my service to this country while serving in this particular role, I have taken my commitment to transform the agency’s culture to promote positive workplace for every AOC employee,” Blanton said. “Moreover, I have fully invested to ensure that I meet the responsibilities and the expectations of this role.”
News of Blanton&#8217;s ouster on Monday came shortly after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called for Biden to take action if Blanton refused to step down.
&#8220;The Architect of the Capitol, Brett Blanton, no longer has my confidence to continue in his job. He should resign or President Biden should remove him immediately,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/1625187743918702603" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McCarthy tweeted</a>.
Democrats in Congress voiced support for Biden&#8217;s decision to remove Blanton.
“After being given the opportunity to respond to numerous allegations of legal, ethical, and administrative violations, and failing to directly respond, the President has removed Mr. Brett Blanton from his position – a decision I firmly stand behind,&#8221; House Administration Committee ranking member Joe Morelle (D-NY) said in a statement. “President Biden did the right thing and heeded my call for action. I look forward to working with my colleagues to begin a search for a new Architect immediately.”
Blanton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, had seven years left in his 10-year term. It was not immediately clear who would replace him as AOC.

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Twitter users lost it over videos of U.S. Senators from both sides of the political aisle quoting lines from Taylor Swift songs during the Ticketmaster hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee included Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal along with Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, quoting lyrics from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">33-year-old</a> pop singer&#8217;s long catalog of songs.
Klobuchar said during the hearing, &#8220;To have a strong capitalist system, you have to have competition. You can&#8217;t have too much consolidation. Something that unfortunately for this country — as an ode to Taylor Swift, I will say — we know all too well.&#8221;
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“To have a strong capitalist system, you have to have competition. You can’t have too much consolidation,” Sen. Klobuchar says of Ticketmaster.
“Something that unfortunately for this country—as an ode to Taylor Swift, I will say—we know all too well.” <a href="https://t.co/PE451AFhPO">https://t.co/PE451AFhPO</a> <a href="https://t.co/o0vJ2YHExY">pic.twitter.com/o0vJ2YHExY</a>
&mdash; ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1617906997956943874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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One person wrote, &#8220;This Ticketmaster hearing is taking me out. All these grown senators using Taylor Swift lyrics in their arguments is everything I didn&#8217;t know I needed.&#8221;
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This Ticketmaster hearing is taking me out. All these grown senators using Taylor Swift lyrics in their arguments is everything I didn’t know I needed. 😂 <a href="https://t.co/r7FYRfz15R">pic.twitter.com/r7FYRfz15R</a>
&mdash; Perla 🧚🏼‍♀️ (@MexicanFairyy) <a href="https://twitter.com/MexicanFairyy/status/1617953169568583680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another person on the social media platform tweeted, &#8220;This has me rolling. The Karma quote during the Ticketmaster hearing  #TaylorSwiftTheErasTour.&#8221; The post included a clip of Lee at the hearing saying, &#8220;Karma&#8217;s a relaxing thought, aren&#8217;t you envious, that for you it&#8217;s not.&#8221;
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This has me rolling. The Karma quote during the Ticketmaster hearing 😭😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TaylorSwiftTheErasTour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TaylorSwiftTheErasTour</a> <a href="https://t.co/LGiCybEuxl">pic.twitter.com/LGiCybEuxl</a>
&mdash; Gabe Kanae (@GabeKanae) <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeKanae/status/1617944307847286785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;HE [Lee] JUST SAID TICKETMASTER IS A NIGHTMARE DRESSED LIKE A DAY DREAM YALL IM F***ING GAGGINGGGG SENND THE POLICE LMFAOOO,&#8221; another person tweeted.
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HE JUST SAID TICKETMASTER IS A NIGHTMARE DRESSED LIKE A DAY DREAM YALL IM FUCKING GAGGINGGGG SENND THE POLICE LMFAOOO <a href="https://t.co/8TKXaASllJ">pic.twitter.com/8TKXaASllJ</a>
&mdash; Gina 🌙 ✨IS SEEING TAYLOR NASHVILLE NIGHT3 SEC A (@whatamind13) <a href="https://twitter.com/whatamind13/status/1617939809938608128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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this ticketmaster hearing is so unserious 😭 <a href="https://t.co/p5NPpmp12h">pic.twitter.com/p5NPpmp12h</a>
&mdash; jules (@tayylorde13) <a href="https://twitter.com/tayylorde13/status/1617943892447596544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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While another shared in response to hearing Sen. Lee, &#8220;The Ticketmaster hearing is absolutely wild. I can&#8217;t believe I just heard a U.S. Senator say &#8216;karma&#8217;s a relaxing thought, aren&#8217;t you envious that for you it&#8217;s not&#8217; in a tone of voice that makes it so clear he has not listened to this song even once.&#8221;
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The Ticketmaster hearing is absolutely wild. I can&#39;t believe I just heard a US Senator say &quot;karma&#39;s a relaxing thought, aren&#39;t you envious that for you it&#39;s not&quot; in a tone of voice that makes it so clear he has not listened to this song even once
&mdash; Maayan 🍅 (@AgentMaayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/AgentMaayan/status/1617943223028305922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Lmfao I really can’t <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TaylorSwift?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TaylorSwift</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ticketmaster?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ticketmaster</a> <a href="https://t.co/A5OevfXjfa">pic.twitter.com/A5OevfXjfa</a>
&mdash; Kelly Keegs (@kellykeegs) <a href="https://twitter.com/kellykeegs/status/1617904832995786753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This literally so funny,&#8221; one person tweeted. Their post included a clip of Blumenthal stating that &#8220;Ticketmaster had the temerity to imply that the debacle involved in pre-ticket sales was Taylor Swift&#8217;s fault because she was failing to do too many concerts. And may I suggest &#8230; Ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say, &#8216;I&#8217;m the problem. It&#8217;s me.'&#8221;
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This literally so funny. Ticketmaster shaking when republicans and democrats are united in this “I’m the problem, it’s me” 💀 <a href="https://t.co/6IDJ4Po5VP">pic.twitter.com/6IDJ4Po5VP</a>
&mdash; Alicia (@Sleeecy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sleeecy/status/1617925619660230657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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They were clearly not the only ones who couldn&#8217;t believe what they were hearing in the cringeworthy moments.
