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October 10, 2022
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GUEST: John Schroder
TOPIC: Louisiana PUNCHES BACK at ESG by pulling out over $700 million from BlackRock funds.

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Domestic News...

Breitbart: Letter on Hunter Biden’s Laptop Shows 2017 Deal with Qatar Undermining Trump Administration
The letter shows James Biden, President Biden’s brother, making an overture to an associate of Qatari Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al Thani.

Babylon Bee: Biden To Put Safe Smoking Kits And Crack Pipes In Adult Happy Meals
The move came after Hunter had excitedly run to purchase his first "Adult Happy Meal," only to walk away deeply disappointed with the contents.

'Guns Pointed at Me': FBI Arrests Father of 11 in Front of His Children for Pro-Life Work
Paul Vaughn of Centerville, Tennessee, told the Daily Signal in a Friday phone interview that FBI came to the door of his home, “guns pointed at the door, banging on the house, yelling and screaming, ‘Open up. FBI,’ that kind of thing."

After FBI Raid, Pro-Life Advocate Was Held for 6 Hours, Charged and Released with No Wallet or Phone
More information has come to light about the FBI raid on the home of pro-life advocate Paul Vaughn of Tennessee and his shocking arrest in front of his terrified children.

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo
The letter says that Guantanamo Bay "actually provides nutritional meals, routine sunlight exposure, top notch medical care, is respectful of religious requirements, has centers for exercise/entertainment for its detainees despite the fact that those residents are malicious terrorists."

FBI whistleblowers: Hundreds of agents have resigned to escape sexual misconduct allegations
A top Republican senator revealed whistleblower allegations and internal Justice Department records showing that, in an effort to avoid being held accountable, hundreds of employees at the FBI either resigned or retired from the bureau after being accused of sexual misconduct.

Delaware Supreme Court: No-Excuse Mail-In Voting, Same-Day Registration Are Unconstitutional
In another huge win for election integrity this week, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that mail-in voting and same-day voter registration violate the state’s constitution.

DeSantis: Florida Power 'Almost 100 Percent Restored'
It's an impressive feat considering the size and strength of this hurricane that crossed the state, knocking out power to millions.

Florida Sheriff Offers Advice To Looting Victims
“You take your gun and you shoot him, you shoot him so that he looks like grated cheese.”

As Hurricane Flooding Recedes, Dinosaur-Like Fish Appears
Wildlife has been significantly impacted by Hurricane Ian, with some parts of the residential devastation zone running rampant with snakes and alligators, and now, gar fish.

Politics...

Democrats Run Network of Fake Local News Sites in Battleground States: Report
Democrats are running a network of quasi-local news websites to spread pro-Democrat messages in swing states ahead of the midterm elections. The network, according to Axios, encompasses at least 51 local news outlets across 10 swing states.

ABC News Correspondent Says Democrats Are Doomed For Midterms As Voters Disapprove Of Biden
"People don’t really want him around and he can’t really make his case."

Polls: GOP Projected To Score Four Gubernatorial Wins In Midterms
Republican candidates are currently leading polls in gubernatorial races in Nevada, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Kansas, according to polls aggregated by RealClearPolitics.

Poll: Republican Lee Zeldin Closes Gap In New York Governor Race — Now Virtually Tied With Dem Kathy Hochul
On Friday's "Stu Does America," Stu rated this poll "Too good to be true."

Trafalgar Pollster Signals Republican Voters Will Be Undercounted Again Ahead Of Midterms
“These submerged voters aren’t answering polls, they aren’t putting stickers on their cars, or signs in their yard — they’re not even posting on social media,” Cahaly said. “They are under water. They’re not saying a word to anybody until election day.”

McConnell Eats His Own In Alaska
Sen. Mitch McConnell has no excuse. The ads his political group is producing to attack Alaska Republican Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka are beyond the pale.

Kamala Harris Dragged For Saying No One Should Go To Jail For Smoking Weed
“REMINDER: Kamala Harris has sent at least 1,560 people to prison for marijuana-related offenses,” Steve Guest, special communications adviser to Ted Cruz, wrote.

Dem LA council members exposed for racist comments about colleague's son
In the audio, Los Angeles Council President Nury Martinez refers to her colleague Mike Bonin’s black son as “ese changito,” which means “that little monkey” in Spanish.

