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>Not many people know this, but Washington, D.C., used to be a swamp. It is now, figuratively, but it once was, literally. If you’ve been to D.C., you’ve rolled down the eight-lane-wide Constitution Avenue. That used to be the Washington City Canal, and ran from 1815 until the 1850s (it once connected into the C&O Canal). During its decline, it served as a sewer, filled with human waste. The mosquitoes were horrible. So Alexander “Boss” Shepherd ordered it filled in, and it became the city’s grand boulevard. But President Trump brought the swamp back into vogue when he vowed to drain it (figuratively). And now, he’s flooded the city again by starring in a new painting called “Crossing the Swamp.” Artist Jon McNaughton posted the painting on Twitter on Tuesday. My new painting – “Crossing the Swamp” “Never give up. Never lower your light. Never stop till the swamp is dry.” – Jon McNaughton For a list of figures in the boat: https://t.co/ZIPdkBgcFU pic.twitter.com/CTPndv

President Donald Trump is dividing the nation through sports, claimed NBA star LeBron James during a CNN interview on Monday. Trump is “dividing us,” accused Lebron. “What I’ve noticed over the last few months, he’s kinda used sport to kinda divide us, and that’s something that I can’t relate to because I know that sport was the first time I ever was around someone white and I got the opportunity to see them and learn about them and they got an opportunity to learn about me and we became very good friends.” “Sports has never been something that divides people; it’s always been something that brings someone together,” he added. Yet athletes, including James, have been using sports to perpetuate their political agendas, too, which one might categorize as “divisive” behavior. For example, there’s the highly-controversial and racially-charged NFL national anthem protest, which predates the president’s time in office. Additionally, LeBron himself has worn a hyper-divisive, pro-Black Live

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official had to explain to a Democrat senator during a hearing on Tuesday that illegal aliens are illegal aliens because they have broken federal immigration laws. Matthew T. Albence, Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at ICE had to inform Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) that illegal aliens face prosecution because they have broken the law. “Mr. Albence, would you send your children to FRCs?” Hirono asked. “Again, I think we’re missing the point,” Albence replied. “These individuals are there because they have broken a law. There has to be a process.” “They have broken a law but only as deemed so by the president with his –” Hirono tried to claim. “No ma’am,” Albence fired back. “They are there for violation of Title 8 of the U.S. Nationality Act. Okay. U.S.C. 1325. That’s illegal entry is both a criminal and civil violation. They are in those FRCs pending the outcome of that civil immigration process. Th

A Democratic candidate for a House seat in Arizona has flipped against Rep. Nancy Pelosi, saying she now wants “new leadership” for the party. Hiral Tipirneni, a doctor and cancer research advocate whose platform includes Medicare for all, said in April that she supported Pelosi, who wants to be Speaker of the House again should Democrats take back the House in November. Asked on MSNBC if she thought “that Nancy Pelosi should be the speaker of the House if Democrats retake the majority?” Tipirneni said, “Well, look, if Nancy Pelosi is running and she supports Social Security and Medicare and she makes a commitment to that and she’s running against somebody who does not, I mean, of course I would support her.” But that was April. She sang a different tune on Sunday when she appeared on a local TV show called “Politics Unplugged.” Host Dennis Welch asked: “If you were elected, would you support Nancy Pelosi for the speakership? Or would you support somebody else?” Said Tipirneni: “

Controversial comedienne, Kathy Griffin, doesn’t believe in a border wall, except when it surrounds her house. Griffin gained notoriety last year when a photo of her was released holding an effigy of President Donald Trump’s severed head. She has since apologized and then taken back her apology. Although she has been very outspoken about her dislike of Trump, she followed his lead when it came to avoiding an annoying neighbor. During a video with YouTuber, Shane Dawson, Griffin explained why she decided to build a wall in her backyard. “I have a neighbor on this side and for some reason, ever since my Trump picture, he stands there and screams ‘Hey you f*****g d**e, you f*****g c**t,’” she said. Griffin then made a joke about a wall that she had built to block the neighbor from view. “We kind of built, like a little … as Trump would say, we built a wall,” said Griffin. “I’m not a Trump supporter, but we built a wall.” The neighbor’s name was not mentioned, but Griffin has been i

