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Morning Brief 2022-12-01

December 01, 2022
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Brendan Carr
TOPIC: Suddenly Twitter is the bad guy, when TikTok is dangerous and needs to be BANNED.

CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

Domestic News...

California DOJ leak of gun owners' personal information not 'nefarious': Investigation
In response to the investigation, the DOJ has agreed to conduct a thorough review of the department’s policies on handling confidential information.

Illinois lawmakers discuss legislation that could allow prisoners to vote
Bill would overturn current law that states anyone serving a sentence in a federal or state prison, county jail, or on work release is ineligible to vote.

Louisiana Democrats Get Prison Sentences For Orchestrating Vote-Buying Scheme
Were sentenced to one year in prison after it was discovered that they were buying votes.

Prosecutors: Former warden ran 'rape club' at high-profile women's prison
Also kept images of naked inmates on his phone.

Teens murdered dad 'execution'-style because he took away their laptops: Police
Police say that two of the four teens are related to Ingram and were motivated to murder him because he took away their laptop computers after they abused their Instagram privileges.

Woman adopted as a baby is caring for her biological father after lifelong search for him
"It's the most incredible miracle."

Philadelphia Police Have Identified 1957 Murder Victim Known As ‘The Boy In The Box’
On February 25, 1957, the naked and beaten body of a young boy was found in a box on the side of the road in Philadelphia. For more than 65 years, authorities were unable to identify the victim.

Who will build the roads?
Instead of building roads, the Bureau of Land Management is indefinitely blocking homeowners from accessing their homes in Oregon.

These baby names will be the most popular in 2023
Forget Olivia, Emma, Liam, and Noah, the top baby names for 2022.

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates both have the iconic McGold Card
Now you can win one, which gives you McDonald's for life* ... *exceptions apply.

Politics...

Senate Conservatives to Mitch McConnell: No Omnibus Spending Bill Until Republicans Take House
Sens. Mike Braun, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and Rick Scott expressed the need to pass a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government until the new Congress is sworn in.

'Why people don’t trust government': Haley blasts 'secret' earmark vote
House Republicans vote to keep earmarks in second round of rule changes.

Biden 2024 reelection bid in doubt after White House event
Biden just finished delivering his speech when an unknown person in the crowd shouted "four more years" at the president. The president waved the comment off, saying, "I don't know about that."

Documents Reveal Senate Democrat Pressured IRS, DOJ to Target Conservative Groups
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., called for revoking a tax exemption for a conservative group for not masking up and socially distancing during the pandemic, insisted on a slew of investigations of other conservative groups, and pressed for the IRS to expand its reach.

The Establishment Is Using An Ideological Monopoly In Big Tech To Maintain Control
The news surrounding Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter and the political firestorm it has caused probably hasn't escaped most people.

Warnock facing growing scrutiny for church ties to anti-Semitic, black supremacist academic
Leonard Jeffries "preaches Jew-hatred like a religion," is "central member" of Afrocentrism movement's "extreme" wing, which is "Europhobic and anti-Semitic, as well as racist, anti-Arab and anti-Catholic," according to American Jewish Committee report.

Record Numbers Turn Out For Early Voting in Georgia Senate Runoff
Early voting is setting records, as it did before the November general election.

Wisconsin lawmaker questions why military ballot voting dropped over 80% in 2022
Wisconsin law requires local election managers to track military voters on a list, and Brandtjen said many clerks did not do that.

Republicans denounce new House Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries as an ‘election denier’
“Hakeem Jeffries called the 2016 election ILLEGITIMATE. Why are Democrats electing an ELECTION DENIER to lead their party? Where is the media outrage labeling Jeffries a THREAT to Democracy?”

Treasury Department Gives Trump’s Tax Returns To House Committee
“Treasury has complied with last week’s court decision,” a department spokesperson told CNN.

Colorado election officials announce recount in Boebert-Frisch race
Boebert is currently ahead by 550 votes, a close enough margin that Colorado law mandates a recount.

Economy / ESG...

'I've Had A Bad Month': Bankman-Fried Claims 'Didn't Knowingly Commingle Funds'
Blames girlfriend's fund and "accounting Mistakes."