Economy...

Biden Flirts With Tropical Tyrants
Doing business with dictators in Cuba and Venezuela is foreign policy malpractice.

BlackRock expands defense against Republican ESG pushback
The firm launched a webpage on Friday committed to “setting the record straight” about how it handles investment decisions and disclosure and its pursuit of ESG.

Border...

New York City Wants $1 Billion to Help Exploit Biden’s Illegal Aliens
The demand was $500 million two weeks ago, as officials counted the cost of housing illegal aliens who are being drawn to the free overnight shelters and attracted to the jobs and schooling in the so-called “sanctuary city.”

Biden’s DHS Gives Obamaphones to over 255K Illegal Aliens
The DHS has given cell phones, with the intent of tracking their whereabouts, to more than 255,000 border-crossers and illegal aliens released into the United States over the last year.

WAR News... 

It’s Biden Threatening Nuclear Armageddon After Six Years of Media Freakout Over Trump Tweets
Here are some headlines from the not-too-distant past...

Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ warning wasn’t based on new intelligence, US says
The White House has said that Joe Biden’s warning of “Armageddon” if Russia uses a nuclear weapon in Ukraine was not based on any new intelligence suggesting such nuclear use is imminent.

Pentagon spokesperson tries to tamps down concerns over nuclear ‘Armageddon’
“Quite frankly, we don’t have any information that he (Putin) has made that kind of decision. Nor have we seen anything that would give us pause to reconsider our own strategic nuclear posture,” John Kirby said.

Signs to watch for if US believes a Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine is imminent
Considering that most nuclear weapons-related intelligence is highly classified, what signals might we see if the U.S. government believes a Russian nuclear strike appears imminent?

Putin accuses Ukraine of Crimea bridge blast; calls it 'terrorism'
Putin accused Ukraine of orchestrating what he called a terrorist attack on a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea, as he prepared to hold a meeting of his security council on Monday amid calls for reprisals.

Putin using killer dolphins to defend key waters as Crimea bridge blown up
Those behind the bridge explosion managed to evade a series of defense systems including fighter jets, warships and — believe it or not — killer dolphins.

British use 'Iron Man' jet packs to land on aircraft carrier
Amazing footage has captured servicemen from the Royal Navy flying over the New York Harbor and landing on the flagship aircraft carrier.

COVID-19...

Florida surgeon general recommends against mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for men ages 18-39
The Sunshine State's health department "conducted an analysis through a self-controlled case series" that "found there is an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination," according to the guidance. (Full PDF)

Twitter Censors Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s Coronavirus Vaccine Guidance
Twitter temporarily removed a post from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo recommending against mRNA coronavirus vaccinations for men under 40.

Commie Update...

China began stockpiling PPE months before COVID-19 outbreak, former government officials say
McGinn and Hoffman presented their findings to the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. However, the government agency passed on an investigation, claiming that the information reflected typical PPE supply fluctuations.

Biden admin recruits TikTok influencers to combat 'misinformation'
The White House hopes its "influencer army" on the Chinese-owned platform will help reach and spread more desirable information about the Biden administration to younger audiences.

Musk says Beijing doesn’t want him to sell Starlink in China
“Musk says Beijing has made clear its disapproval of his recent rollout of Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite communications system, in Ukraine to help the military circumvent Russia’s cut-off of the internet,” the Financial Times says.

Entertainment...

HBO to Release Biden Puff Piece Documentary Just Before Midterm Elections
HBO has timed the release of a new documentary on President Joe Biden’s first year in office to just three weeks before the midterm elections in what appears to be the latest effort by Hollywood to rally support for Democrats and make the deeply unpopular Biden look more presidential.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Says A Run For President Is ‘Off The Table’
It's never been established whether he's a Democrat or a Republican.

Twitter locks Kanye West's account after tweet about Jewish people
On Saturday night, Kanye posted a tweet that read: "I'm a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE."

Friends certain Kanye West is in the midst of a psychiatric episode
Insiders are in no doubt that his recent headline-grabbing behavior is the result of a mental break, and they believe it’s the most serious such episode that the rapper has suffered.

Broadway Revival of Classic '1776' Musical Casts Transgender Actors
The new woke version of the Broadway classic features a cast composed entirely of women, transgender, and “non-binary” actors.

