What began with a few “man on the street” interviews at a pro-Palestine rally quickly descended into a witness to violence, arson, and unmistakable vitriol against America and Israel.  It all unfolded at a rally and march in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington on Wednesday to address a joint session of Congress.  Thousands of people clogged the streets of Capitol Hill to make their voices heard in protest of the war in Gaza, of who they called “war criminal” Netanyahu, and of America’s supposed “funding of genocide.”  US Flags Burned, Palestinian Flags Raised  American flag burning outside of Union Station pic.twitter.com/ZXnjotrG09— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 Protesters swarmed Union Station to tear down the three American flags that stand tall outside the transit hub and replace them with Palestinian flags.  Remnants of the first American flag and an Israeli flag burned by pro-Palestine protestors outside Union Station@DailySignal pic.twitter.com/44cm3Mn98i— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) July 24, 2024 The American flags were burned on the ground while crowds cheered on the act.  PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTORS ARE BURNING THE AMERICAN FLAG??They’ve taken down all three American flags outside Union Station and replaced them with the Palestinian one. A paper mache Netanyahu has been thrown into the campfire as well.Police are nowhere to be seen.… pic.twitter.com/cyteake1HF— elise mccue (@EliseMcCue) July 24, 2024 Off With Netanyahu’s Head  We asked a group of white men wearing kaffiyehs and other Palestinian grab whether they were there to perform a “citizen’s arrest” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We had seen hundreds of premade signs calling the Israeli prime minister a “war criminal.”  Some other signs with now common pro-Palestine slogans printed on them, like “RESISTANCE IS JUSTIFIED WHEN PEOPLE ARE OCCUPIED” pic.twitter.com/8Lp0FXrwuR— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 One man responded, “I, like, called out sick from work, so if I get arrested … . But, you know, he deserves it.”  We followed up with: “If you could get to Netanyahu, what would you do, what would you say to him?”  One of two protesters, laughing off the question, said, “I can’t answer that right now, I don’t want to incriminate myself.”   Remember the J6 Gallows, this is the July 24 Guillotine https://t.co/AuJk0DyQgb— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) July 24, 2024 A third protester showed off a replica guillotine. A friend of his assured us that it was “obviously just metaphorical.” “A human head wouldn’t fit through that hole.”  An effigy like that of the Palestinian guillotine evoked comparisons to the gallows displayed by Jan. 6 protesters. The New York Times called the latter “right-wing iconography.”  Lone Patriot Gets Swarmed  Mob of pro-Palestine protestors crowd and intimidate lone pro-Israel man on Capitol Hill.They scream “f*** Israel,” “shame,” and blare horns at him and the police surrounding him. pic.twitter.com/Upe58wWXR1— elise mccue (@EliseMcCue) July 24, 2024 A man standing off to one side of the rally stage holding a sign saying “Hamas-Hezbollah-Houthi CRUSH THEM” was immediately surrounded and heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters.   Lone counter protestor holding "Hamas-Hezbollah-Houthi CRUSH THEM" confronted and yelled at by pro-Palestine protestors pic.twitter.com/xRlvZTfXqn— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 Pro-Jihad, Pro-Terrorist, Pro-Marxist Presence  FYI: that flag is a generic symbol for jihad, or Islamic holy war. @DailySignalhttps://t.co/oQDC7r8x1u— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) July 24, 2024 Protesters proudly waved jihadist flags and the Cuban flag. Many people also sported signs and merchandise featuring images of Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled and flags with the leader of the terrorist group Hamas on them.  Multiple T-shirts honoring convicted Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled, plus a flag with a Hamas leader on it. @DailySignal pic.twitter.com/5wWBRAbZqo— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) July 24, 2024 The Party for Socialism and Liberation, a communist political party, was also active at Wednesday’s demonstrations. Hundreds of premade signs, some saying “WANTED BY THE WHOLE WORLD WAR CRIMINAL BENJAMIN NETANYAHU,” sponsored by the Party for Socialism and Liberation not far from the Capitol ahead of today’s pro-Palestine protest pic.twitter.com/e8OfcKVuew— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 Police Ready in Riot Gear  the police are prepped in gas masks and riot gear, forming a human barricade pic.twitter.com/l6oKFqyto2— elise mccue (@EliseMcCue) July 24, 2024 Barricades of police lined the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol building. Present at the riot were officers of the U.S. Park Police; the New York Police Department; Montgomery County, Maryland, Police; U.S. Capitol Police; and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, along with Department of Homeland Security agents.  They were equipped with gas masks and pepper spray. A few noncompliant protesters were seen pouring water into their eyes and wiping off their bodies after being pepper-sprayed by police.  Biden, Netanyahu Effigies  bloodied effigies of Biden & Netanyahu at today’s protest:“Israel bombs, US pays” pic.twitter.com/UHUtEDExgG— elise mccue (@EliseMcCue) July 24, 2024 The mob paraded bloody paper mâché effigies of Netanyahu and President Joe Biden through the streets.  A large effigy of Biden with devil horns held an object resembling a missile that said, “ISRAEL BOMBS, US PAYS.”  