Basketball player LeBron James accuses President Donald Trump of being divisive, yet refuses to sit and have a discussion with him. During an interview with CNN, James discussed his dislike of Trump’s rhetoric towards NFL players kneeling for the National Anthem. “What I’ve noticed over the past few months, he’s kinda used sports to kinda divide us, and that’s something that I can’t relate to,” said James. James went on to say that participating in sports allowed him to interact with people who he felt were different than him for the first time. “Sports was the first time I was ever around someone white,” said James. “I got an opportunity to see them and learn about them, and they got the opportunity to learn about me … And I was like, ‘Oh wow, this is all because of sports.’” However, he has been extremely outspoken against the president, even tweeting after Trump disinvited the winning NBA Championship team from coming to the White House. U bum @StephenCurry30 already said h

The Massachusetts State Police are now responsible for protecting the residents of a small town in Massachusetts after its entire four-member police department resigned on Monday, citing unsafe work conditions. In a resignation letter submitted to city officials on Monday, the entirety of the Blandford Police Department — which consisted of Interim Police Chief Roberta Sarnacki and three officers — said they simply could not continue to serve because of inadequate and decrepit equipment that put their lives in danger. “The officers said the town’s police cruisers are in such bad shape they often have to answer calls in their personal vehicles,” Boston CBS reports. “They said their police radios don’t work in some parts of the town and bulletproof vests are beyond their expiration dates and fit poorly to begin with.” Here’s what the now-defunct department posted on Facebook: Attention Blandford residents: If you have a police, fire or medical emergency, please continue to call 9

Leftist activists, with help from the media, have attempted to frame the fatal police shooting of an armed convicted felon, who happens to be a black male, fleeing Minneapolis officers as racially motivated. But the released video footage from the June incident and a new investigative report from Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman reveals that the felon shot at officers before he was fired at. Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll maintains that officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly “were forced to fire at the suspect only after he pointed a gun and fired at the officers.” In the released footage of the incident, suspect Thurman Blevins is shown in possession of a firearm. “I don’t know the exact seconds of shots, but as Blevins’ gun comes around you’ll see he fired, it hits the pavement in the alley, the round hits the pavement right in the direction of Officer Kelly,” explained Mr. Kroll, according to KMSP News. This assertion is backed up by an investigative repor

One “independent conservative” congressional candidate is receiving heavy backlash after he tweeted that first lady Melania Trump is a “hoebag” and implying she is a prostitute. Mark Roberts, who is running in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District, tweeted on his verified account that Trump “works by the hour,” adding, “#thinkdirty #hoebag”: Did you know: There are thirty-nine fewer staffers dedicated to The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) than under Obama There are only five staffers dedicated to Melania Trump vs. forty-four staffers who served Michelle Obama — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 30, 2018 Many were quick to criticize Roberts’ tweet: It's one thing to dislike the President, but calling the First Lady a prostitute is too much and this congressional candidate should apologize. https://t.co/5gEXKyTwgA — Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) July 31, 2018 How can @Twitter shadow ban conservatives, but keep tweet is up? #TakeitDown #SuspendtheAccount htt

President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, citing his successes with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un as evidence that his meetings work. This statement comes on the heels of President Trump’s aggressive tweet telling President Rouhani to “be cautious.” To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2018 Watch: US President Trump: NATO was “essentially going out of business” before me pic.twitter.com/MI1h8wJNun — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 30, 2018 I believe in meeting. The prime minister [of Italy Paolo Gentiloni] said it better than anybody can say it. Speaking to other people, especially when you’re talking about potentials of war and de

While being interviewed by host Jimmy Kimmel on his show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday, Kim Kardashian West was given the opportunity to join in on bashing President Donald Trump along with Kimmel. Kardashian West instead choose to say how thankful she was for Trump commuting the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson. In June, Trump had commuted Johnson’s sentence after being convicted for a non-violent drug offense after meeting with Kardashian West in the Oval office. “I knew there was only one person in power that can make this change and get this woman out of prison that was serving a life sentence and so I went for it,” she explained. After Kardashian West described how “weird” it felt to be in the Oval office, Kimmel quipped how it was “especially weird” that Trump is president. “Right?” Kimmel asked Kardashian West. “You know, I’m very grateful and I’m very hopeful that more good things are gonna come out of our conversations,” Kardashian West replied. Watch the video below:

On his industry-leading talk radio show Monday, Rush Limbaugh discussed the young Democratic candidate who’s become the face and voice of the Democratic Socialist wing of the party, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and her instantly viral appearance on “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah. “The really important thing about this to understand is this woman has a degree in economics from Boston University,” said Limbaugh before playing the clip of her “Daily Show” interview. “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a graduate from Boston U, she has a degree in economics, and it’s clear she doesn’t know anything. If this level, this degree of complete economic ignorance can get you a degree in economics from a major American university, then something is drastically, terribly wrong.” He then played Ocasio-Cortez’s explanation for how she proposes we pay for the “Medicare for all” and “free college for all” and “guaranteed” living wage for all that she is promoting. Here’s her response: OCASIO-CORTEZ: This i

A candidate from the Independent Party of Oregon who is challenging incumbent GOP Congressman Greg Walden for his seat in state’s second district decided to launch a scurrilous attack on First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday, tweeting that she was a whore. Did you know the First Lady works by the hour? #thinkdirty #hoebag — Mark Roberts (@RobertsforCD2) July 30, 2018 Roberts even doubled down when his tweet was criticized: Why has @jack not taken this tweet down and suspended the account? https://t.co/NgVQLMEjDE — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) July 31, 2018 Let the donations begin in 3 2 1.. https://t.co/LYb3obxraT — Mark Roberts (@RobertsforCD2) July 31, 2018 Roberts also has an epithet for Melania Trump’s husband: Is our wackjob President still running the country into the ground? #justwokeup #nap #AskingForAFriend — Mark Roberts (@RobertsforCD2) July 10, 2018 But Roberts should be a great candidate; he’s for common sense representation: I have time and t

The dean of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Georgia was forced to apologize, Campus Reform reports, because he tweeted out a congratulatory message to a friend, who just so happens to be the state’s Republican candidate for governor. Charles Davis was, reportedly, a high school classmate of Brian Kemp, who won Georgia’s Republican primary last week, earning the right to represent the GOP in the state’s gubernatorial elections this fall. Davis called Kemp a “nice guy” and “kind to a fault,” despite their political disagreements. “I went to high school with GOP guv candidate @BrianKempGA. We played YMCA ball from childhood. Politics be damned. He is a nice guy, always was. Kind to a fault,” Davis tweeted. “He’s a friend, always has been, and will be when we’re old(er) and grey(er). That’s how all this should work, people.” But, as Campus Reform notes, leftists on Twitter weren’t willing to embrace Davis’s conciliatory approach. They lashed out at him for reachi

Recently, Dave Rubin tweeted a video of Will Smith giving credit to Kanye West for his endurance through the blowback by media and Hollywood, resulting from his pursuit of “ideas.” “It’s not an easy task to say and do things that elevate people. That’s what I love about Kanye right now, and he is willing to take the smash down in order to push ideas,” said Smith. Rubin welcomed Smith to the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). From ID4 to IDW. cc: @EricRWeinstein @CHSommers @jordanbpeterson @BretWeinstein @HeatherEHeying @clairlemon @benshapiro @joerogan @SamHarrisOrg https://t.co/8FfEXB1GSf — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) July 25, 2018 IDW is a controversial subject to some, an unknown acronym to others, but most importantly, it’s an informational safe haven. As reported by The New York Times, the IDW “is a collection of iconoclastic thinkers, academic renegades and media personalities who are having a rolling conversation — on podcasts, YouTube and Twitter, and in sold-out aud

