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Morning Brief 2022-07-13

July 13, 2022
Chris Brady

Top of Hour 2
GUEST: Justin Haskins
TOPIC: New Rasmussen/The Heartland Institute polls finds radical opinions about the Supreme Court and the Constitution among Democrats.

Bottom of Hour 3
GUEST: Richard Paul Evans
TOPIC: Book cover reveal for Michal Vey 8: The Parasite

CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

VOTE...

Glenn Beck: You decide who gets a Badge of Merit
We've been looking for people who deserve a George Washington badge of merit. Many of you have submitted nominations. From your hundreds of nominations, we have narrowed it down to three finalists. Now, it's up to you to decide who gets this honor.

Domestic News...

Elizabeth Warren Calls to Shut Down Crisis Pregnancy Centers ‘All Around the Country’
Speaking with reporters, Warren claimed crisis pregnancy centers of fooling women out of getting an abortion.

Fox corroborates viral story of Ohio child rape victim seeking abortion
“What is still unclear tonight is whether this girl was forced to cross state lines as the president alleged or was she simply referred to an expert in a different state,” Hasnie told Fox News’s Brett Baier on Tuesday.

Biden's DOJ Is Creating A ‘Reproductive Rights Task Force’
Biden’s Department of Justice is forming a “Reproductive Rights Task Force” to monitor state and local abortion restrictions, the agency announced Tuesday.

Starbucks closing 16 stores in Democrat cities over safety concerns
Starbucks said the changes are in response to issues involving "personal safety, racism, lack of access to health care, a growing mental health crisis, rising drug use and more" in the stores.

Bodega clerk who fatally stabbed man in self-defense charged with murder by NYC DA
"It’s shocking, shocking, inexplicable, that they charged him," said Daniel Bibb, who prosecuted Manhattan murder cases for nearly 30 years. "They’re crazy. It’s clear from the video that he’s acting in self-defense."

I picked up a dollar on the ground — and nearly died
A woman had to be hospitalized after picking up a dollar that she theorized was laced with drugs. “My body went completely numb, I could barely talk and I could barely breathe,” she wrote of the alleged accidental overdose, although experts have since disputed her diagnosis.

Politics...

"They Want Me To Run": Biden Misrepresents NYT Poll Showing Most Democrats Don’t Want Him For 2024
“Read the poll. Read the polls, Jack. You guys are all the same. That poll showed that 92% of Democrats, if I ran, would vote for me.”

Joe Biden: Every Time I Hear ‘Hail to the Chief,’ I Wonder, Where the Hell Is the President?
“You think I’m joking, I’m not,” he continued with a chuckle. “[I] turn around and say, ‘Where is the President?'”

Jill Biden apologizes after comparing 'latinx' people to 'tacos'
Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa tweeted "The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community."

Biden again reminisces fondly about lunch with late segregationist Sen. James Eastland
Biden made the remark about the Mississippi Democrat during an annual picnic with members of Congress on the White House lawn as Kamala Harris stood to his left. Harris rebuked Biden during a 2019 Democratic primary debate for telling an earlier version of the story.

For Biden, Polls Are Probably Worse Than They Seem
Not long ago, left-wing pundits couldn’t stop talking about Donald Trump’s poll numbers. Still, I don’t put too much reliance on national polls.

Conservatives struggling to attract young, urban voters: poll
Conservatives struggle to attract younger voters, with only 23 percent of those aged 18-34 saying they'd cast their ballots for the party.

Biggs calls for hearings into election fraud claims in 2000 Mules: Report
"The Committee on Oversight and Reform should immediately hold hearings to investigate the potential illegal activities revealed in the documentary film 2000 Mules," Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) writes in the letter.

"We Should End Abortion on Demand": Mike Lee Submits 1989 Letter from Dick Durbin into Senate Record
"I believe we should end abortion on demand ... I am opposed to the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions ... I continue to believe the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade should be reversed."

John Bolton: Take It From A Guy Who Planned Coups, Jan 6 Was No Coup
“As somebody who has helped plan coup d’état — not here, but, you know, other places — it takes a lot of work. And that’s not what he (Trump) did,” Bolton told CNN's Tapper.

J6 panel doesn't want live testimony from Trump associates, wants to edit taped depositions to fit narrative
"This is not an investigation, this is propaganda for political theatre."

Victor Davis Hanson: Left-Wing Elites Are Our New Antoinettes
These humanitarian rich feel just terrible about the sins of America, but not terrible enough to sacrifice any element of their privileged lifestyles... the just deserts they feel for being so righteous.

