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Morning Brief 2022-11-04

November 04, 2022
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: David Barton
TOPIC: We MUST protect the integrity of elections.

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Bill O'Reilly
TOPIC: Bill's top stories of the week!

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Michael Malice
TOPIC: Should we forgive and forget what was done to us during the COVID-19 pandemic?

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Rachel Bovard
TOPIC: What should the Republicans' agenda be if they gain House and Senate majorities?

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Seth Dillon
TOPIC: Will SCOTUS choose to defend the First Amendment and protect parody?

CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

Domestic News...

DOJ: Attacks on Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers ‘Can Be Prosecuted’
The Department of Justice told a United States Conference of Catholic Bishops committee that attacks on pro-life pregnancy resource centers can be prosecuted under the FACE Act.

NPR audio: What it's like inside a Michigan abortion clinic, days before the midterm elec
At 7:33 NPR runs audio of an abortion procedure, which NPR apparently believes will help sway voters to protect abortion on the Michigan ballot.

Pelosi attack suspect David DePape the latest high-profile crime involving an illegal immigrant
DePape is now one of a number of illegal immigrants who have been accused of or involved in high-profile crimes that have caught the nation’s attention in recent months.

Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after brutal attack
The House speaker's husband had undergone surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.

Oath Keepers spent over $400 at post-US Capitol riot feast at the Olive Garden, prosecutors say
The lure of real Italian food saved America from the Jan 6 "insurrection" that nearly toppled the government.

This is New York now.
Cannot emphasize enough how high the Get Out Factor™ in New York City is right now. It's approaching historic levels and seems to only be getting worse.

Houston Mayor Admits Homicides Involve Specific ‘Demographic’ After Murder of Migos Rapper Takeoff
Takeoff was found deceased by Houston Police Department upon arrival at the scene early Tuesday morning. At least two firearms were used in the encounter.

Election 2022...

'I'm not suicidal': Kari Lake reacts to Hillary jab with "Clinton Body Count" joke
"I’m in perfect health, my brakes on my car are in good shape, and I’m not suicidal," Lake quipped on Fox News after remarking how she was "a little concerned" when she saw Clinton "badmouthing" her.

Deplorables 2.0: Hillary Clinton asks whether voters understand what's at stake in midterms
Hillary blames ill-informed Americans for rising GOP fortunes across U.S. and questions whether voters "really understand" what a midterms "red wave" would mean.

American billionaires spent a record $880 million on the US midterm elections
The top donor so far is George Soros, who has contributed over $128 million to the midterms.

Democrats insist the polls are wrong
What if liberals are right about abortion rights being vastly underrepresented as a motivating factor for voters? What if the drop in gas prices goes a long way in swing states? What if there’s record-setting turnout?

Oz passes Fetterman for first time after Pennsylvania debate: Poll
Dr. Oz is narrowly leading his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, in a new survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill conducted after last week’s highly watched debate.

FiveThirtyEight: What Happens If Georgia’s Senate Race Goes To A Runoff — Again?
Conditions likely won’t look as rosy for Democrats as they did in January 2021. In fact, our Deluxe forecast estimates that, if this race were to go to a runoff, Walker would win about 68 percent of the time.

Potential trouble for Florida Democrats as they trail Republicans in early voting
"Florida is not looking so good for the Democrats. There are fewer registered Democrats who have voted than registered Republicans. That's really unusual for Florida."

Vulnerable Michigan Democrat’s Lead Erased After Campaign Event With Liz Cheney
A campaign stump from Liz Cheney appears to have had no positive effect for a vulnerable House Democrat in Michigan.

Politics...

Donald Trump teases Iowa crowd: 'I will very, very, very probably' run for president
“Get ready,” former President Trump teased a crowd in Sioux City. “That’s all I’m telling you,” he said, pausing to let the crowd chant his name. “Very soon. Get ready.”

Obama says democracy ‘may not survive’ in Arizona if Republicans win
The warning illustrates alarm about voters putting a slate of election deniers in charge of the state’s elections.

Senator Dick Durbin Doesn't Understand the First Amendment
On Tuesday, the senator erroneously claimed that "free speech does not include spreading misinformation."

White House won't name Republicans Biden believes will reject election results
The White House declined Thursday to specifically identify who Biden was referring to in his speech about “MAGA Republicans."

Karine Jean-Pierre is a hypocrite
In April 2020, KJP wrote on Twitter, "Reminder: Brian Kemp stole the gubernatorial election from Georgians and Stacey Abrams."

