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Morning Brief 2022-09-21

September 21, 2022
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1

GUEST: Rep. Chip Roy
TOPIC: Republicans MUST STOP funding the border crisis.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2

GUEST: Ryan Walters
TOPIC: What is the motivation behind teachers giving students access to books that contain pornographic material?

TOP OF HOUR 3

GUEST: J.D. Vance
TOPIC: If you aren't a Democrat, you're a fascist.

CB, RR, JB, SK, BM, NN, SB

Domestic News...

Clinton Global Initiative returns
After a six-year hiatus, the Clinton cash cow has returned, bringing together the world's elites in NYC.

BlackRock CEO says the crisis in the price of energy is accelerating investment in green energy
Fink and Clinton also called opponents of ESG “climate change deniers” during the forum at the Clinton Global Initiative.

Unilever CEO Says ‘Anti-Woke Backlash’ Is ‘Incredibly Dangerous For The World’
“This anti-sustainability backlash, this anti-woke backlash is incredibly dangerous for the world,” Jope continued. “And the first thing Unilever will do is we will not back down on this agenda despite these populist accusations.” He made the comments Tuesday at the Clinton Global Initiative.

Driver Admits to Intentionally Running Over Teen, Claims He Was 'Republican Extremist'
It’s early and we don’t know all the facts yet. But what we know so far has to be concerning, when you have someone killed like this, particularly when it comes in the wake of Joe Biden demonizing millions of Republican Americans as extremists.

Did FBI brass sanitize agents' report warning of political influence? Congress wants to know
Sen. Chuck Grassley's "questions for record" to FBI Director Wray allege agents' advisory committee's politicization concerns removed.

Union bank pushes for coding gun store purchases, despite 'pro-gun' union rank and file
Amalgamated Bank is "the same bank that refuses to do business to anyone in the gun industry but bankrolls the Democratic National Committee," according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

New Yorkers continue to stampede south as record number swap to Florida licenses
Some observers had speculated that the outbound flow would ease with COVID receding and cities opening back up. But the latest figures suggest otherwise.

Portland art event lets black people in for free, charges everyone else $80
"Guests participate in an experience that weaves together food and art, where Salimatu works with Black artists to create a multi-course, vegan, gluten-free meal based off of the artist’s work." Guests will also be regaled with interpretive dance.

Politics...

As House progressives block Manchin deal with Dems on oil and gas permitting, he blames GOP
West Virginia Democrat is lashing out at GOP leaders for "revenge politics."

Democrats vote down investigation of Hunter Biden
"This is a nakedly partisan effort."

Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll paints a bleak picture for Georgia Democrats in November
Republicans lead in nearly every statewide race. Additionally, just 37% approve of the job Joe Biden is doing.

Fetterman Wants to ‘Invest More’ in Public Schools. He Once Owed His School District Tens of Thousands.
As mayor of Braddock, Pa., Fetterman failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in taxes on time to his local school district, one of the poorest in the state.

Poll: Minnesota Voters Want Anti-Cop AG Keith Ellison Out
Blue state turns on progressive AG as crime spikes.

Federal appeals court reverses ruling on Jan. 6 subpoena to RNC, dismisses case
Appellate judges went out of way to acknowledge RNC’s appeal raised important issues and also took a dig at Democrats for vacillating.

Newsom Plans to Run for President if Biden Won’t
Sources close to the governor told the Wrap that Newsom plans to declare a presidential campaign run following the upcoming midterms if Biden announces he's sitting out 2024.

'Traumatizing': Cuomo opens up about the 'political friends' who abandoned him
Cuomo said that “nobody” stood by him during the sexual harassment scandal that caused him to resign — including fellow Democrats like Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi.

Illinois Democrat charged with red-light camera bribery, lying to FBI
“The Democrat Party of Illinois has become an organized crime family whose only purpose is to shake down Illinois taxpayers,” Durkin, R-Western Springs, said in a statement.

Economy...

Stock Futures Slide as FOMC Meeting Kicks Off
Wall Street anticipates another 0.75 percentage point rate hike.

Wells Fargo makes case for 150 basis point hike at Fed meeting
It’s a move that would likely cause panic on Wall Street. But Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher suggests the Federal Reserve is raising rates too slowly.

Home values plunge in some U.S. cities as mortgage rates rise
Mortgage rates have now climbed to more than 6%, forcing many potential buyers to bail on finding a house and return to the rental market.

An Anti-ESG Activist Takes on Apple and Disney
A prominent critic of investing that factors in climate and social considerations wants to use shareholder pressure to refocus companies on profits.