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all the senators at this ticketmaster hearing after they drop a taylor swift lyric in the middle of their arguments <a href="https://t.co/0A4X0meNrM">pic.twitter.com/0A4X0meNrM</a>
&mdash; zoë begins 🪴 (@filmsbyzoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/filmsbyzoe/status/1617942793317666816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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TAYLOR SWIFT REFERENCES IN A COURTROOM WHERE TICKETMASTER IS GETTING GOT WHAT IS 2023 LIKE ACTUALLY??,/,/, <a href="https://t.co/kM9ZDksaUR">pic.twitter.com/kM9ZDksaUR</a>
&mdash; erin 💌 (taylors version) (@livoftheparty) <a href="https://twitter.com/livoftheparty/status/1617904712669605889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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government officials are literally quoting taylor swift lyrics in fighting w ticketmaster <a href="https://t.co/OdVQBWdX15">pic.twitter.com/OdVQBWdX15</a>
&mdash; Kathryn (@kathrynm_99) <a href="https://twitter.com/kathrynm_99/status/1617924676193517568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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I did not have “Hearing Taylor Swift lyrics in a courtroom as she sues Ticketmaster” on my 2023 Bingo card but here we are.😂 <a href="https://t.co/UG9HkSp4fv">pic.twitter.com/UG9HkSp4fv</a>
&mdash; Tyler Roney (@TylerJRoney) <a href="https://twitter.com/TylerJRoney/status/1617916756378669056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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And those weren&#8217;t the only lyrics that were thrown out, as the account of Taylor Swift Facts noted, posting out a list of all the songs/lyrics they heard during the Senate hearing.
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Songs/Lyrics by Taylor Swift which were mentioned today at the Ticketmaster Senate hearing.
• “Anti-Hero” • “You Belong With Me” • “All Too Well” • “Shake It Off” • “Blank Space” • “Karma” • “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” <a href="https://t.co/peVzmTyUel">pic.twitter.com/peVzmTyUel</a>
&mdash; Taylor Swift Facts (@TSwiftFTC) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSwiftFTC/status/1617958014698520576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Songs/Lyrics by Taylor Swift which were mentioned today at the Ticketmaster Senate hearing,&#8221; the tweet read.
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<li>&#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;You Belong With Me&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;All Too Well&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Shake It Off&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Blank Space&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Karma&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things&#8221;</li>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-announces-2023-eras-tour-in-us-her-first-since-2018">Taylor Swift Announces 2023 &#8216;Eras Tour&#8217; In U.S., Her First Since 2018</a>

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Boy, Speaker of the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actor-russell-brands-unloads-on-nancy-pelosi-youve-gotta-be-fing-kidding-me" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> is one rugged gal. Based on the latest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6</a> footage, she is such a brawler that she must think she is a regular <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/robert-de-niro-i-would-disown-my-children-if-they-were-like-trumps-family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert De Niro</a>.
On Friday, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-sneered-at-trump-on-jan-6-im-going-to-punch-him-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Pelosi was recorded by her daughter — who for some reason was filming the entire day at the Capitol — threatening to give former President Donald J. Trump a knuckle sandwich if he even dared approach the building.
&#8220;I hope he comes, I’m going to punch him out,&#8221; Pelosi said. &#8220;I’ve been waiting for this. For trespassing on the Capitol grounds, I’m going to punch him out. And I’m going to go to jail, and I’m going to be happy.&#8221;
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“I hope he comes, I’m going to punch him out &#8230; I’m going to punch him out, I’m going to go to jail, and I’m going to be happy.”
— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s just-revealed response to the prospect of former President Trump potentially marching to the Capitol on January 6th. <a href="https://t.co/XePdjploDg">pic.twitter.com/XePdjploDg</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1580718555540119553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Pelosi&#8217;s comments were reminiscent of one of the greatest American actors in the last 50 years — the aforementioned De Niro.
