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Morning Brief 2023-01-10

January 10, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Calley Means
TOPIC: Whistleblower claims Coke paid MILLIONS to NAACP to label parents racist if they oppose sugary diets.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Christopher Rufo
TOPIC: Florida's takeback of higher education and the New College of Florida.

 CB, RR, JB, SK, BM, NN

Domestic News...

When Leaders Won’t Crack Down On Crime, Citizens Like The Texas Taco Guy Will
For years now, cities have failed to combat rising violent crime. Citizens are fed up and, as a result, are taking action. Such was the case in Houston this weekend when a customer at a taqueria shot and killed an armed robber.

Two good guys with guns detain man accused of shooting at two women
Things were a tad more exciting than usual at Bingo Paradise in Pensacola when a couple of good guys with concealed guns used them to detain a man accused of shooting at two females outside the bingo hall.

NY judge accused of making racist, anti-gay remarks agrees to step down
Thompson, who was paid a $210,900 yearly salary, was accused of saying that homosexuality is an “abomination,” claiming that Hispanic people have “deceitful traits,” and calling four other judges “gay racist f—-ts” who were “all f–king each other.”

A Korean War Wall of Remembrance Set Hundreds of Errors in Stone
"The brothers estimate that the $22 million wall of remembrance – an addition to the 27-year-old Korean War Veterans Memorial – contains 1,015 spelling errors."

Fraudster art dealer looked up how to 'dispose of 115-pound woman’s body' as wife vanished
He also left his house without his cell phone, got lost on a journey to his own mother’s house, and forget to tell police about a visit to Home Depot where he purchased $450 of cleaning supplies.

Woman Sentenced To Three Years In State Prison Over GoFundMe Veteran Scam
The couple said they were aiming to bring in $10,000 for Bobbitt, but they ended up getting $402,000. They didn’t give all of the funds to Bobbitt, however, and instead splurged on a BMW, gambling, Louis Vuitton merchandise, and a vacation.

Autistic piano prodigy goes viral after $15K surprise gift from stranger
Magnusson, using an inheritance he received from his father, gifted a $15,000 grand piano to Kofie after he saw the piano prodigy on local news.

On this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine publishes 'Common Sense'
"In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments and common sense," Paine wrote. "The cause of America is, in a great measure, the cause of all mankind."

As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars
At the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, the raging battle over how to write about the past — and why — was uncomfortably front and center.

Politics...

DOJ, FBI Probing Classified Docs From Biden’s Vice Presidency Found At Biden Think Tank
Biden's lawyers discovered the materials in November and self-reported them, and some were classified at the top secret level, officials said.

Trump: ‘Is the FBI Going to Raid’ Biden?
“When is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House?” Trump questioned on his Truth Social Monday night, adding, “These documents were definitely not declassified.”

Flashback: Biden Slammed Trump as ‘Irresponsible’ for Keeping Documents at Mar-a-Lago
“How could that possibly happen? How anyone could be that irresponsible?"

'Lock him up': Republicans erupt at Biden over classified documents
Republican detractors were quick to put President Joe Biden on blast over revelations that classified documents from his vice president days surfaced at a Biden-aligned think tank late last year.

Jim Jordan to chair 'Weaponization of Government' Select Committee
This investigative panel will demand emails and correspondence between the Biden administration and big tech companies and follows the massive revelations that came to light through the recent release of the Twitter Files.

House Republicans Vote to Rescind IRS Funding
The measure, one of the new majority’s first legislative moves, would cut billions in funding. It does not have enough votes to pass the Senate.

Crenshaw loses key chairmanship to GOP Rep. Green after calling colleagues 'terrorists'
The Texas Republican has already fallen under scrutiny from his GOP colleagues for his support of so-called red-flag laws and a bill that funded state immunization information programs.

Horowitz: 20 House patriots provide the blueprint for conservatives to reassert control over failed GOP
Unless we hit the party with blunt-force trauma, we may as well just make it official and install Klaus Schwab as emperor and cut out the middlemen.

Ohio Republicans Score Major Win For Election Integrity With New Voter ID Law
Under the new law, Ohioans will be required to provide an unexpired “Ohio driver’s license, state identification card, or interim identification form issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar,” a U.S. military ID card, or a U.S. passport or passport card in order to vote.

Joe Biden Tells Salvation Army Official He Spent Time with Secret Service in Poland, Ukraine
It is not immediately clear what Biden was referencing or why he would speak to a Salvation Army official about his overseas trips with the Secret Service.

Stacey Abrams says another run for governor 'likely'
She fell well shy of victory in her 2022 rematch with Kemp.