BlackRock Invested $24 Million In Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Exchange, CEO Says
Fink disclosed that the firm invested on behalf of BlackRock’s clients through a fund of a fund and hinted the firm may have been given false information.

Jerome Powell Claims ‘Nobody’ Expected Inflation To Get So High
Here are the economists who did.

Fed Chair Powell says smaller interest rate hikes could start in December
But he cautioned that monetary policy is likely to stay restrictive for some time until real signs of progress emerge on inflation.

How Inflation Changes Culture
The Biden regime will probably become even more emboldened to pursue destructive economic policies because it will interpret the lack of a red wave as some kind of mandate.

India may be set to become third-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Japan and Germany
Similarly, Morgan Stanley estimates that India’s GDP is likely to more than double from current levels by 2031.

COVID-19...

Fauci has destroyed the credibility of the public health establishment
Fauci’s legacy is bad enough. It would have been a lot worse if he and his allies had been given all the power they sought.

21 Republican Governors Join Letter Opposing Military COVID Vaccine Mandate
“The Biden vaccine mandate on our military creates a national security risk that severely impacts our defense capabilities abroad and our state readiness here at home,” the Republican governors wrote.

Get a COVID-19 booster so that you can safely go eat donuts, LA Public Health urges
"REDISCOVER YOUR MIDNIGHT CRAVINGS," text declares on a photo of Randy's Donuts, an establishment located in Inglewood, California. "Indulge Safely, Get Boosted."

Bill Clinton tests positive for COVID-19, urges people to get vaccinated and boosted
Is there any test taken from bodily fluids in which Bill hasn't tested positive?

Commie Update...

Chinese communist official blames US fentanyl and coronavirus deaths on 'freedom'
"The price of 'freedom' in the US: 1 million Covid deaths + 40,000 gun deaths per year + 107,622 Fentanyl deaths in 2021 alone. The American people deserve something far better than that," tweeted Chunying.

Entertainment...

Netflix CEO says he wishes he came around sooner on advertising
After resisting the idea for years, the company said in April that it was “open” to the idea after coming under pressure because of its slowing subscription growth.

Netflix hit show called 'racist' for casting black actors as bullies
The show — a dramedy highlighting Wednesday Addams’ time as a boarding school student — premiered last week to record ratings and mixed reviews.

Fashion...

The Balenciagas Of An Anti-Christian World ‘Condemn’ Child Abuse While Castrating, Traumatizing, And Exploiting Kids
In a rapidly de-Christianizing society like ours, we shouldn’t be shocked when luxury fashion brands both condemn and engage in child abuse.

Warning! Disturbing Images! CEO of Balenciaga’s parent company owns an auction site selling child sex mannequins
If you search Jake & Dinos Chapman on Christie’s, you will find numerous mannequins made by them that feature nude children, and it gets much worse from there.

Balenciaga Retail Stores Vandalized After BDSM-Themed Advertisements
On one of the storefront’s glass windows, large stick-figure children were drawn with two messages, reading, “Children r not sexual objects” and “Not 4 sex!!!”

Media...

GMA anchors Amy Robach and TJ Holmes' romance is revealed
The two married co-hosts are seen cozying up at NYC bar, spending a romantic weekend away upstate, and holding hands in an Uber.

NPR Freezes Hiring, Cuts Budget After Sharp Drop In Sponsorship Revenue
The company will come to a near “total hiring freeze” to avoid layoffs and to compensate for the $20 million decline in sponsorship revenue.

Canada...

Trudeau says people in China should be allowed to protest over COVID lockdowns, however ...
During protests in Canada last year, Trudeau said people who joined protests because they were sick of COVID were breaking the law.

Europe...

German Police Launch Nationwide Raids Targeting Web 'Hate Speech'
Federal police say more than 2,000 politically motivated crimes committed online are recorded each year in Germany, but the actual figure is likely to be much higher because many illegal postings aren't reported to authorities or take place in closed groups.

I charge my family for Christmas dinner — even my grandkids
Is charging adults up to $18, her 12- and three 9-year-old grandchildren about $6, and her two 3-year-old grandchildren $3. She charges the adult women less because they have families and work part-time.

Middle East...

