Workers at a bar in Ohio said that two men ripped down their Pride flag just hours after they put it up and then returned to break a window with a rock.

Beth Rea of O’Reilly’s Pub in Clintonville said she had put up the flag for Pride Month just that afternoon hours before the alleged incident.

‘We are definitely a regulars bar. We are very close with our customers. We’re very accepting of everybody in here.’

“I stapled it here. You can see there’s still a little remnants,” Rea said while pointing to the spot for WBNS-TV.

At about 10:45 p.m., the two ripped the flag down and were confronted by some customers, according to Rea.

“The gentlemen then pulled off and came back probably about five minutes later with the rocks,” she added.

They allegedly threw the rock through a window.

“Luckily, nobody was sitting there,” Rea said, “which was concerning because we were worried about safety, of course, initially.”

The report showed other decorations for Pride Month inside the bar, including other smaller flags and a sign reading “Pride Month.”

She said the incident was unsettling.

“I mean, we are located in Clintonville,” she added. “We are definitely a regulars bar. We are very close with our customers. We’re very accepting of everybody in here.”

They shut down the bar for the night after the incident and boarded up the window, but she said they will be not be intimidated into taking down their Pride decorations.

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“Absolutely not going to stop us from putting up our decorations, not gonna let that intimidate us to the point that we can’t, you know, celebrate Pride,” she added.

WBNS said that Columbus police are investigating the incident and are looking for the two alleged vandals who drove away.

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The workers who restored the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial were all grins and laughter when they visited the president at the White House Tuesday evening.

President Donald Trump signed hats for each of the workers after they completed their mission to clean up the reflecting pool in time for the 250th anniversary celebration of the Declaration of Independence.

The president joked to reporters that the pool might become filthy again under another president but that it would remain ‘perfect’ while he was in office.

A video of their visit was posted to social media by White House communications adviser Margo Martin. She said each of the workers also received an official presidential challenge coin.

The renovation was completed last week and included draining the pool, cleaning it up, painting and sealing it, and then refilling it.

“This was highly sophisticated material, industrial strength, that could last for 100 years, applied by very talented people, many of whom came from the Great State of Oklahoma,” the president said on Truth Social.

“The material is thick, strong, flexible, and has a natural, beautiful color, the dark blue of the American Flag!” he added.

The president joked to reporters that the pool might become filthy again under another president but that it would remain “perfect” while he was in office.

“It’s really beautiful. It’s something for you to see. It’s incredible,” the president said after the pool reopened. “You know, it’s really amazing.”

The pool was constructed and opened in 1922. A new circulation and filtration system was installed at the pool during renovation under former President Barack Obama.

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The president said the renovation would also keep the pool from leaking.

“I’m very proud of it,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “I’m very good at building things and constructing things.”

The restoration of the reflecting pool was initially estimated to cost $1.8 million but ballooned to more than $13 million. A group of historic preservationists filed a lawsuit claiming the application of a blue coat altered the “historic character” of the pool without proper preservation review.

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Two-time NBA champion Mychal Thompson has been a Caitlin Clark fan since she started in Iowa, but he’s not liking what he’s seeing with the Indiana Fever.

In a now viral post on X, Thompson wrote: “I’m hearing from a reliable source the Fever don’t want Caitlin no more … SPARKS … Go get her … NOW!!!”

The tweet piqued BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock’s interest.

“Do you stand by your original tweet that, according to a reliable source, the Indiana Fever do not want Caitlin Clark?” Whitlock asks Thompson.

“Well, that’s what I’m hearing, you know, from all the contacts we have around the basketball world,” he responds, pointing out that from just watching the Indiana Fever, it “looks like they don’t want the Caitlin Clark that we fell in love with at Iowa.”

“They seem to want more of a benign, more of a pedestrian point guard. So, I don’t think her style fits the way they’re using her,” he continues.

“They prefer to have more of a traditional type of point guard, not a point guard who can shoot from the logo threes. We want that Caitlin back, and we’re not seeing that Caitlin anymore,” he adds.