Big business likes to trumpet ESG credentials. But a ‘greenwashing’ reckoning could be on the horizon
Today, companies that give their products or services the “ESG” or “sustainable” label are finding their business practices and claims examined in great detail by lawyers, the public, environmental organizations, and regulators.

Ford suffers worst day since 2011
The automaker warned investors of $1 billion in unexpected supplier costs.

Border...

Soros-Funded Group Sues DeSantis on Behalf of Martha’s Vineyard Illegal Aliens
The organization behind this preposterous lawsuit, Alianza Americas, received 1/3rd of its 2020 operating budget from George Soros' Open Societies Foundation.

DeSantis issues scathing response to Democrat accusing him of human trafficking
"When [President Joe] Biden is flying these people all over the fruited plain in the middle of the night, I didn't hear a peep out of those people! OK? I didn't hear a peep!" said DeSantis to large applause.

Biden tries to explain border surge by claiming illegal aliens are ‘fleeing communism’
Biden invoked “communism” despite the fact that just 35% of migrants in August left the authoritarian socialist governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

Turtle backs Abbott, DeSantis migrant busing campaign
The GOP governors, McConnell said, were giving "some Democrat-run states and cities just a tiny, tiny taste of what border communities have been enduring, literally, for years."

WAR News... 

Putin announces partial military mobilization
In a pre-recorded announcement, Putin said the West “wants to destroy our country.” He claimed the West had tried to “turn Ukraine’s people into cannon fodder,” in comments translated by Reuters.

What Would a Russian Mobilization Look Like?
It’s worth asking what a Russian declaration of war or a mobilization, partial or otherwise, would mean on the battlefield.

Putin’s Energy War Is Crushing Europe
The big question is whether it ends up undermining support for Ukraine.

Germany’s Scholz says Russia needs to understand it can’t win in Ukraine
“This is why we will not accept any peace dictated by Russia and this is why Ukraine must be able to fend off Russia’s attack,” Scholz said in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Russian pop star’s war criticism stirs vigorous debate
A Russian pop mega-star’s criticism of Putin’s war in Ukraine has set off intense reactions on social media, posing a critical question: Will the iconic singer’s disapproving Instagram post mark a turning point in Russian public opinion?

Russian pop legend Alla Pugacheva under investigation for ‘discrediting’ Russian army
Russian authorities are investigating pop superstar Alla Pugacheva for “discrediting” the army, according to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.

Major Turkish Banks Halt Use of Russia’s Mir Payment System
Turkey’s largest banks have suspended their acceptance of Russia’s Mir payments system after U.S. warnings of punishment for sanctions evasion.

Two More Countries Have Suspended The Acceptance Of Russian Mir Cards
A number of banks in Vietnam and Kazakhstan have suspended accepting cards of the Russian payment system MIR.

COVID-19...

Fauci mocked ‘ass-backwards’ diners for taking off masks at table: Book
“He went on to laugh about how ‘ass-backwards’ it was that people entered a restaurant wearing a mask, then sat down and conversed with people without a mask. Of course, he wasn’t saying things to that effect publicly, just laughing privately at the American rubes he was fooling.”

Fauci contradicts Biden who claimed COVID pandemic is over: 'Not where we need to be'
"The combination of the evolution of variants as well as the seasonal aspects that as we get into this coming late fall and winter, it is likely that we will see another variant emerge," Fauci predicted.

Feds charge 47 in alleged scheme to steal $250 million from pandemic food program for low-income children
Prosecutors allege the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the Department of Agriculture’s food nutrition programs.

DARPA tried to hire executive at Wuhan lab funder as COVID emerged, he says
Virologist who suppressed lab-leak debate through social media fact-checks had "obvious conflicts of interest" through undisclosed gain-of-function research, former Senate investigator says.

US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says
Given reports of a surge in mental health problems linked with pandemic isolation and stress, the guidance is “very timely,” said Lori Pbert, a task force member and co-author.

Commie Update...

DeSantis’ Migrant Move Marks ‘New Low in Politics,’ Says Communist Nation Engaged in Genocide Against Muslims
Chinese propaganda rag promotes AOC to accuse Republicans of "crimes against humanity."

European businesses are rethinking their plans for a ‘closed’ China
Lockdowns and uncertainty for businesses have turned China into a “closed” and “distinctively different” country that might prompt companies to leave.

Media...

Joy Behar says Gavin Newsom presidential ticket with Stacey Abrams would be 'pretty good' for 2024
"Gavin Newsom and Stacey Abrams, what a ticket that would be!" she concluded to large applause.

Liberal Host Sunny Hostin (Real Name Asunción) Smears Nikki Haley (Real Name Nikki) as Racial ‘Chameleon’
Haley fires back at "racist" comments, slams "the left's hypocrisy towards conservative minorities."