In 2016, before Trump even won the election, the two-time Academy Award winner released a monologue making disparaging comments about the then-GOP nominee and expressing his desire to knock his lights out.
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&#8220;I mean he&#8217;s so blatantly stupid,&#8221; the &#8220;Raging Bull&#8221; star said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a punk. He&#8217;s a dog. He&#8217;s a pig. He&#8217;s a con, a bulls*** artist, a mutt who doesn&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s talking about, doesn&#8217;t do his homework, doesn&#8217;t care &#8230; he&#8217;s an idiot.&#8221;
Then — just as  Pelosi said more than four years later — the Hollywood actor claimed he wanted to throw a haymaker at Trump&#8217;s mean mug.
&#8220;It makes me so angry that this country has gotten to this point that this fool, this bozo has wound up where he has. He talks how he wants to punch people in the face,&#8221; De Niro claimed. &#8220;Well, I&#8217;d like to punch him in the face.&#8221;
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De Niro, of course, pretends to be a fighter in the movies. Pelosi pretends to be one in D.C.
De Niro is widely respected and wields power in his field. Pelosi has a stranglehold on the Democratic Party and is a skillful politician — even if her policies don&#8217;t benefit the American people.
While they both might be — objectively speaking — good at their jobs and advancing their own interests, that doesn&#8217;t actually make them the tough guys they play on the big screen.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Eventbrite has canceled a Capitol Hill screening of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/matt-walsh-embarking-on-what-is-a-woman-college-tour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Walsh&#8217;s</a> documentary &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Is A Woman?</a>,&#8221; The Daily Wire has learned.
The event management and ticketing website sent an email on Tuesday to the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) informing leadership that the event listing for the screening — which is scheduled to occur on Wednesday — was being removed from the website.
Policy Director Rachel Bovard shared a screenshot of the email along with the comment, &#8220;At @CPInst, we&#8217;re hosting a screening of @MattWalshBlog&#8217;s documentary &#8216;What Is A Woman?&#8217; So, naturally, @eventbrite banned us for promoting hate, violence, and harassment.&#8221;
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At <a href="https://twitter.com/CPInst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPInst</a> we’re hosting a screening of <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a>’s documentary “What Is A Woman?”
So, naturally, <a href="https://twitter.com/eventbrite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eventbrite</a> banned us for promoting hate, violence, and harassment. <a href="https://t.co/JZGUQ0N61v">pic.twitter.com/JZGUQ0N61v</a>
&mdash; Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelbovard/status/1579931033147150336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Bovard followed that tweet with one more, <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelbovard/status/1579931033147150336" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commenting</a>, &#8220;Consider this your daily dispatch of Why Is Everything Unbearably Stupid?&#8221;
The email, sent by Eventbrite Trust and Safety, announced that the event listing had been removed from the site and then offered a lengthy explanation as to why the screening constituted a violation of the company&#8217;s community standards.
&#8220;We encourage our organizers to express their views and gather for a chosen purpose as long as it’s done in a way that doesn’t violate our <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/l/LegalTerms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eventbrite.com/l/LegalTerms/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665606222729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29Sn8cr4JzAmiwTph66uY_">Legal Terms</a>. We do not permit events, content, or creators that promote or encourage hate, violence, or harassment towards others and/or oneself,&#8221; the letter read. &#8220;In this instance, we have determined that your event expresses views that are in violation of our <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/community-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/community-guidelines&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665606222729000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_5QsV3XWZJlYPJsi1RhHv">Community Guidelines</a> and <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/eventbrite-terms-of-service?lg=en_US" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/eventbrite-terms-of-service?lg%3Den_US&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665606222730000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3p9_O-qaXbkrv0viorIebY">Terms of Service</a> and is therefore not permitted on the Eventbrite platform. As a result, your event listing has been removed.&#8221;
The letter continued with a warning, noting that while CPI was certainly welcome to utilize the platform for future events, any that were deemed equally offensive would also be removed from the site as well.
&#8220;Please note that severe or repeated violations of our policies could result in your account being terminated,&#8221; the letter concluded. &#8220;We appreciate your understanding and thank you in advance for your cooperation.&#8221;
Eventbrite has <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/eventbrite-removes-what-is-a-woman-screening-event-for-allegedly-promoting-hate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">removed</a> other screenings of Walsh&#8217;s documentary as well, including one that was to be hosted by Turning Point USA in September.
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Eventbrite removed our event to watch <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a> “What is a Woman”. The event will still be happening. Show up and let’s show Eventbrite that their censorship will not stop us. It’s next Tuesday, September 13, 6pm in DSU 2123. <a href="https://t.co/h9sDcNv0Za">https://t.co/h9sDcNv0Za</a>
&mdash; TPUSA at Western Kentucky University (@wku_tpusa) <a href="https://twitter.com/wku_tpusa/status/1567567780207120385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘Your Event Listing Has Been Removed’: Eventbrite Cancels Capitol Hill Showing Of ‘What Is A Woman?’

Eventbrite Cancels Capitol Hill Showing Of 'What Is A Woman?'

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