The Harassment Of Brett Kavanaugh And Everyone Else Is The Left’s New Normal
Democrats and leftists are nothing if not disturbing, selfish, and void of decency.

Economy...

White House pre-spins 'highly elevated' June inflation report
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she and her colleagues predict the headline number will "be highly elevated" based on cost increases caused "by the war in Ukraine." But, "June CPI data is already out of date because energy prices have come down substantially this month."

Consumer inflation is expected to have been even hotter in June
Consumer prices continued to shoot higher in June, with the headline consumer price index expected to reach 8.8% year over year. But economists say that considering the falloff in gasoline prices, June’s headline CPI could be the peak of inflation for now.

Roth: 401(k) retirement funds are tanking, but Biden makes protecting union pensions priority
Biden isn’t mentioning how the American Rescue Plan lowered the 1099-K reporting requirements that went into effect January 1, targeting not mega-corporations but hobbyists, side-giggers, and small online sellers.

BlackRock: Inflation surge so far hasn’t led to ‘unanchored’ expectations
“Despite all of the fears that we’ve had about inflation, bond yields still have been pretty rangebound,” according to Gargi Chaudhuri, BlackRock’s head of iShares investment strategy for the Americas.

Bankrupt Crypto Entrepreneurs Nowhere To Be Found After Investors Come Knocking
Three Arrows Capital founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies are nowhere to be found after the cryptocurrency hedge fund went bankrupt.

South of the Border...

Mexican President Lectures Americans: Reject ‘Conservatism,’ Accept ‘Transformation’
During a press conference with President Joe Biden, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attacked “the conservatives” in the United States for their opposition to the administration’s globalist agenda on energy, trade, and immigration.

ICE Will Transport Illegals Across State Lines So They Can Get Abortions
ICE will transfer women across state lines for abortions when they are detained in states where abortion is illegal, according to ICE guidance obtained by The Wall Street Journal.

COVID-19...

World Health Organization: COVID still a global health emergency
"COVID-19 is nowhere near over," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference from Geneva.

Fauci: Vaccines Don’t Protect ‘Overly Well’ Against Infection
Fauci said the COVID-19 vaccines did not perform “over well” against infection of the virus. Instead, he argued the vaccine helped protect from the symptoms of the virus.

Commie Update...

Amid Hunter’s ongoing scandals, Biden is going soft on China
The Trump administration pursued aggressive measures to rein in China’s growing assertiveness and espionage activities. Yet, Joe Biden has gone soft on China since becoming president.

Biden had no say in sale of oil to China?
The U.S. is legally required to sell its crude oil to the highest bidder, says WaPo fact checker Glenn Kessler. As DOE notes on its website, once companies purchase the oil, the U.S. government has no authority to dictate where it is shipped.

China Warns Japan Could Become a ‘Geopolitical Thug’ After Abe Shinzo Killing, References Pearl Harbor
China’ expressed concern that the decisive conservative victory in Japan’s legislative elections this weekend, which took place immediately after the assassination of former PM Abe Shinzo on Friday, could encourage Japan to become a “geopolitical thug.”

Entertainment...

BlazeTV contributor Eric July's Rippaverse Comics puts woke Marvel and DC to shame with jaw-dropping sales
Just one day after the official launch of BlazeTV contributor Eric July's independent comic book company Rippaverse Comics, pre-order sales for its debut series, "Isom #1," have blown past expectations and put the comic book industry on notice.

Natalie Portman Says ‘Thor’ Star Dumped His Carnivore Diet Before Kiss Scene: ‘Because I’m Vegan’
"The day we had a kiss scene he didn’t eat meat that morning because I’m vegan. And he eats meat like every half hour.”

Mickey Rourke breaks down reflecting on meeting with Putin
Addressing Putin directly, Rourke again fought back tears as he pleaded with him to end the Ukraine war. ,"You're not going to live forever. Look at Peter the Great, Napoleon, what happened to them trying to get more and more," he said.

Mickey Rourke Dismisses Tom Cruise As ‘Irrelevant’
"The guy’s been doing the same effing part for 35 years, you know? I got no respect for that."

Bradley Cooper reportedly dating Anthony Weiner's ex Huma Abedin
Cooper and the top aid of Hillary Clinton have allegedly been dating "for a few months now," reported Page Six.

Here are the nominees for the major Emmy categories — ‘Succession’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ lead the field
Succession earned 25 nominations, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus each garnered 20 nominations.

Media...