Lynette Hardaway of Diamond and Silk has died
Hardaway, known as "Diamond," and Rochelle Richardson, known as "Silk," are sisters who composed the dynamic duo known for being outspoken conservatives and staunch supporters of Trump.

Economy / ESG...

The Dossier acquires confidential Davos attendees list
List includes the likes of FBI Director Chris Wray, the CEOs of Amazon, BlackRock, and Pfizer, top officials at the Gates Foundation and in the Soros network, and the publisher of the New York Times.

For Gen Z, the Future of Corporate Activism Is Local First, Global Second
Younger generations are willing to push for corporate activism on hot-button issues domestically, but they hesitate to tell companies where to operate overseas.

Consumers Financed Holiday Spending With Record Amounts Of Debt
The average amount of debt among those who spent beyond their means rose to $1,549, marking a 24% increase from the previous year. The percentage of debtors who expect to take five months or more to pay off their debt rose from 28% to 37%.

Used vehicle prices are falling, but not enough to offset grossly inflated levels
Prices are expected to come down further this year amid rising interest rates and improved availability of new cars and trucks.

Border...

Sanctuary city mayors demand that Colorado stop sending illegal aliens because they are overwhelmed
"Colorado must reconsider its decision to send people, who are sheltered and receiving services from Denver-based community organizations, out of state, and particularly to cities like ours," the letter said.

Border Enforcement Will Go Back To ‘Normal’ Now That Biden’s Visit Is Over, Officials Say
“Last night, there was already an accident just west of El Paso that appears to be a smuggling load, 10 people in a vehicle and two dying. So it seems like it’s already going back to normal.”

Here’s The Quickest, Easiest Bill The New GOP House Can Draft To Get Started On Biden’s Border Crisis
A Texas plan spells out exactly how to eliminate the border’s biggest problem.

Conspiracies...

Russian disinformation was a non-factor in the 2016 election, new study shows
Democratic politicians and much of the media have refused to accept the results of the 2016 election. Their most common coping mechanism has been to say that somehow, Vladimir Putin made Trump president.

End of the World Update...

20 Ways the World Could End (from 2000)
Asteroid Impact, Gamma-ray Burst, Collapse of the Vacuum, Rogue Black Holes, Giant Solar Flares, Reversal of Earth's Magnetic Field, Flood-basalt Volcanism, Global Epidemics, Global Warming, Ecosystem Collapse, Biotech Disaster, Particle Accelerator Mishap, Nanotechnology Disaster, Environmental Toxins, Global War, Robots Take Over, Mass Insanity, Alien Invasion, Divine Intervention, Someone Wakes Up and Realizes it Was All a Dream.

COVID-19...

White House official demanded Facebook squelch 'general skepticism' of vaccines
Jill Biden 'STFU' clip, WhatsApp conversations also targeted by White House censorship demands.

Twitter Files: Pfizer Board Member Dr. Scott Gottlieb Pressured Company to Censor Trump’s FDA Commissioner
The emails were released through journalist and coronavirus policy skeptic Alex Berenson, who posted the findings on his newsletter, Unreported Truths.

Disney CEO asks employees to return to office 4 days a week
"Nothing can replace the ability to connect, observe, and create with peers that comes from being physically together."

Entertainment...

Filming Will Soon Get Underway For ‘Passion Of The Christ’ Sequel: Report
“‘Resurrection’ would focus on the twenty-four hours encompassing Jesus’ passion and the events that occurred three days between his crucifixion and resurrection.”

Dr. Dre gets Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from Twitter
Greene posted a video of herself in Congress with the soundtrack composed with the beat of "Still D.R.E.," a song from 1999. Dr. Dre, like all fake gangbangers, immediately went running to the authorities, getting Greene banned, claiming "unauthorized" use of his music.

Hugh Jackman puts his 'dream' minimalist Hamptons home up for rent
Jackman and his actress wife purchased this estate for $3.5 million in 2015 — and now ask $166,666 per month to rent it out during the winter months.

Media...

Washington Post issues correction after Rufo slams paper's 'inaccuracies and flat-out lies'
The D.C.-based paper had to issue a clarification last year on another piece that targeted Rufo's work fighting Critical Race Theory.

Rachel Maddow swoops to Biden's defense over classified document ordeal
Maddow claimed Biden and his lawyers "appear to have actually done the right thing."

CNN’s Gangel: Biden’s Classified Doc Trove ‘Looks Terrible’
"It is the definition of a political gift to Trump and the House Republicans."

Joy Reid Says It’s ‘Disturbing’ That Republicans Want To Investigate Hunter Biden, Others
“After a week of Republicans proving they are not fit to govern, as we speak they’re dealing with the basics of organizing Congress,” Reid said.

Europe...

