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Politics | Politics

Washington, D.C.'s Vote-Stealing Law Is Treason

We’re reliably told by the Google machine that treason is “the crime of betraying one’s country.” Unless the Left changes the dictionary again, a distinct possibility, an act o...

Politics | Politics

If Donald Trump Wants to 'Drain the Swamp,' Why is He Helping Kevin McCarthy Become Speaker?

A moment of reckoning may be comping between Donald Trump and his oft-repeated political mantra,

News | News

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

News | News

PODCAST | The Hypocrisy of the Left's ‘Sanctuary Lie’

Vice President Kamala Harris’ insistence that the southern border of the United States is secure is a statement fully encamped in the realm of the absurd. And now that some of the more traditionally far-Left bastions are experiencing the many negative e

News | The News

D.C. Mayor Says Unvaccinated Students Are Banned From In-Person Learning Ahead Of School Year, No Alternative Provided

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that students 12 and older must show proof of vaccination against COVID within the first 20 days of the new school year to continue learning in-person at public and private schools.

Politics | Politics

FBI Trump raid exposes Washington's secrecy shams

“The Presidential Records Act is critical to our democracy, in which the government is held accountable by the people,” Archivist of the United States David Ferriero declared.

Politics | FBI news

The FBI Keeps Interfering In Presidential Elections. Disband It

Sen. Chuck Grassley’s letter lays out a disturbing conspiracy inside the FBI to interfere in the 2020 election to help Joe Biden win.

Politics | Op-Ed

‘Nixonian’ Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

The 1968 presidential election was my first. I voted for the erstwhile Republican, Richard M. Nixon. And because I wrote a college paper about my decision at…

Politics | Congress

Meet the Members of Congress Who Have Been Around Longer Than Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies? The chocolate chip cookie is such an American classic that it seems like it’s been around forever, but you might be shocked to learn that a few mem...

Politics | Liberal Hyprocacy

Victor Davis Hanson: Our New Antoinettes

Marie Antoinette, the beheaded wife of the beheaded French Bourbon King Charles Louis XVI, did not really say “Let them cake.” But in the short time that the…

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

Dr. Anthony Fauci Skipped WHCA Dinner, Citing Coronavirus Risk — but Appeared at WHCA Weekend Party Maskless

Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared at a White House Correspondents' garden party on Saturday even after he dropped out of the dinner.

News | News

In a D.C. jail, Jan. 6 defendants awaiting trial are forming bitter factions

Allegations of bullying and intimidation as well as complaints about the distribution of more than a million dollars in donated funds have led to bitter conflict among Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants.

Politics | Covid 19

Why Are So Many Democrats Comming Down With COVID?

But the real super spreader event occurred on Saturday night at the annual Gridiron Dinner as more than a dozen politicians and media types have all reported

Politics | Jan 6

New Verdict in Capitol Riot Case Throws a Wrench Into Political Narrative

His defense may also help other defendants, and it's already causing some on the left to melt down...

Politics | Donald Trump

Now You're Talking: Trump Offers a Proposal to Destroy the Deep State

Wouldn't government work more smoothly if the president were able to clear out unelected and unaccountable government employees who obstructed his agenda?

Politics | Opinion

Washington's betrayal has only just begun

  On Tuesday, the Washington Examiner reported that Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers are actively plotting to murder former

News | News

Pentagon Shoots Down Polish Plan to Transfer MiG-29s to Ukraine

The Pentagon on Tuesday evening shot down a Polish proposal to transfer their MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.

Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"

No Matter How Peaceful The American Freedom Convoy Is, Our Corrupt Regime Will Demonize It

Like those who only peacefully protested on Jan. 6, the truckers will be smeared as domestic terrorists by the administration and media.

News | In The News

“Havana Syndrome” stumps investigators as U.S. officials report injuries on White House grounds

U.S. officials say they were stricken with vertigo, confusion, and memory loss both at home and work in Washington, D.C. Scott Pelley reports. 

Politics | Politics

Leftist Nonsense Is Killing DC. Let It Die

D.C. was never supposed to be like the Capitol in 'The Hunger Games,' where the wealthy clowns in charge destroy the vulnerable for sport.

Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"

Official in D.C. Mayor's Office: It's a 'Necessary Evil' to Allow 'Darwinism to Kill off' the 'Foolish' Unvaccinated

Elliot Tommingo, director of the D.C. Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs, said it is a "necessary evil" to allow "Darwinism to kill off" the unvaccinated.

News | NEWS

Live Feed: ‘Defeat the Mandate March’ in DC Joins Protests in Over 180 Cities Worldwide to Rally For Freedom

Live feeds of the Defeat the Mandates rally in Washington DC are available here or here. On Sunday, demonstrators will gather in more than 180 cities around the…

Politics | Op-Ed

The Next Fight For Civil Rights Lies In Ending The Federal City

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has banned nearly 60 percent of the city's black residents from bars, gyms, concerts, theaters, and more.

Politics | Liberal Fascism

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser reminds citizens they’ll need a photo ID ‘before heading out’ starting Saturday

So if you don't have a photo ID you're shut off from society.

News | News

Smithsonian's new FUTURES exhibit asks visitors when we'll see 'single global government'

Another question on a screen at the exhibit asks the public if "shared world government" would unite people effectively.

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

D.C. Jail Transfers Out 400 Prisoners for Disgusting, Inhumane Conditions—But Not a Single J6 Detainee

One of the political prisoners being held in jail for participating in the Capitol riot, Nathan DeGrave, sent a letter that was released on Twitter alleging horrific conditions in the D.C. jail for Ja...

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Climate Change Group Boycotts D.C. Voting Rights Event over 'Zionist' Participation

The District of Columbia chapter of the Sunrise Movement said it would not participate in voting rights rally because of "Zionist" groups.

Politics | Joe Biden/Biden Administration

[WATCH] Crowd Boos as Biden Interrupts, Delays Congressional Baseball Game

Congressional Baseball Game was delayed for 15 minutes by the arrival of Joe Biden, as Democrats surrounded the president, seeking autographs and taking selfies

Politics | Politics

Justice Department’s Foremost Felony Charge May Be on Thin Ice

More than eight months after the worst attack on Washington since the Civil War, as Joe Biden describes it, not a single American has been charged with sedition…

Politics | Liberal Fascism

DC Mayor Scrubs Anti-Castro Slogan From Cuban Embassy Entrance

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D.) removed a pro-freedom slogan in front of the Cuban Embassy a day after it was painted on the street to protest Cuba's communist regime, sparking criticism from Cuban Americans.

Politics | The Hall of Idiots

The Morning Briefing: Americans Waking Up to Fact That Kamala Harris Is An Idiot

Top O’ the Briefing
Happy Wednesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Everyone join me in saying hi to Walt and Maureen in Michigan.
I’ve been working on a book about this past elect...

Politics | Corruption

D.C. National Guard Left Unarmed At Request Of D.C. Mayor Amid Potential Unrest After Chauvin Verdict

The hundreds of Washington, D.C. National Guard troops who are deployed throughout the city to protect civilians from potential protests after the trial

Politics | Congress

A Swamp Tale: The Bizarre Final Hours of ‘Impeachment Fail 2.0’

I have to admit I didn’t watch most of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. The article of impeachment from the House was hastily and carelessly drafted and…

Politics | Joe Biden/Biden Administration

Biden Ditches Trump’s Classical Architecture Order - American Greatness

Late Wednesday, President Joe Biden scrapped former President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order stating new U.S. government buildings must be…

Politics | BLM

BLM/Antifa March Through D.C. Calling to 'Burn It Down' If They Don't Get What They Want

Democrats finally paid attention to a riot on Jan. 6 after ignoring and/or justifying violent riots for months because they were being precipitated by radical leftists.

News | News

Democrats Push To Stack the Deck in the Senate with Push for DC Statehood

Thirty-eight Senate Democrats joined in co-sponsoring a measure by US Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), that would advance a vote on

Politics | POLITICS

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary: Pelosi Asked For ‘Crew-Manned Machine Guns’ In Washington

Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News' "The Story" on Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked for "crew-manned machine guns" to be a part of security forces.