Paper mâche effigy President Biden as the devil pic.twitter.com/jS5LDPl4uS— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 A fake Netanyahu was wheeled over the top of flames of an already burning American flag and caught fire while the crowd—and the flames—roared.  Pro-Palestine protestors burn effingBenjamin Netanyahu on top of already burning American flag outside Union Station pic.twitter.com/fcxo4vbInL— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) July 24, 2024 Another effigy likened the Israeli leader to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.   Sign accusing Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu of “continuing the legacy of Adolph Hitler.” Netanyahu is Jewish. pic.twitter.com/uoCZweqZVx— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 The protesters made clear they were none too happy with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. A speaker at the rally called her out for supposedly being complicit in genocide and said the protesters would not vote for her in November “just because she is black and a woman.” LGBTQs for Palestine  Many protesters waved both the Palestinian and Pride flags at once. Some held signs written in rainbow marker that read “There is no PRIDE in GENOCIDE.”   Soviet hammer and sickle spotted. pic.twitter.com/RMAekKRCzo— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) July 24, 2024 One person even waved a double-sided transgender and Palestinian flag, despite the fact that acts of homosexuality are punishable under law in Gaza.  Transgender pride/Palestine flag spotted at today’s rally on Capitol Hill???????Homosexual acts are a punishable offense in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/aKkP6cd9eY— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 24, 2024 Protesters Resist Arrest  As pro-Palestinian protesters began lowering the first of three American flags outside Union Station, raising a Palestinian flag in its stead, U.S. Park Police chased down and began arresting a man close to the scene. While detaining and arresting the individual, another protester emerged from the mob and dragged one of the police officers away.   U.S. Park Police arrest protestors as pro-Palestine protestors lower U.S. flag outside Union Station. One protester tackled a U.S. Park Police officer.@DailySignal pic.twitter.com/4FZonVwUKp— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) July 24, 2024 Another officer intervened with his baton as his partner stood back up and regained his balance.   Video from @BGOnTheScene from another angle of the same arrest/brawl pic.twitter.com/nqMsIlHgyp https://t.co/hpNLr9ggIi— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) July 24, 2024 U.S. Park Police revoked the protesters’ permit shortly after the mob turned violent.   The post What We Saw at a Mostly Peaceful, Slightly Fiery Anti-Netanyahu Protest in DC appeared first on The Daily Signal.

As the Democratic Party had finally seemed to settle on the now-glorified Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate, it was no surprise that the liberal media have followed suit. Nearly any and every critique of the candidate was considered an attack on Harris, even referring to her as a “San Francisco Democrat,” which Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) was berated for on Wednesday morning’s Segment of CNN’s News Central. The media, having been hyper fixated on restoring the Democratic Party, has been making a stand to defend Harris. Co-host John Berman, during an interview with Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) took advantage of the opportunity to highlight Harris as a martyr claiming: BERMAN: In terms of the candidacy of Vice President Harris we've seen over the last 24 hours a line of attack coming from Republicans calling her a San Francisco liberal. I had Tom Cotton, the Arkansas Republican on yesterday and I want you to listen to how many times he said it in a short period of time.  COTTON: She is a San Francisco liberal; a San Francisco liberal; San Francisco liberal; a failed San Francisco liberal; she is a failed San Francisco liberal. BERMAN: That had been a drinking game, I would have been plastered by the end of that, congresswoman. But listen, you know, San Francisco up the beach, up the coast from you, how do you defend her against those attacks.     What seemed like the most ridiculous claim by the host was doubled down upon Chu, allowing for yet another campaign monologue: She is an American who stood up for the needs of Americans. She has been instrumental in making sure that we got the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill so that we could get good jobs in America. And she was instrumental in the Inflation Reduction Act, which brought prescription drugs down to only $2,000 a year for seniors and $35 a month for Insulin for seniors. And she has been instrumental in the Chips and Science Act, which will finally bring back semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S. These are American priorities and Vice President Harris has been in the forefront of that going all over the United States to make sure that these monies are spread across every sector of society and in fact, in the Midwest where these kinds of manufacturing jobs are greatly needed. It is ridiculous, the claims which the liberal media has entertained, that stating a simple fact of Kamala’s Political background is seen as an attack. The media can try and paint Harris as the moderate pick for as long as they want but at the end of the day, her ACU rating was still 4.45 percent. It must be noted that Jud Chu, having an even lower rating of 3.38 percent, joined Harris in the Liberal Californian category. Following the assassination upon his life, Trump was made a martyr for the week, yet this was just the beginning of the glorification which may bolster Harris’ campaign. One that, without a doubt, will be spearheaded by the liberal media. The transcript is below, click “expand” to read: CNN News Central  7/24/2024 08:12:28 AM EST   (...) JOHN BERMAN: In terms of the candidacy of Vice President Harris we've seen over the last 24 hours a line of attack coming from Republicans calling her a San Francisco liberal. I had Tom Cotton, the Arkansas Republican on yesterday and I want you to listen to how many times he said it in a short period of time.  