Piers Morgan: Hypocrite Harry must now lie in his treacherous bed, just like he lies about everything else
The more Harry proclaims that he’s “never been happier,” the more wretchedly miserable he looks. But then, how could anyone be happy taking endless pieces of silver to sell out their family and country like this?

Massive trove of prewar Jewish artifacts unearthed by construction workers in Poland
The trove was buried next to a building just beyond the ghetto in which Lodz’s Jews were imprisoned during the Holocaust.

Middle East...

US: JCPOA return not on agenda ‘because the Iranians turned their back on it’
“The Iranians reneged on commitments they had made,” said State Department spokesperson Ned Price.

South America...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro 'hospitalized' in Orlando
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro checked into a Florida hospital with “abdominal pain” a day after his supporters stormed his country’s hall of government.

Biden admin ‘standing by’ to assist Brazilian investigation of Bolsonaro role in riot
“We are standing by for any requests for assistance from our Brazilian partners, from Brazilian authorities — whether those come through diplomatic channels, whether they come through law enforcement channels,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters Monday.

Dems call on Biden to boot Bolsonaro from US after attack on Brazil
“Bolsonaro should not be in Florida,” Joaquin Castro said. “The United States should not be a refuge for this authoritarian who has inspired domestic terrorism in Brazil. He should be sent back to Brazil.”

Africa...

Journalists detained over footage appearing to show South Sudan president wet himself
Six journalists were detained after the video circulated on social media of the president of South Sudan wetting himself at an official event.

Environment...

Ozone layer healing, Earth set to avoid 0.5C of global warming
Efforts to lower the use of ozone depleting substances have succeeded, with the ozone layer healing and the Earth expected to avoid 0.5-1C of global warming, according to a new report compiled by hundreds of scientists around the world on Monday.

‘White, male’ narrators on nature shows may discourage ‘minority’ viewers from watching TV
The Environment Agency — Britain’s version of the EPA — funded research that concluded that white, male narrators on nature programs could make minorities feel excluded.

Education...

Biden’s coming war on DeSantis’ higher education reforms
Biden’s Education Department published its regulatory agenda for 2023 last week. A close reading of the new rules shows that Biden is preparing for war against DeSantis.

Health...

New Pediatric Guidelines Highlight Surgery For Childhood Obesity
Should offer referrals for teenagers who are 13 years of age and older and have severe obesity to be evaluated “for metabolic and bariatric surgery.”

Nationwide ban on gas-burning stoves under consideration
A new study claimed the appliances emit harmful pollution that has been linked to asthma in children.

Technology...

What Spygate Tells Us About The Google, Facebook, And Twitter Files
A Big Tech lawsuit and the "Twitter Files" are showing Democrats used the same process against Trump in 2020 that they falsely claimed he had used to win in 2016.

Seattle Public School District Sues Big Tech Over Mental Health ‘Crisis’ Among Youth
Google, Snapchat, and YouTube have caused a public nuisance affecting Seattle Public Schools.

Leftist Twitter Alternative Mastodon Sees 30% Drop In Users Over The Past Month
Mastodon has 1.8 million active users according to its website, down from 2.5 million active users in early December when it became a popular Twitter alternative for liberals, according to the Guardian.

The dark web’s criminal minds see Internet of Things as next big hacking prize
There are now an estimated 17 billion IoT devices in the world, from printers to garage door openers, each one packed with software that can be easily hacked.

Science...

'UFOs are real!' Former Department of Defense official makes astonishing revelation
Luis Eiizondo worked on the U.S. military's aerospace threat program and spoke out during a public event, saying that he believes UFOs are real and sightings are genuine.

Mysterious Floating Object Causes Major Speculation at Disneyland Resort
Many Disneyland guests took to Twitter to show videos of what some thought to be a potential UFO.

Attempt at First Satellite Launch from Britain Fails
Britain’s attempt to get into the space launch business on Monday night came up short when a 70-foot rocket stuffed with satellites failed to reach orbit, said the company providing the launch service, Virgin Orbit.

Animals...

Utah police's ‘porn-sniffing dog’ dies suddenly at age 7
The four-legged officer took part in the execution of more than 2,000 arrest warrants, sniffing out countless pieces of digital evidence leading to the arrests of suspects often implicated in child sexual abuse and pornography cases.

Jan 10, 2006 - Judge Alito confirmation hearing... Award-winning adult movies... Scientists study prostitutes... Heidi Fleiss starting a 'chicken ranch' catering to women... Who is the biggest sellout?... Glennpedia... How people think they're going to get rich...

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

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace requires concessions

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

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

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

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

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

Peace or bloodshed?

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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

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

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

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

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

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

Outsourcing presence

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

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

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

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

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

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

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

Reclaiming our humanity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

Democrats are radicalizing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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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.