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

Photos Emerge Of National Guard Living In Parking Garage In Democrat-Run D.C.: ‘We Feel Incredibly Betrayed’

Thousands of National Guardsmen were forced to vacate congressional grounds on Thursday and have been photographed having to sleep in parking garages

Politics | Politics

Trump revokes executive order that promised to 'drain the swamp' just hours before leaving office

'... nothing more than a prop in his demagogic play-acting before the American people'

History | History

5 Presidents Who Didn't Attend Their Successor's Inauguration

On the day of the 2021 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, President Donald Trump will join the small group of presidents who skipped their replacement's swearing-in ceremony.

Politics | Washington DC

VIDEO: Troops Posted On Every Corner...7,000 Troops Deployed In Washington, D.C.

Did you ever think you’d see America like this? Troops stationed on every corner like an occupying force. The only question is….are these the good guys or the bad guys? Have the Black Hats deployed them as their start to totalitarian rule, or

News | News

Barbarian Politics | Underground USA | United States

Jan. 7, 2021 - As we face the prospects of our nation being fundamentally transformed, two things are eating at me. One is how instantaneously the Washington Republican apparatus abandoned President Trump and the other is how disingenuously everyone is sc

News | News

Podcast | Underground USA | United States

Underground USA is an irreverent, brutally truthful, fact-based podcast. Are You Ready for the Fundamental Transformation of America? We now have one-party rule by Marxist-Progressives. How did it happen? Where do we go from here? Do we still have a Const

Politics | Politics

D.C. Police make several arrests ahead of major pro-Trump election protest

Protesters remained out in the street well into the night, with videos on social media showing some clashing with police.

News | News

Trump loyalists push evidence-free claims that antifa activists fueled mob

The claims are typical of many that arise during major news events and particularly violent acts; fringe communities often label them "false flag" attacks.

Miscellaneous | Interesting stories

Woman Killed During Insurrection at Capitol Was From Ocean Beach San Diego

The woman who was shot and killed inside the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday was from Ocean Beach, according to local media who have had contact with her extended family. 35-year-old Ashli Eliza…

Politics | Politics

Protesters Break Into Pelosi’s Office, Pilfer Her Podium

Some of the protesters who breached the Capitol on Wednesday broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office.

History | History

Six Other Times People Broke Into the U.S. Capitol

Pro-Trump protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. In doing so, they joined an infamous list.

News | NEWS

Ashli Babbitt, protester killed at Capitol, was Air Force vet from California

Ashli Babbit, who had 14 years in the service and did four tours of duty, was married and lived near San Diego, her husband told KUSI-TV.

News | News

Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures

US lawmakers and staff are seen wearing protective gas masks as police draw guns on protesters.

Politics | Politics

Pence calls it a 'dark day' in Capitol as count resumes

Congressional leaders say they plan to finish their count over the next several hours rather than recess until Thursday morning.

News | News

U.S. Capitol In Chaos As Trump Supporters Breach Building

The Capitol was engulfed in chaos, as supporters of President Trump, responding to his call to head there, breached the complex, resulting in violence in the seat of America's federal government.

News | The News

U.S. Capitol Descends into Chaos on Day of Electoral College Certification

The U.S. Capitol has descended into chaos as Trump supporters clashed with police as they stormed barricades outside Congress, where lawmakers are convening to vote on the certification of the Electoral College of the 2020 presidential election. The Libra

Politics | Politics

Washington Braces for Chaos as Trump Supporters Descend for “Final Stand”

To Trump’s most fervent supporters, Wednesday is seen as the day to mount a “final stand" to keep the President in power.

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

Proud Boys Leader Facing Jail Time, Banned From D.C. For Allegedly Destroying ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner

A judge ordered Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to stay out of Washington D.C. after the 36-year-old was charged Monday for allegedly destroying a Black

Politics | Politics

Proud Boys leader arrested ahead of DC protests to support Trump

Enrique Tarrio, who serves as Latinos for Trump's chief of staff, was arrested Monday ahead of protests challenging the 2020 election.

Politics | Op-Ed

A New Year Will Not Bring Relief - American Greatness

It is hard not to be happy about the end of 2020. Many people have said it has been the worst year ever, both personally and for the country. How could the next…

News | News

Last Potomac River ferry shuts down after more than 230 years of operation

The historic White’s Ferry, the last remaining ferry service to travel between Virginia and Maryland across the Potomac River, announced on Monday that it would be ceasing operations.