And according to Thompson, what’s happening to Caitlin Clark is rare in the world of sports.

“Have you ever seen this before where you have this transcendent superstar and they seem to have adopted a system that doesn’t work for Caitlin Clark?”

“Never seen this in any sport,” he responds.

“It’d be like taking the serve away from Serena Williams. A coach telling her, ‘No, I don’t like that big serve you have, so let’s have a more traditional serve,’” he continues.

“They’ve taken away Caitlin’s superpowers,” he adds.

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Allegations of voter fraud in the Los Angeles mayoral primary election were bolstered by some homeless people on Skid Row claiming they were paid to vote for the leftists in the race.

Republican-leaning Spencer Pratt was shut out of the jungle primary, which allows the top two vote-getters to proceed to the general election.

‘I was just trying to make 5 bucks, you know? But I didn’t do the fraud.’

Some Pratt supporters became suspicious after Pratt initially won second place in the partial results announced on Election Night and then the gap whittled away with each tranche of ballots that were counted.

A pro-Pratt TikTok account posted video of the claims from homeless people recorded in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.

“It was like two bucks,” said one unidentified woman who claimed she was paid $2 to vote for Bass.

“Yeah, they come out here all the time,” she added.

The TikTok creator told the New York Post that he was tipped off by a friend who worked in the area and claimed to have seen political volunteers operating in the neighborhood.

One of the men in the video called himself Kevin Shepherd and said he was paid $4 to vote for Bass. He said he negotiated the price up from $2 and that he was also allowed to vote for Raman, but not Pratt.

“They gave you an optional choice,” Shepherd said.

Rene Johnson, 39, claimed she was paid $5 to vote for Bass but was unclear about the documents she signed.

“But, you know, at the time, I didn’t know that that was going on,” she said. “I was just trying to make five bucks, you know? But I didn’t do the fraud.”

However, an investigation into her claims found that there was no vote under her name from Skid Row, but there was one with that name and age in the nearby Inglewood election, which has a mayor separate from that of Los Angeles.

The Post said it was unable to independently verify the claims in the video.

“Everybody said it was normal,” the content creator said to the Post.

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The Justice Dept. said it was investigating accusations of voter fraud in the California elections but noted one claim, that Pratt received no votes in one tranche of ballots, was untrue.

California’s electoral system was widely mocked after results were delayed far past what is typical in other states. Some pointed to the delays as evidence of fraud, but officials have denied the claims.

One report indicated that 185 voters for Raman were registered in a homeless shelter in Venice that had received $600,000 through the efforts of the socialist city councilwoman. Others pointed out that the hundreds of votes in the Skid Row area would not have made much of a difference in the gap between Pratt and Raman.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested several illegal aliens on Tuesday who were previously convicted of “reprehensible crimes,” according to a Department of Homeland Security press release obtained exclusively by Blaze News.

The DHS noted that federal immigration agents continue to nab the “worst of the worst” despite pushback from sanctuary politicians.

‘Despite smears from sanctuary politicians, ICE law enforcement officers continue arresting the worst of the worst.’

The agency highlighted five of Tuesday’s arrests, which included illegal immigrants with criminal records for child cruelty, sexual battery by restraint, and other offenses.

“Yesterday, ICE arrested child abusers, sexual predators, and drug traffickers. Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated.

ICE agents arrested Elipidia Aguirre-Romero, an illegal alien from Mexico who was previously convicted of child cruelty that resulted in possible injury or death in Fresno, California.

RELATED: Exclusive: Illegal aliens convicted of rape, domestic violence, and drug trafficking arrested by ICE

Elipidia Aguirre-Romero. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

Jose Alfredo Patino-Avelino, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was also picked up by federal immigration officers. Patino-Avelino was convicted of sexual battery by restraint and assault with intent to rape/mayhem in Santa Barbara, California.

