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Morning Brief 2023-03-07

March 07, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Winsome Earle-Sears
TOPIC: We MUST empower parents to have a say in their children's education.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Karol Markowicz
TOPIC: How parents can fight against the leftist indoctrination of their children.

CB, RR, JB, SK, BM, KD

Domestic News...

Tucker Carlson’s J6 surveillance video clips from the Capitol blow holes in the narrative
On Monday night the first of the unseen videos were made public, and there's clearly a reason the Democrats didn't want this footage released to the public.

Jan. 6 footage shows Capitol cops escorting QAnon Shaman to Senate floor
“The tapes show the Capitol police never stopped Jacob Chansley. They helped him. They acted as his tour guides.”

Footage shows Capitol cop Brian Sicknick uninjured on Jan. 6
Footage from inside the Capitol shows Officer Sicknick walking through the building “after he was supposedly murdered by the mob outside.”

Shocking footage of Antifa-linked firebomb attack on site of future police training center in Atlanta
Video has unveiled Sunday’s attack showing domestic terrorists throwing rocks and fireworks at police officers as they set fire to construction equipment at the site.

Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer arrested, charged with domestic terrorism amid Atlanta 'Cop City' attack
Thomas Webb Jurgens was rounded up with the other violent protesters for throwing Molotov cocktails, fireworks, rocks, and bricks at the facility.

DHS has a program gathering domestic intelligence — and virtually no one knows about it
Collecting information from Americans raises ongoing civil liberties concerns.

Whistleblower: FBI’s DC Office Tried To Sic Local Agents On Innocents After Bank Of America Volunteered Gun Records
"Bank of America, with no directive from the FBI, datamined its customer base," whistleblower George Hill told the House Judiciary Committee.

Heritage Foundation Files Seven Lawsuits Against FBI After Agency Fails To Release Records
Heritage’s Oversight Project is filing lawsuits to obtain records about partisan FBI behavior against conservatives.

Texas Lawmaker Files ‘TEXIT’ Bill To Prompt Citizen Vote On Exploring Secession From U.S.
Rep. Bryan Slaton bill, if passed, would allow Texans to vote in the next general election on whether the Lone Star State should reassert its status as an independent nation.

The corruption of California
Bribery is the only way to get things done.

Newsom says California will no longer do business with Walgreens
Newsom blasted Walgreens on Monday for its decision to stop dispensing abortion pills in 20 states and said California will not be conducting business with the company.

Abortion Pill Campaign Targeted College Campuses Nationwide
The push to promote abortion pills to college students continued earlier this month after a nonprofit group circulated several mobile billboards with information on how to access medical abortion on campuses in 14 states.

Seattle: 685 fentanyl overdoses in 2022 compared to 3 in 2015
King County, like many counties nationwide, is facing a fentanyl epidemic.

Charter Boat Captains Don't Have To Share Their Location Data With the Government, Court Rules
The rule required charter-boat captains to install — at their own expense — onboard monitoring systems that regularly relayed their boats' GPS locations to the government.

Politics...

Biden: Doctors Took Top of My Head Off to 'See if I Had a Brain’
"I came back from a trip after being away for a couple of days, and I had these terrible headaches. ... They had to take the top of my head off couple times, see if I had a brain."

Missouri, Florida, and West Virginia Ditch ERIC Voter Database
The states announced their withdrawal from the Electronic Registration Information Center, an interstate alliance controlled by Democrat operatives that encourages partisan outreach efforts under the guise of simple voter roll maintenance, on Monday.

Vivek Ramaswamy says he was promised 2nd place in CPAC poll for massive payment
“A consultant calls my campaign shortly after I declared, says, ‘Hey, we can get you up to number two on there if you pay us a few hundred thousand dollars.’ I was shocked, you know … there’s a lot of people making money not only off of me, but every presidential campaign.”

Fetterman staff post 'proof of life' photos of senator working from hospital
Fetterman is reportedly working from Walter Reed hospital while he recovers from a medical complication, photos his staff posted appear to show.