Sharon Osbourne wants her nearly $1 million donation to BLM back
"Everybody matters, don’t they?"

Media...

CNN ‘deeply regrets’ distress caused by report on Thailand nursery killings
News broadcaster’s footage of building’s blood-stained floor sparked police investigation

Larry King’s Widow Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Former Business Managers In Estate Battle
Shawn King filed a lawsuit against her former business managers for allegedly stealing money and helping Larry King Jr. overtake her as executor of the late broadcaster’s estate.

Europe...

Europeans are hoarding wood, cleaning chimneys, and mulling horse dung as winter looms in an energy crisis
Not far from Berlin’s Tempelhof airport, Peter Engelke is putting up a new security gate at his warehouse because of concerns about desperate people pilfering his stock. The precious asset at risk is firewood.

European Energy Market Spooked By $1.5 Trillion Liquidity Crisis
Energy prices have been fluctuating over such a broad range that many firms are now struggling to manage margin calls.

Turkey's 'disinformation' bill to have pre-election 'chilling effect,' Europe watchdog says
President Tayyip Erdogan's government says the legislation would address misinformation in the press and on social media. His ruling AK Party and allies have a majority in parliament and are expected to adopt it as soon as this week.

Middle East...

'A time bomb': Anger rising in a hot spot of Iran protests
The AP spoke to six female activists who said suppression tactics, including beatings, arrests, the use of live ammunition, and internet disruptions make it difficult at times to keep the momentum going. Yet protests persist.

Gay Palestinian Man Under Asylum in Israel Beheaded in Palestinian Territory
A gay Palestinian man who was living under asylum in Israel was allegedly kidnapped and brought to the West Bank, where he was beheaded Wednesday, according to Israeli media reports.

South America...

Archaeologists uncover bodies of 76 children with hearts removed in Peru
Archaeologists theorize that in keeping with the customs of the time, the children were victims of child sacrifice.

Environment...

How GM plans to convince consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles
“People are at different levels of knowledge of EVs, and so they need different information,” Wahl said. “It’s a different exchange overall.”

LGBTQIA2S+...

Jon Stewart defends sex changes for children
Stewart has come to the defense of medical professionals who provide so-called "gender reassignment" or "gender affirmation" care to children, comparing it to treating "pediatric cancer" and suggesting that it saves lives.

'Medical Safeguarding' Of Kids 'Should Not Be A Political Issue,' Detransitioners Argue In Letter To Attorney General
A group of individuals — previously identified as transgender and desisted from their perceived identity — submitted a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the end of “gender affirming” care for minors, according to a letter published Friday.

Vanderbilt To Pause Child Sex Changes Following Bombshell Report
Vanderbilt was accused of pressuring employees with conscientious and religious objections to transgender medical procedures, and in one video a hospital employee reportedly boasted about how profitable cross-sex hormones and surgeries, including genital surgeries, could be for the hospital.

I thought my boyfriend of 10 years was going to propose – then he told me he was trans
I consider myself an LGBTQ+ ally. But I wasn’t prepared for the shock and confusion I’d feel when the person I thought I’d spend my life with told me their secret.

Technology...

PayPal walks back update to user policy that threatened a $2,500 penalty for spreading 'misinformation'
A PayPal spokesman notified TheBlaze that an "AUP notice recently went out in error that included incorrect information. PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be inserted in our policy."

Elon Musk, Former PayPal Exec Led Backlash On PayPal's Scheme To Fine Users For ‘Misinformation’
PayPal reversed its decision to fine users $2,500 for violating its terms of service after Elon Musk, who co-founded PayPal, and a former executive led a furious backlash against the move on social media.

Why Silicon Valley is so excited about awkward drawings done by artificial intelligence
“With DALL-E 2, that’s really the moment when when sort of we crossed the uncanny valley,” said a developer focusing on generative AI.

If you need another reason to avoid online dating ...
The unnamed victim was found naked and bleeding in the parking lot of an apartment complex, where his 22-year-old date allegedly [performed a sex act on him] before binding his wrists and ankles with duct tape and cutting him with a sharp knife.

Science...

Russia claims to build its own space station, end cooperation with US
U.S.-Russia relations in space could end as early as 2024, according to a recent report by Russian news agency Interfax.

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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

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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.