Politics | Politics

Inmates, Homeless Will Be Among First to Receive Vaccine in D.C., Mayor Says - Washington Free Beacon

District of Columbia mayor Muriel Bowser (D.) announced Thursday that prison inmates and the city's homeless population will be in the first wave of city residents to get access to a coronavirus vaccine.

Music | Music

Bad Brains to reissue most of back catalog

Bad Brains have recently re-acquired the rights to their late 70s, and 80s catalog. The band will be reissuing their albums and many singles from that period, including their debut LP, Rock for Light (in its original mix), and the I & I survive 12-inch si

News | The News

U.S. Atty Declines to Investigate 'Thugs' Who Attacked Rand Paul at RNC

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday revealed that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has declined to investigate the funding sources of the "thugs" accused of attacking him after President Donald Trump's 2020 White House nomination accept

Politics | Liberal "Tolerance"

Tolerant leftists just can’t keep their hands off this Trump supporter’s American flag at MAGA march

First, they steal her MAGA hat and then go after the American flag.

Politics | Leftists Are Insane

After attacking them earlier in the streets, Antifa and BLM now harassing Trump supporters at restaurants and hotels in DC

Antifa and BLM have followed pro-Trump marchers back to their hotels to harass them there.

News | News

Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn't.

In June, federal police cleared peaceful protesters from a park by the White House. Lawyers now say U.S. Park Police violated a settlement that set out rules for engaging mass demonstrations in D.C.

Politics | Leftists Are Insane

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Considering Proposal To Remove Thomas Jefferson, Other American Icons From Public Spaces

A commission created by Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has recommended a slew of changes to public buildings in the district that includes scrubbing Thomas Jefferson’s name from schools and potentially removing the Washington Monument. The District

News | News

The Full Story Behind the Controversial Rose Garden Redesign | Architectural Digest

From a dearth of crab apple trees to the very issue of roses, the newly unveiled garden has sparked reactions far and wide

News | The News

Rioters Near White House Try To Tear Down Presidential Statue, Set Up ‘Black House Autonomous Zone’

Rioters in Washington, D.C. tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson near the White House on Monday while others set up a new “autonomous zone” nearby. The attack on the Jackson statue comes after rioters have destroyed o

Music | Music

12 Underknown Songs From the Region That Birthed Emo

The Washington, D.C., punk scene (and its surrounding suburbs) figured out what happened after hardcore. What happened after that was out of its hands.

History | History

A Brief History of the White House Bunker

Pearl Harbor prompted the White House to build a bomb shelter, and 9/11 might have prompted the construction of another.

Politics | Leftists Are Insane

Here’s All The Damage Rioters Did To Monuments And Memorials In Washington, D.C.

Rioters on Sunday night rampaged across the nation’s capital, defacing monuments and memorials and setting fire to St. John’s Episcopal Church, known as the church of presidents because of its proximity to the White House. St. John’s, built in 1816

Politics | Politics

Trump Silent As Nation Burns From Violent Riots

President Donald Trump remained silent late on Sunday as the nation burned from riots across the country, including an iconic church that was on fire across the street from the White House. The last tweet from Trump that addressed the riots currently rava

Music | Music

DC's Legendary Punk Label Dischord Records Makes Its Entire Music Catalog Free to Stream Online | Open Culture

Formed in 1980 by Minor Threat’s Ian MacKaye and his bandmate Jeff Nelson, Dischord is 6 years older than Sub Pop and in several ways it inspired a template for the West Coast.

Politics | The "Squad"

After Blowback, Ocasio-Cortez ‘Clarifies’ D.C. Slavery Claim | Daily Wire

One of the ways Democrats are hoping to gain more electoral and congressional power is by changing the status of heavily Democratic Washington D.C. from a federally controlled district to the 51st state.

News | NEWS

40th Anniversary: Jews and Washington, DC’s African Art Museum | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner

Washington DC’s African Art Museum. Photo: Wiki Commons. This summer is the 40th anniversary of an important but overlooked Jewish-American …

Science & Technology | Science & Space

The Washington Monument Is Transforming Into a Full-Scale Saturn V Rocket for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Find out when and where you can watch the full-scale projection, accompanied by a short film about the 1969 Moon landing.