DOT won't disclose cost of Buttigieg, adviser trips amid internal probe
The Department of Transportation has thus far declined to disclose information related to the cost of several key trips Department Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his advisers took amid an Inspector General probe into his use of federal planes.

Asian-Americans drifting toward GOP, NYT admits
The outlet attributed much of the change to the Asian-American community's discontent with Democratic Party policies on crime and education issues.

The Disturbing Religion of the Left
In case you have not noticed, something perverse and bizarre is happening in the United States of America right now.

Economy / ESG...

Biden scraps reliance on market for faith in broader government role
The administration is pushing businesses to change with a carrot — and a stick.

Could The Housing Market Collapse Again? Recovery Talk 'Premature' After Mortgage Rates Surge Past 7%
The average rate on the popular 30-year mortgage jumped back above 7% this week for the first time since October.

Texts From Crypto Giant Binance Reveal Plan to Elude US Authorities
The exchange was intertwined with an American firm portrayed as independent. Now, regulators are circling.

Border...

Four Americans kidnapped after crossing into Mexico
The assault and kidnapping may have resulted from a case of mistaken identity, CNN reported Monday.

WAR News... 

WaPo: The West Is Losing the Messaging War Over Ukraine
A clip of Lavrov being laughed at as he claimed that “war was launched against us” went viral. But Lavrov was applauded as well when he deftly painted the West as warmongers. A lackluster Blinken, repeating familiar talking points, received a much more subdued response.

Pair of Ukrainian pilots in US to assess fighter jet ability
Two Ukrainian pilots are in the United States to see how well they can fly fighter jets, though U.S. officials still have no current plans to send F-16s to Kyiv, the Pentagon confirmed Monday.

Preparing for Russia: Inside NATO fighter pilot training in Texas
After decades of peace at home, American and European airmen here face a new reality: They are the front-line flyers who will keep Russia’s war in Ukraine from spilling across NATO’s borders and the instructors who will teach the new pilots how to do it.

US Policy Is Prolonging the War in Ukraine
Gradualism didn’t work in Vietnam, and it may not work in Ukraine.

Russia’s Halfway to Hell Strategy
Why Putin has not yet launched a total war in Ukraine.

Russian Nuclear Submarines Deployed Off US Coast Spark Alarm
Their deployments "mirror Soviet-style submarine deployments in the Cold War."

Russia replacing armor losses with 1960s Soviet tanks
Russian tank divisions are being provided with old T-62 main battle tanks, including units in the 1st Guards Tank Army, which the U.K. described as supposedly being "Russia's premier tank force."

Putin Won't Live To See End Of Ukraine War, Russian State TV Pundit Declares
Putin has long been at the center of rumors that his health has rapidly deteriorated amid his Russian troops' epic struggles on the front lines.

Commie Update...

US Ports Full of This 'Trojan Horse' from China
As Americans' awareness of threats from China increases, U.S. officials are ringing the alarm about another potential avenue for malign interference in the United States from Beijing: cranes.

Doocy Presses Jean-Pierre On Pete Buttigieg’s ‘Experience’ In Handling Chinese Spy Cranes
“There were the Chinese spy balloons, and now there are these Chinese spy cranes, the Wall Street Journal is comparing them to Trojan horses and used at 80% of U.S. ports.”

Experts say Australia needs to be prepared for war with China 'within 3 years'
A startling article published by the Sydney Morning Herald this morning warns Australia faces the real prospect of war with China.

COVID-19...

Ex-CNN Boss Told Staff To Ignore Lab Leak
Jeff Zucker reportedly told staffers to ignore the lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins because it was a “Trump talking point.”

Elon Musk Hints He Could Slap CNN With Special Warning Label Over Network’s Pandemic Coverage
Musk suggested that he could slap CNN with a warning label after a new report this week alleged that the company stopped reporters from looking into whether the pandemic originated in a Chinese lab in Wuhan.