Democrats look for new 2024 superstar
...for now, it seems as though AOC could fit the bill for some.

AOC Doubles Down On Promoting Elon Musk Conspiracy Theories
“And I was like ‘What?’ So I pulled my Twitter app, and it’s like, gone. Like, when you pull up your mentions and stuff, it’s just like literally, it’s a blank screen,” she continued. “Totally gone. And I was like, ‘Hmm, that’s weird.’ So, it turns out we got under a certain little billionaire’s skin.”

It’s No Fun Voting in America Anymore
When I was a kid, I used to vote with my father. I remember accompanying him behind the curtain and watching him pull the mechanical lever they had in those days. It felt like something important and I was proud, as a 9-year-old, to be with him as he did his civic duty.

Republican candidate's daughters are almost shot after gunman opens fire at home
His opponent, Democrat Jeff Jackson, has been forced to pull an ad filmed outside the Republican's home.

Betting on Elections Can Tell Us a Lot. Why Is It Mostly Illegal?
The only such market of any size in the U.S. is on the verge of being shut down — even though studies suggest that such markets may predict elections better than polls do.

Economy / ESG...

Elon Musk Sends Email To Twitter Staff Notifying Them Of Mass Layoffs
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk informed employees Thursday evening not to come into the office tomorrow, as the company is laying off a substantial portion of its workforce.

The Great Reset: General Mills, Audi, and Pfizer Join Growing List of Companies 'Pausing' Twitter Ads
Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk’s plans for content moderation.

BlackRock announces expansion of corporate voter choice amid GOP pressure
BlackRock, which has faced public pressure from Republicans over its commitment to social and environmental goals, announced Thursday it is expanding voting in proxy battles to some smaller investors, lessening its own power over corporate decisions.

You'd Better Be Prepared for the Perfect Transportation Storm
Loaded ships are still waiting off the coast of California because there aren't enough trucks that meet the state's emission standards to unload them — and it's going to get worse in 2023, when more rules kick in.

Inflation to dampen holiday spending, retail trade group forecasts
A year ago, consumers shopped early and spent more to secure gifts as stores struggled to keep shelves stocked amid shipping delays. This year, major retailers are swimming in extra inventory as consumers splurge less on items like clothing and electronics.

War News... 

Claim: Liz Truss Allegedly Sent A Message Saying: 'It Is Done' To Blinken After Nord Stream Sabotage
Moments after the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed, Liz Truss allegedly sent a message to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that said: “It is done.” How this highly incriminating super secret text message was intercepted isn't explained.

COVID-19...

Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About Pathogen Research
In America’s biolabs, hundreds of accidents have gone undisclosed to the public.

Alex Berenson: Too many young deaths lately
It's not "long COVID." It's happening in Australia too, and Australia barely had COVID until this year. It's not delayed medical care. Medical care has been basically normal since early 2021, and for several months LAST year, deaths were back down. ... What, then?

What can explain the excess mortality in the US and Europe in 2022?
According to the CDC’s data, 28,591 deaths involved COVID-19 between July and August 2022. At the same time, there were 38,687 excess deaths. Thus, most of the excess mortality in the summer of 2022 comprises deaths linked to the disease (74%).

If You’ve Had COVID, Watch Out for Stroke Symptoms
New studies confirm that some will develop an elevated risk of blood clots, strokes, or heart attacks. Given that most people have had COVID by now, everyone should be more vigilant about the early warning signs.

'Needless' deaths of 30,000 heart patients in England since COVID
Charity’s analysis finds widespread disruption to NHS services and "vast backlog of time-sensitive cardiac care."

Commie Update...

Cuba’s sugar industry in free fall toward inevitable total collapse
63 years ago, Cuba was the world’s leading producer and exporter of sugar.

Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba
The economic crisis in Cuba continues, this time affecting Catholics specifically because the lack of wheat flour has meant that no more Communion hosts can be made.

Entertainment...

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘I Lost Half of My Base’ Over Donald Trump 'Jokes'
“10 years ago, among Republicans, I was the most popular talk show host, at least according to the research that they did.”

Trevor Noah Says Attack Ads ‘Should Be Illegal’ in Elections
”If you only knew Stacey Abrams from attack ads in Georgia, you would think she was Darth Vader, combined with Thanos,“ Noah said.

Oprah backs Fetterman
Who saw that coming?

Media...