Politics | Donald Trump

TRUMP: I'll Salute The Military EVERY July 4! | Daily Wire

Speaking on Monday, President Trump, ebullient after the strong approval he got from much of the American public after his July 4 salute to the military, stated that he w

History | HISTORY

'Tanks' a lot: Trump 4th of July celebration isn't first time armored vehicles have rumbled into Washington

WASHINGTON – Tanks rumbled down Pennsylvania Avenue for Dwight Eisenhower's inaugural parade in 1953. John F. Kennedy deployed them eight years later – as well as missiles. Even a 1939 visit by England's King George VI prompted a splashy display of armored hardware rolling through the nation's capital.

News | Antisemitism Watch

The DC Holocaust Museum Has Now Weighed in on Ocasio-Cortez's Comments

We were all waiting for this one. While it was encouraging to see both Republican and Democratic lawmakers resoundingly reject Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) comparison between immigration detention centers and Holocaust concentration camps, now that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has weighed in, we may finally be able to put an end to this mess.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Seriously? Just Days After Rashida Tlaib's Holocaust Comments She Becomes First Muslim Woman to Preside Over House | Tre

It’s only been a few days since anti-Semitic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) made the shocking statement that thinking about the Holocaust gives her a “calming feeling,” but rather than getting rebuked or censured, she has now become the first Musli

Miscellaneous | Resources

How Much Does AIPAC Spend on Lobbying? Less Than Beer Sellers, Public Accountants, and Toyota

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments, repeatedly suggesting that the relationship between the United States and Israel is fueled by vast sums of lobbying money, have been condemned by several of her fellow Democrats. Still, her allegations

Politics | Corruption

12 Things You Need To Know About The Inspector General's DAMNING Report on The FBI's Hillary/Trump Conduct

The Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation is a damning indictment. Despite its attempt to paint most of the actions of the FBI as inherently reasonable, they simply don’t co

News | NEWS

How The Congressional Baseball Shooting Didn't Become The Deadliest Political Assassination In American History

You don't know the whole story of how close we came to one of the deadliest political shootings in US history last year.

Politics | Politics

Trump hammers Comey before big interview

The president continues to dig at the former FBI director.

Politics | POLITICS

DC officially renames street in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic

The Washington, D.C. city council on Tuesday officially renamed a street in front of the Russian embassy in honor of a slain critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Music | Music

The Mysterious Death Of A D.C. Punk And The $10,000 Reward That May Never Be Claimed

The guitarist Fred "Freak" Smith was an outsized figure within Washington, D.C.'s vibrant '80s hardcore punk scene. His descent and death, which remains a mystery, is an all-too common story.

News | News

Lincoln Memorial vandalized with explicit graffiti - ABC News

This isn't the first instance of vandalism at the memorial.

Music | Music

DC's Legendary Punk Label Dischord Records Makes Its Entire Music Catalog Free to Stream Online | Open Culture

Formed in 1980 by Minor Threat’s Ian MacKaye and his bandmate Jeff Nelson, Dischord is 6 years older than Sub Pop and in several ways it inspired a template for the West Coast.

Music | Music

DAG NASTY Black Cat Washington DC April 21 2016

'Values Here'/'I've Heard'/'Under Your Influence'/'Can I Say'/'Circles'/'All Ages Show'/'Cold Heart' (first time ever performed live)/'Trying'/'Safe'

Music | Music

Bad Brains Documentary

Music | Music

Bad Brains - Right Brigade

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Music | Music

The State Of D.C. Hardcore

Once young and scrappy by necessity, D.C.'s homegrown punk scene is reaching something like maturity. Unknown Threat, Stand Off and Stuck Pigs are among the newest bands to challenge the pit.

Politics | Interesting Links

How Obama Dumped Hagel - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO Magazine

When President Obama first summoned Chuck Hagel to the Oval Office in October, he wanted to know how his Pentagon chief planned to cope with the dangerous new threat posed by the Islamic State that had drawn the reluctant president back into war in the Mi