UN to mark ‘Nakba Day’ — Israel’s establishment as catastrophe
The UN General Assembly voted 90-30 in favor of holding a commemorative event in honor of the 75th “Nakba Day,” the Palestinian name for Israel’s establishment, which translates to “catastrophe.”

Environment...

EPA quietly quadruples regulatory cost of carbon emissions in new war on fossil fuels
Social Cost of Carbon estimate jumps from $51 to $190 per metric ton, creating future impact for Americans' wallets and a new headache for the oil and gas industries.

Biden administration grants $75 million to relocate three Native tribes away from rising oceans
The Newtok Village and Native Village of Napakiak in Alaska, as well as the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state, will each receive $25 million to begin relocating buildings inland.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Biden Administration Confirms It Wants Taxpayers To Pay For Sex-Change Operations On Minors
Secretary of HHS Xavier Becerra confirmed it in written testimony submitted to the House Committee on Education Labor on Nov. 29.

A rat without a Y chromosome could be a glimpse of our genetic future
For any mammal, the loss of the Y chromosome should mean the loss of males and the demise of the species.

Politico Ignores Huge Risks Of Child ‘Transition’ To Push Kids Toward Castration Instead Of Real Care
Politico should have done far better than stating opinion as fact and blithely ignoring concerns that medical experts have raised.

Walmart's woke Walton family funneling millions into LGBT activist causes, drag shows for kids, and DEI
In a recent report, Heritage Foundation research associate Gillian Richards scrutinized some of the causes that second- and third-generation beneficiaries of the Walmart patriarch's wealth have patronized.

‘Gender-Fluid’ Biden Admin Official Placed On Leave After Being Charged With Felony
“Sam Brinton is on leave from DOE, and Dr. Kim Petry is performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition,” an Energy Department spokesperson told The Hill.

Education...

US appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to reinstate student debt plan
A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to put on hold a Texas judge’s ruling that said Biden’s plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt was unlawful.

DeSantis-backed school boards waste no time removing woke educators
A total of three superintendents were booted from their positions in November.

Texas Parent Rankles School Board With Graphic Library Books
A Texas mother, frustrated by her school board’s reluctance to remove books with graphic sexual content from school libraries, found an embarrassing technique for getting board members and the public to pay attention.

Elon Musk...

Musk: Twitter Has 'Interfered In Elections'
Musk on Wednesday confirmed what everyone with two functioning brain cells and intellectual honesty already knew: The social media giant has "interfered in elections."

Ex-Twitter 'safety' chief now says censoring Hunter Biden's laptop story was a huge error
Roth's comments come as Musk is set to release files on Twitter's "free speech suppression," which is expected to include details on the censorship of the laptop story.

Report: EU Threatens To Ban Twitter Over Musk’s Lack of Censorship
EU industry chief Thierry Breton made the threat during a video meeting with Musk on Wednesday, the FT reported, citing people with knowledge of the conversation.

Jean-Pierre Dodges Question On If Biden Will Try To Shut Down Twitter If It Hosts Offensive Content
“When you say that you’re going to be monitoring some of the speech on [Twitter], if you see something that you don’t like, would you try to shut Twitter down?” Doocy asked.

Doocy Asks Jean-Pierre When The White House Plans To Delete Its Twitter Account
“Well, you’re saying that you’re keeping an eye on Twitter because it might not be a suitable platform, so why use it?”

Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Musk
They're skeptical of their workers, too.

Elon Musk meets Tim Cook, says Apple never considered removing Twitter app
“Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store,” Musk tweeted. “Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so.”

Elon Musk says expects Neuralink to begin human trials in six months
The company is developing brain-chip interfaces that it says could enable disabled patients to move and communicate again.

Technology...

Zuckerberg says Apple’s App Store policies are not ‘sustainable or good place to be’
“Apple has sort of singled themselves out as the only company that is trying to control unilaterally what apps get on a device,” Zuckerberg said.

Science...

A quantum computer has simulated a wormhole for the first time
Researchers have used Google's Sycamore quantum computer to simulate a simplified wormhole for the first time and sent a piece of quantum information through it.

Sports...

Iranian man said killed by security forces while celebrating World Cup loss to US
Activists say Mehran Samak fatally shot after honking his car horn; outpouring of joy over defeat especially pronounced in cradle of ongoing anti-government protests.

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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.