Host at leftist Portland radio station arrested for trafficking and rape of Canadian child
Following the disappearance of a Canadian child last month, a 40-year-old Portland-area man and radio host on the left-wing station, KBOO, has been arrested for child trafficking and child rape.

Politico Just Got Caught Trying To Concoct An Imaginary DeSantis Scandal
Politico was forced to update a story after baselessly implying that the Florida Department of Education hired a consulting firm for services promoting critical race theory.

Chris Cuomo reports as 'free agent' from Ukraine
After a seven-month social media hiatus, the disgraced former CNN host returned to Instagram to show his followers footage of Ukraine.

Canada...

Biden Backs Canada Helping Restart Russian Pipeline After Killing US Pipeline Projects
Biden’s admin is supporting Justin Trudeau’s decision to ship natural gas pipeline equipment to Germany, which will lead to the European economic hub importing more Russian natural gas.

Europe...

Dutch farming protests spread across EU, highlighting costs of climate goals
Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands protesting proposed emissions reduction rules were joined this weekend by groups in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland amid fears that the anti-farming policies could soon spread to their countries as well.

Middle East...

Most Democrats have unfavorable view of Israel ahead of Biden's visit: poll
In America, 53% of Democrats reported having an unfavorable view of Israel while 44% said they had a favorable view of the country. Israelis', in turn, are not as warm toward Biden as they were toward Trump, the survey showed.

Putin to visit Iran after US says Tehran could give drones to Russia
Putin’s trip will come after Biden lands in Israel and Saudi Arabia this week where Iran’s nuclear program and its other actions in the region will be a hot topic of discussion.

Asia...

Sri Lankan President flees country
The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a monthslong economic crisis that triggered severe shortages of food and fuel.

Environment...

Study claims US emissions have caused over $1.8 trillion in global economic losses
Researchers said the findings, which were published in the journal Climatic Change on Tuesday, could provide opportunities for climate liability claims between individual countries.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Democrats’ Abortion Witness Insist Men Can Get Pregnant
UC Berkeley Law professor Khiara Bridges unrelentingly insisted that men can become pregnant and that questioning that statement is a direct cause of trans suicide in Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing on the legal implications of reversing Roe v. Wade.

Education...

Dems Pushing College Loan Forgiveness Owe Massive Sums In Student Debt, Records Show
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress who have urged Biden to forgive student loans reported up to around $1 million in educational debt.

Report: 7-Year-Old White Girl Punished By School For Writing ‘Any Lives’ Matter On BLM Picture She Drew
A seven-year-old California girl who has ADHD and loves drawing was allegedly disciplined and barred from drawing any pictures for her friends in school after she created a drawing emblazoned “Black Lives Matter” but wrote “any lives” beneath it.

Elon Musk...

Trump slams Musk again: "I could have said, 'drop to your knees and beg,' and he would have done it"
"When Elon Musk came to the White House asking me for help on all of his many subsidized projects, whether it’s electric cars that don’t drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere, without which subsidies he’d be worthless, and telling me how he was a big Trump fan..."

Musk hits back at Trump after criticism, says DeSantis would 'easily' defeat Biden
"Trump would be 82 at end of term," Musk wrote, "which is too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America."

Four cases lawyers for Twitter and Elon Musk will be examining as they head to court
There are several previous cases of sellers suing for “specific performance.”

CNN: Musk's politics trigger strong reactions from Tesla customers
Driving a Tesla has long been a way for consumers to signal values on the environment and sustainability.

Sports...

LeBron James suggests captive WNBA star reconsider coming back to US
"Now, how can she feel like America has her back? I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'" James said on his HBO show The Shop.

Bill Burr Takes Another Swipe At Feminists, Women’s Sports In Latest Netflix Special
“Look at the WNBA: they have been playing in front of 300 to 400 people a night for a quarter of a century,” he said. “Not to mention, it’s a male-subsidized league. We gave you a league and none of you showed up.”

Animals...

White House Suggests Breaching Dams To Save Salmon
A move that could jeopardize power supplies in the Pacific Northwest and worsen the supply chain crisis.

2007: Glenn recaps his wild interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Headline News... London is proposing a 'fat tax' on unhealthy foods... People hate new tech, in particular GPS ...

2012: Glenn reviews every Romney VP option... Obama 2012 a campaign of sheer desperation... Pat & Stu are fed up with Glenn's A.D.D...

2021: Democrats want to monitor text messages to fight vaccine “misinformation”... Glenn offers suggestions on how to deal with door-to-door vaccine solicitors...

Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

NurPhoto / Contributor | Getty Images

Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

Bloomberg / Contributor | Getty Images

Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.