Media Ignore Waukesha Parade Murder Trial Because It Exposes Democrats’ Deadly Criminal Justice Reform Policies
Darrell Brooks is the personification of the failure of leftist criminal justice reform, and to cover his trial would have been to acknowledge this devastating truth.

Don Lemon's 'CNN This Morning' falls flat
The program, hosted by Poppy Harlow, Don Lemon, and Kaitlan Collins, brought in 387,000 total viewers, only 71,000 of which were of the coveted 25-54 demographic.

Shepard Smith’s CNBC Show Canceled
The cable outlet is refocusing its evening programming on its core of business and financial news.

Middle East...

LA Times Op-Ed: Netanyahu’s return to power with a coalition of racists is appalling. But Israel’s problem runs deeper
A majority of Israel’s Jewish population — about 62% — identifies as right-wing, which is a sharp increase from 46% in 2019. Especially depressing is that young Israeli Jews (70%) are more right-wing than older Israeli Jews.

Asia...

US, South Korea threaten to 'end' Kim regime if North Korea uses nuclear weapon
"Any nuclear attack against the United States or its allies and partners, including the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime," South Korean Defense Minister Jong-Sup Lee said in a joint news conference with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Environment...

Major glaciers in Kilimanjaro and Yosemite will disappear by 2050, UN says
Major glaciers across the world, including those in the Dolomites in Italy, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the U.S., will be gone by 2050 even if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Norwegian Man Now Identifies as a Disabled Woman, Uses Wheelchair 'Almost All the Time'
Jørund Viktoria Alme stated that he had always wished he had been born a woman who was paralyzed from the waist down.

Pennsylvania Spends Millions In Tax Dollars On Sex-Change Services For Children
The amount spent on sex-change services has risen rapidly since 2015.

NBC Says ‘Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Impact Trans People’
“Voter ID laws disproportionately impact trans people because trans people are more likely to have IDs without the name that they go by and the gender marker that reflects how they present,” Yurcaba said.

Education...

Yale survey: 48% of students OK with death penalty for 'hate' speech
67% demand professors and companies declare a commitment to “diversity.” 33% prefer socialism, 33% capitalism, and 35% are unsure.

Health...

98% of community pharmacies report shortages
The NCPA found that 98% of the 333 community pharmacy owners and managers surveyed between Oct. 19 and 31 are currently experiencing drug shortages, as the FDA warns of a national shortage of Adderall and amoxicillin.

Feds paid nearly $1.2 million to study whether poor sleep is caused by racism
The National Institutes of Health has issued more than a million dollars via taxpayer-funded medical research grants to find evidence that racism is to blame for poor sleep in minority communities.

Technology...

This Deepfake AI Singing Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' Is Worryingly Good
Holly Herndon, an avant garde pop musician, has released a cover of Dolly Parton's beloved and frequently covered hit single, "Jolene." Except it's not really Herndon singing, but her digital deepfake twin known as Holly+.

Google’s new prototype AI tool does the writing for you
Users can prompt Wordcraft to rewrite phrases or direct it to make a sentence funnier. It can also describe objects if asked or generate prompts. In a nutshell, it’s sort of like wrapping an editor and writing partner into a single AI tool.

Anti-Woke YouTube Competitor Rumble Tells France Au Revoir Over Censorship Demands
“The French Government has demanded that Rumble block Russian news sources,” Pavlovski said Wednesday. “Like Elon Musk, I won’t move our goal posts for any foreign government.”

Bezos sued by former housekeeper over working conditions, discrimination
The lawsuit claims there was no designated break room or rest area and no easily accessible bathroom. Wedaa and other housekeepers were prohibited from using a toilet in a nearby security room, which resulted in employees climbing out the laundry room window to access a bathroom.

Science...

Researchers Create Rocket Fuel From Lunar Soil
A team of Chinese researchers claim they managed to convert actual lunar regolith samples into a source of rocket fuel and oxygen.

Sports...

Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for failing to 'disavow antisemitism'
"I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize. I will be meeting with Kyrie in person in the next week to discuss this situation,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.

Nov 4, 2004 - Recapping Gloat Fest 2004... Is Barack Obama the next great hope for the Democrat Party?... All the potential 2008 Republican candidates will move the party to the left... 2004 Hall of Irrelevance... Good Charlotte and the former Glenn Beck theme song... Fundraiser to buy Robert Redford a one-way ticket to Ireland... Glenn calls Dr. Laura with a moral dilemma...

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.