Jose Alfredo Patino-Avelino. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

ICE arrested Saul Alberto Garay-Amaya, an illegal alien from El Salvador. His criminal record includes convictions in Fairfax, Virginia, for sexual penetration with an animate object by force, strangulation resulting in wounding or bodily injury, and abduction by force, intimidation, or deception. The Vienna Police Department stated that his 2020 arrest for these crimes was the result of “a lengthy and thorough investigation by VPD Detectives after receiving info that he had sexually assaulted a female victim.”

Saul Alberto Garay-Amaya. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

Fidel Larreta-Boltor, an illegal alien from Mexico, was captured by ICE agents. He was previously convicted for trafficking heroin by possession, sale, and delivery in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Fidel Larreta-Boltor. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

The DHS also highlighted the arrest of Yeison Beltran-Avila, an illegal immigrant from Colombia who was convicted of burglary in Queens, New York.

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Yeison Beltran-Avila. Image source: Department of Homeland Security

“Despite smears from sanctuary politicians, ICE law enforcement officers continue arresting the worst of the worst,” Bis stated. “We encourage Americans to visit wow.dhs.gov to see the dirtbags we have removed from their communities.”

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On Monday, President Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, appearing at Game 3 of the Knicks vs. Spurs series at Madison Square Garden, where he was loudly booed by the New York crowd during the national anthem.

But his less-than-warm welcome wasn’t the only controversial thing that happened. After the Knicks lost 115-111, some Knicks fans blamed Trump for throwing the home team off its mojo. Apparently his attendance created a circus-like atmosphere with heavy security, booing, and shifted crowd energy that allegedly contributed to the team’s loss.

According to some disgruntled fans, Trump’s appearance is why Knicks player Mikal Bridges “disappeared.” The shooting guard had a rough game, scoring only two points, leading to his benching in the second half.

“They’re — of course — blaming him for the loss,” sighs “Pat Gray Unleashed” co-host Keith Malinak.

Before Game 3, “The View’s” Alyssa Farah Griffin expressed concern about Trump attending the game and warned that he would be the scapegoat if the Knicks lost.

“If I were advising him, I would be like, ‘Do not go, because if they lose tonight, everyone’s going to blame Trump,”’ she cautioned.

“And it happened,” says Pat. “They are blaming him.”

But it appears that Trump is unaware of — or unaffected by — the backlash.

In a postgame interview, he said, “It was, I think, mostly cheers. It was loud, and it was very enthusiastic.”

Once again, Trump lives rent-free in the heads of his critics — even when it comes to an NBA game.

To hear more of the panel’s discussion, watch the episode above.

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Many in the black community have responded negatively to the verdict in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial, but few have reacted as poorly as Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas did.

Anthony was found guilty Tuesday of murdering 17-year-old high school star athlete Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, last year. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

‘It’s impossible to have a conversation with people who live in this level of delusion and perpetual fake victimhood.’

The case sparked a bitter debate on social media as some suggested that Anthony was prosecuted unfairly because he is black and the victim was white.

Crockett went even further to insult the parents of Austin Metcalf in order to inflame her fans and supporters.

“Black women, especially black women who have black male children, live in fear and agony every single day, a fear and agony that, I promise you, the Metcalfs probably never spend a day living that way,” she said.

“We’re gonna have to have just some real conversations about race in this country,” she added, “but also just, like, what are we going to do to protect ourselves.”

Crockett made the comments on her livestream show, “Clock It with Crockett,” which can be viewed on her YouTube channel.

The snippet of her downplaying the Metcalf family’s pain was posted to social media, where many reacted with rancor.

“Idolizing skin color has completely robbed you of common sense and decency. How dare you compare just being a black woman to the horror of losing a child,” Shemeka Michelle replied.

“Jasmine Crockett believes the mere existence of black women in America is more painful than a white family watching their son murdered and living with that reality. It’s impossible to have a conversation with people who live in this level of delusion and perpetual fake victimhood,” T.J. Moe responded.

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“This is disgusting! They lost their son. They look at their remaining son and see what their dead child would look like if he had a chance to age with him. Can she imagine that?” another user replied.

Crockett failed to secure the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat for Texas after running in order to punish Republicans for redistricting the state.

She was beaten by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, who is now running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the pivotal race that could determine control of the Senate.

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