Florida gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) released a humorous video on Monday showcasing his enthusiastic support for President Donald Trump. The video opened with DeSantis’ wife, Casey, jokingly referring to how her husband was more than just his connection to the president. “He’s teaching Madison to talk,” Casey said. The video then showed a clip of DeSantis holding up a “Make America Great Again” sign for his daughter to read. “Everyone knows my husband Ron Desantis is endorsed by President Trump. But he’s also an amazing dad,” she said. Her message was followed by a video of DeSantis teaching his daughter to “build the wall” as she stacks toy bricks on top of each other. Watch: DeSantis certainly showed his support for Trump, but his video offered an exaggerated symbol of how Republicans clung to Trump during the 2018 midterm season. Despite the many controversies surrounding Trump — Stormy Daniels, sexual harassment allegations, the Russia investigati

Somehow, the Russians are no doubt involved. On Sunday afternoon, in the most liberal bastion in the land — New York City — some supporters of President Trump unfurled a large banner in right field of Yankee Stadium that said “Keep America Great! — Trump 2020.” Way to go! pic.twitter.com/ruYtT5levA — Narciso Urquiola (@Coney70s) July 30, 2018 Not even baseball is devoid of politics now. Trump 2020 sign unfurled at the Yankee game during the 8th inning pic.twitter.com/6AAyT6pOBM — Dina Berliner (@DinaBerliner) July 29, 2018 The owner of the flag, who would identify himself only as “Dion,” said the flag has the signatures of 56 “patriots.” He and others unfurled the flag between innings in the 8th, and it stayed up for about 90 seconds. Dion said he had no problems with security — he simply rolled it back up and strolled out. Dion said the rules are skewed toward liberals. “Somewhere along the line, liberals were granted 100% tolerance when it comes to messaging,” he said,

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is reportedly planning on living at least another five years so that she can remain on the court until a Democratic president is able to replace her (she’s clearly optimistic about 2020), but some leftists are so desperate to keep the Notorious RBG around that they’re volunteering to donate their own internal organs just to keep her alive. Ginsberg told reporters Sunday night that, “I’m now 85,” but that her senior colleague, “Justice John Paul Stevens, he stepped down when he was 90, so think I have about at least five more years.” The Supreme Court icon and longtime tennis partner of the late Justice Antonin Scalia has a great workout routine, but just in case it can’t guarantee immortality, plenty of people on Twitter are willing to donate to the cause . . . literally Dear Justice Ginsberg, I am so happy to hear that you’re going to serve until you’re 90. If you need any organs during that time or any blood donations ( I am A+) I’m your

One year later, National Geographic has finally admitted to facilitating “fake news” regarding climate change. The magazine’s most viral video ever, which featured heart-wrenching images of a starving polar bear, perpetuated the narrative that the animal’s imminent death was caused by climate change. However, the climate change aspect of the story is void of any real evidence. “We had lost control of the narrative,” admitted Cristina Mittermeier, the photographer of the polar bear. Mittermeier explained the climate change deception in a piece titled “Starving-Polar-Bear Photographer Recalls What Went Wrong” for the magazine’s August issue. Mittermeier conceded that the images of the bony, emaciated polar bear were meant to sound an alarm about climate change, though she complains that people took the image “literally.” “Photographer Paul Nicklen and I are on a mission to capture images that communicate the urgency of climate change. Documenting its effects on wildlife hasn’t been ea

On Monday, CNN’s White House correspondent Jim Acosta — the man who has become the embodiment of all that is wrong with the mainstream media — was shut down by a Trump aide for continuously shouting questions at the president during a photo op with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. “Mr. President, Mr. President,” bellowed Acosta, “if there was no collusion, why does Rudy Giuliani consider there’s no crime in collusion?” A Trump aide quickly interceded to encourage the CNN correspondent to move along. “Move, Jim!” yelled the female staffer. “Let’s go! Keep going, Jim. Let’s go. We’re leaving. Come on, Jim. Go. We’re done.” A video of the interaction was posted by Mediaite’s Evan Rosenfeld, as seen below. Acosta was referring to Giuliani’s recent comments on the Russia/Trump collusion accusation, for which there is still no evidence. “I’ve been sitting here, looking in the federal code, trying to find collusion as a crime. Collusion in not a crime. Everything that’s been releas