SENATOR TOM COTTON:She is a San Francisco liberal; a San Francisco liberal; San Francisco liberal; a failed San Francisco liberal; she is a failed San Francisco liberal. BERMAN: That had been a drinking game, I would have been plastered by the end of that, congresswoman. But listen, you know, San Francisco up the beach, up the coast from you, how do you defend her against those attacks. JUDY CHU: She is an American who stood up for the needs of Americans.She has been instrumental in making sure that we got the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill so that we could get good jobs in America. And she was instrumental in the Inflation Reduction Act, which brought prescription drugs down to only $2,000 a year for seniors and $35 a month for Insulin for seniors. And she has been instrumental in the Chips and Science Act, which will finally bring back semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S. These are American priorities and Vice President Harris has been in the forefront of that going all over the United States to make sure that these monies are spread across every sector of society and in fact, in the midwest where these kinds of manufacturing jobs are greatly needed. BERMAN: Congresswoman Judy Chu from California. Thanks so much for being with us today. Appreciate your time. (...)

An armed homeowner in Oklahoma found an intruder in his kitchen in the middle of the night earlier this week — and promptly let his gun explain how unwelcome the intruder was.Tulsa police said officers responded around 2:30 a.m. Monday to a shooting at a home near 24th and Sheridan. The homeowner said he and his wife woke up to noises coming from their back door. When the homeowner went to investigate, police said he was surprised to discover a burglar in his kitchen.Police said the homeowner was interviewed about the incident, and no charges were being filed against him at present.Police said the homeowner didn’t recognize the intruder, and the individual did not have permission to be in the residence.With that, the homeowner fired his gun at the suspect, who fled with stolen items from the home, police said.Authorities added that the wounded suspect ran into the backyard and collapsed. Police said the victims called 911 and waited for police to arrive. The arriving officer found the wounded burglary suspect in the backyard with burglary tools as well as items taken in connection with his caper, police said.Authorities said emergency services took the suspect to a hospital, where he was in critical condition. Police said they will provide updates on the suspect's condition upon receipt of more information.Police said the homeowner was interviewed about the incident, and no charges were being filed against him at present.Police added that an investigation was proceeding and will be presented to the District Attorney's Office for charges against the intruder.How are observers reacting?More than 300 comments have populated the space beneath the Tulsa Police Department's Facebook post about the incident. As you might imagine, commenters seem squarely behind the homeowner's actions. The following are but a few of them:"Stay out of people's houses, and you won’t get hurt," one commenter said. "Good job, homeowner!""Prayers for recovery of the homeowners. What a violation of privacy and what a dreadful thing to have to do!" another commenter stated. "Prayers for peace and the ability to relax again soon.""Way to go homeowner," another commenter declared. "It’s your right to stand your ground and protect your family. I’m sad for the young man that made that choice to rob someone, but…"Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

In response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled speech before Congress on Wednesday, at least several hundred pro-Hamas activists, many carrying Palestinian flags, gathered around Capitol Hill to protest his address.Blaze News' Julio Rosas captured videos of the anti-Israel protesters shouting, chasing, and shoving police officers stationed around the Capitol building and Union Station.'Absolute chaos.'Video from the demonstration showed some individuals in the mob attempting to pull police officers off of restrained and handcuffed agitators."Let them go! Let them go!" the crowd chanted at cops. U.S. Park Police removed and secured an American flag at Union Station and withdrew from the chaos, Blaze News captured on video. Protesters followed the group of officers, shouting instructions to one another to grab the flag from officers. — (@) American flags posted outside of Union Station were removed by activists and replaced with Palestinian flags. A statue was defaced by protesters who wrote, "Hamas is coming." Other photographs and videos showed demonstrators burning American and Israeli flags. — (@) Metropolitan Police officers deployed pepper spray outside of the Capitol building to break up the melee.Rosas described the scene as "absolute chaos," writing in a post on X, "The mob continued to chase police officers to try to free protesters who had been arrested at Union Station. Pepper spray was eventually used to push the crowd back."Rosas reported that law enforcement has detained some of the protesters. Meanwhile, approximately half of the House and Senate Democrats refused to attend Netanyahu's address before Congress, choosing instead to align themselves with the activists. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and former House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) were among those who boycotted the prime minister's address.In the chamber, Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) held up a sign reading "Guilty of genocide.""I will never back down in speaking truth to power," Tlaib stated. "The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. Palestinians will not be erased. Solidarity with all those outside of these walls in the streets protesting and exercising their right to dissent."Ocasio-Cortez called Netanyahu "a war criminal."Vice President Kamala Harris (D) also did not attend Netanyahu's speech, citing a previously scheduled event. President Joe Biden and Harris will reportedly hold separate meetings with the Israeli prime minister on Thursday. Donald Trump is slated to sit down with Netanyahu on Friday. Neither Biden nor Harris showed up to greet Netanyahu and his wife when they arrived in Washington, D.C., on Monday. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Tennessee father had no idea that he had won a $1 million jackpot until the moment detectives told him that his lottery ticket had been stolen, according to authorities. A lucky dad recently purchased two scratch-off lottery tickets at a Shell station in Murfreesboro. He reportedly asked the clerk to check if the tickets — $20 Diamond and Gold tickets — were winners.'The feel-good side of this story is the [Antioch father] never knew he was the winner until we made contact with him. That is absolutely life-changing money.'The clerk — identified by authorities as 23-year-old Meet Patel — allegedly told the dad that he had won $40 on one ticket, but the other ticket was not a winner.Lt. Detective Steve Craig told WTVF-TV the ticket the dad was told was not a winner ended up "on top of the trash." Then when the dad departed the store, Craig said Patel "took the trash outside, and if you follow him on camera, you can see him grab the ticket and put it in his pocket."However, the "losing" ticket was a million-dollar winner — and Patel allegedly attempted to claim the prize.Craig noted, "He went to the lottery commission to claim the ticket as his own, but there were red flags, and they held onto the ticket." Tennessee Lottery officials reviewed security footage from the Shell gas station and determined that the winning ticket was stolen.Detective Dennis Ward told NBC News, "Mr. Patel is then seen later in the video celebrating in the store after scratching off the front of the ticket and learning it was a $1 million winner."Craig explained, "It's pretty obvious. Good enough to put in front of 12 jurors, and they'll reach the same conclusion."Patel was accused of stealing the million-dollar lottery ticket — a Class A felony — and was being held in the Rutherford County Jail on $100,000 bond after his arrest. Patel is scheduled to appear in court July 30.Craig added, "The feel-good side of this story is the [Antioch father] never knew he was the winner until we made contact with him. That is absolutely life-changing money."The dad requested that his identity not be revealed.Craig gave some advice to those who play the lottery: "If you scratch off the front bar code, it will tell you if it’s a winner or not, regardless of whether you scratch off everything showing how much you won."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

One week after former president Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt, President Joe Biden announced the end of his campaign for the 2024 election. And understandably, the conspiracy theories are now swirling. While there’s speculation that it was strange that JD Vance, Trump’s pick for vice presidential nominee, had anti-Harris adverts ready to go, Dan Hollaway of the "Drinkin’ Bros Podcast" points out that Harris’ adverts should be drawing more criticism. “That makes sense, because there were going to be two VP candidates and what probably would have happened is he would have run those right after he debated her, right? To capitalize on the marketing,” Hollaway tells Sara Gonzales. “The fact that she had ones for president ready to go, is quite a bit more suspicious,” he adds. Not only was the timing of Harris’ adverts strange, but her televised phone call with Biden was even stranger. At one point, Harris appeared to mix up her words and started to say “rec” when she was supposed to say “call.” “Joe, I know you’re still on the re—, on the call,” Harris said, correcting herself. Ross Patterson, Hollaway, and Gonzales believe she almost said “recording” — because the televised call seemed more like she was speaking to a recording than a human being. “She also made sure to say ‘I’ve been talking to him everyday,’” Gonzales notes, adding, “No, you weren’t. Also, why would you feel the need to say that if you were.” The idea that it might have been a recording has only been reinforced by the way Biden chose to drop out of the race — via a social media post. “He broke up with us by text,” Gonzales says. “Plus, in the letter he did not endorse Kamala, but his X account shortly afterwards endorsed Kamala.” “His campaign aides and staff say they never heard from the Bidens at all. They all found out 15 minutes prior, before it went out,” she continues, adding, “What are they not telling us?” Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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