Missouri radio host goes on unhinged rant against stunned co-host
Faust also angrily told Cooper “you’re nothing” and “you’re trash” while also calling her fat, stupid, and nasty. “You’re a (expletive) mom, you don’t even know the topics we’re talking about. You’re just stupid.”

Europe...

The EU should be 'very careful' about capping gas prices, warns German minister
The idea of an EU-wide gas cap has gained traction in recent weeks after prices broke new records in August and pushed electricity bills to unsustainable highs.

Europe energy crisis may deepen with looming liquidity crunch
As prices for power, gas, and coal have risen over the past year, so have the price of shorts, with the resulting margin calls forcing oil and gas majors, trading firms, and power utilities to tie up more capital.

Middle East...

Iran Protests Against Woman’s Death in Hijab Case Spread to 16 Provinces
Citizen journalist videos posted to social media appeared to show Iran’s latest anti-government protests reaching at least 16 of its 31 provinces on Tuesday.

Iran’s New Ploy to Disrupt the Mideast: Laying Claim to Bahrain
As with Russia and Ukraine or China and Taiwan, Tehran’s insistence that the island nation is a lost province is a red flag for U.S. interests.

Environment...

As border crisis rages, Homeland Security champions … electric vehicles
"DHS is leading the charge among federal agencies to transition its fleet vehicles from internal combustion engines to zero-emission electric vehicles."

Ford's EV Charger Mandate Shows How Broken Dealership Laws Are
InsideEVs reported that Ford is imposing new rules on its more than 3,000 franchise dealerships. If any dealer wishes to continue selling Ford electrics, it must pursue one of two levels of E.V. certification.

Liberal Activist Says He’d Rather Own a Porsche Than Have Children Because It’s 'Better for the Environment'
"Kids are the new boats": David Hogg envisions terrifying future of childless decadence.

Save the planet by ending the UN General Assembly traffic nightmare
Given the U.N.’s massive ambitions on climate, surely the body should lead by example. Refusing to make any sacrifices, such as hopping on the subway like ordinary people, suggests U.N.’s leaders aren’t serious.

Early look: Gulf Hurricane Threat Next Week
The GFS and Euro weather models are both showing a giant hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico next week. It is, however, very early, but worth monitoring.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Karen says she's blacklisting Joann Fabrics after a now-fired employee told her 7-year-old son he shouldn't be wearing a dress
The too-old-for-TikTok mother said a Joann Fabrics employee made several derisive comments about her son while they were shopping for fabrics to make him a dress — prompting the company to fire the worker.

Co-founder of gay pride parade claims trans activists attacked him during Vermont parade
The 74-year-old is a prominent gay rights leader who participated in the 1969 Stonewall riots. Sargeant told National Review he attended the pride event in Vermont to protest the transgender movement by holding a sign and handing out pamphlets.

Dallas’ Black Pride Weekend events canceled to raise monkeypox awareness
“We’re using the cancellation of this event to bring attention to vaccine equity.”

Education...

Political science professor finds that many of his college students lack basic knowledge about US government
Professor Nicholas Giordano tests his students' knowledge about basic issues related to U.S. government when class begins, and the tests have served to demonstrate a shocking dearth of knowledge among the students.

Technology...

Popular TikTok Lawyer Says Soros-Backed Foundation Offered Money for Anti-Trump ‘Propaganda Post’
An attorney with a popular TikTok account says the Good Information Foundation, a nonprofit focused on fighting disinformation, offered to pay him $400 to make an “anti–Donald Trump propaganda post related to the January 6 investigation that is completely not true.”

Sports...

NBA star Kyrie Irving declares vaccine mandates ‘one of the biggest violations of HUMAN RIGHTS in history’
Irving spoke out against NYC's lingering vaccine mandate that would lift the requirements for private employers but not for city workers. "If I can work and be unvaccinated, then all of my brothers and sisters who are also unvaccinated should be able to do the same..."

MLB, NBA, and NHL may buy biggest owner of regional sports TV networks
The trio of pro-sports leagues are expected to soon begin talks with Diamond Sports, which operates 21 regional Bally Sports networks that account for more than half the local broadcast markets around the country, sources close to the situation said.

Animals...

FDA Warns Against Using NyQuil As A Chicken Marinade
It sounds as disgusting as it is dangerous ... "sleepy chicken" is what it's called ... some people say it helps with cold symptoms.

Sept 21, 2009 - Obama confronted on ACORN scandal… Why are people standing up?... How did Jimmy Carter become president?...

Sept 21, 2012 - Is Obama naive on immigration?... The caliphate... Obama's claims on Fast and Furious don't make sense...

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?

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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

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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.

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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

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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?

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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.