One homeless man learned the value of perseverance after standing at a street corner handing out resumes. David Casarez, 26, moved from Texas to California in order to launch his own start-up. However, due to the high costs involved, Casarez ran out of money, leaving him with nowhere to live and no transportation. Although he was sleeping on a park bench with nowhere to go, he did not get discouraged. Casarez decided to stand on a street corner holding a sign that read “HOMELESS. HUNGRY 4 SUCCESS. TAKE A RESUME.” “I wanted to keep my head up high, keep looking forward and see what opportunity would come next,” Casarez said. “I was thinking, you know, like this was like my last stop. If this didn’t work, I’d go back home and give up on my dream.” One passerby, Jasmine Scofield, took notice and posted a picture on Twitter: Today I saw this young homeless man asking for people to take a resume rather than asking for money. If anyone in the Silicon Valley could help him out, that wou

A Florida police officer passed away over the weekend from injuries he sustained after he tried to apprehend an illegal alien who allegedly shot him in the head last week. “It is with a heavy heart that we inform our community that Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller has passed away,” police spokesman Mitch Haley said in a statement on Saturday. “We ask that you continue to pray for Officer Jobbers-Miller’s family, friends and our entire Fort Myers Police Department family.” Officials said Jobbers-Miller was shot by Haitian national Wisner Desmaret on July 21 while he was responding to an alleged assault and theft at a gas station. Once police arrived at the gas station, Desmaret opened fire, hitting Jobbers-Miller in the head. Jobbers-Miller was rushed to Lee Memorial Hospital where he was in critical condition until he passed away this last weekend. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have lodged a detainer request against Desmaret as they claim he is an

War veteran, Rob Smith, wants you to know that despite being an African-American and a gay man, which would seem to place him in the Democratic party, he doesn’t believe in their ideals anymore. Speaking with Jesse Watters on “Watters’ World” Saturday, Smith explained why he walked away from the Democratic party. “I think for me, I got so sick of the lies, specifically what they were telling black people,” Smith said. The Iraq war veteran said he was tired of the Democratic party pushing the message of victimhood on the black community: So when you are a black person and you get messages from Democrats, it says that you are a victim. It says that you need us to succeed, you need us to achieve, you need this ever-expanding welfare state to be able to make something of yourself. And for me I got so tired of it and I got sick of that message that I needed them. And I got sick of that message of victimhood that they continue to push to black Americans over and over again for the last t

A candidate for Congress in Virginia is attempting to smear her opponent by claiming he is a “devotee of Bigfoot erotica.” Leslie Cockburn, the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 5th District has accused her opponent, Denver Riggleman, on Twitter claiming he has been “exposed.” The tweet included a picture from Riggleman’s Instagram account of a “Bigfoot” with a black “censored” box over his . . . er . . . private areas. “This is not what we need on Capitol Hill,” Cockburn tweeted. Riggleman told The Washington Post that he has no interest in Bigfoot erotica, and that “we’re stunned by it.” “There is no way that anybody’s dumb enough to think this is real.” In a statement on Twitter, Riggleman admits to writing a satirical book about Bigfoot believers, but claims the photo was a joke he has between some of his military friends. He adds that he had no idea what Bigfoot Erotica was until a Cockburn opponent mentioned it. Yes-I wrote a book about Bigfoot believers. Bigfoot pics by

It has been a chaotic week at President Donald Trump’s star on Hollywood Boulevard. On Wednesday, a man destroyed the star with a pickaxe. The admitted pickaxe wielder, Austin Clay, claimed he “did a real good act” when he destroyed the president’s star. So this just happened again… somebody used a pick axe to destroy Donald Trump's star on the Walk of Fame. Still trying to learn more, but we know it's been vandalized multiple times, just never on this level. @NBCLA : Victor Park/Loudlabs pic.twitter.com/lzq7YrsSRV — Jonathan Gonzalez (@JonathanNBCLA) July 25, 2018 As a result, the star has become an epicenter for political demonstrations, including fake Russian soldiers who have been “standing guard” over the star and a national anthem performance by singer Joy Villa. Villa found fame after she wore both a “Make America Great Again” dress as well as a pro-life dress depicting a fetus. Two ‘Russian guards’ stood watch over the damaged Trump star on the Hollywood Walk