Mayor Adams to New York City Shoppers: Drop That Mask
To prevent robberies, Mayor Eric Adams is telling shopkeepers to bar customers who refuse to lower their masks when they first enter stores.

New York Court System Must Rehire Employees Fired Over Vaccine Mandate, Provide Back Pay
Anyone “who lost accrued leave, compensation or employment” will have to be made “whole,” with interest paid “at the maximum legal rate.”

Scott Atlas: America' COVID Response Was Based on Lies
In a democracy, indeed in any ethical and free society, the truth is essential. The American people need to hear the truth — the facts, free from the political distortions, misrepresentations, and censorship.

US Considers Vaccinating Chickens as Bird Flu Kills Millions of Them
The largest outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. history has raised concerns about a human pandemic, though CDC experts say the risk of that is low.

Entertainment...

Cinderella, fairy tales to be censored by 'sensitivity readers'
"Outdated or harmful elements in fairy tales, according to publishing insiders, may also include characters presuming each other's pronouns or social class, and a lack of diversity among blonde-haired and blue-eyed protagonists."

'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stine reportedly self-editing books for 'more inclusive language'
It was revealed on Friday that more than 100 edits have been made to several books within the children’s horror series, many of which referenced weight, ethnicity, and other sensitive topics.

Jim Morrison’s Father Played a Role in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Morrison‘s father commanded the Carrier Division during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.

Cher Is Making New Music With Her Much Younger Boyfriend
Speaking of people famous when Vietnam was still in the news, here's a story about Cher.

Media...

Reporter: 'Before white people came to this land, there were no jails, no homelessness'
Simon Moya-Smith declared in a tweet that prior to the arrival of white people, homelessness was not a problem and there were not any laws against homosexuality and abortion.

Europe...

Spain renews call for US to remove soil from nuclear accident site
Contaminated earth in Almería is result of 1966 air crash involving a B-52 loaded with hydrogen bombs.

Prince William, Kate Middleton's wax figures torn apart online: ‘Scared me’
The Prince and Princess of Wales' figurines in a Poland wax museum have gone viral.

Asia...

Taliban's persecution of women could be ‘crime against humanity’: UN report
Another Biden success story.

Are We Prepared for a North Korean Nuclear Attack?
Pyongyang’s recent missile tests demonstrate that Washington must do more to modernize American missile defenses.

North Korea Warns US Against Intercepting Missiles During Tests
Say it will be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles are shot down during test launches over the Pacific Ocean.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Study: LGBTQ+ families are just as good — or better — than heteronormative ones
The studies were classified into 11 subjects: Children’s psychological adjustment, physical health, gender role behavior, gender identity/sexual orientation, and educational attainment; parents’ mental health and parenting stress; and parent–child relationships, couple relationship satisfaction, family functioning and social support.

Commercial for Always women's pads confuses viewers, features person who appears to be a man
"This isn't an inclusivity thing, this is a 'you're a biological man and have no need for this product' thing."

Education...

University Revises ‘Chilling’ Student Snitching System After Receiving Legal Demand Letter
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee revised its bias reporting system to clarify that the school cannot punish constitutionally protected speech.

School board votes to stop hiring from Christian college, says beliefs make people unsafe
"At some point we need to get real with ourselves and take a look at who we are making legal contracts with and the message that that is sending to our community, because that makes me feel like I could not be safe in this school district."

Professor demands bereavement leave for black faculty to process 'psychological consequences' of racism
An assistant professor in Illinois published an article urging higher education leadership to provide bereavement leave for black faculty and staff to process the "psychological consequences" of racism.

NY Times: The Politicization of North Idaho College
GOP activists set out to root out the “deep state” at home. An Idaho community college may never be the same.

Technology...

Q&A: Can we trust AI?
It takes a while for humans to develop common-sense reasoning, right? You learn from experience. Two-year-olds learn from examples — you show them what a cup looks like, they can identify other cups. AI can do that but will need a lot more data.

Musk announces suspensions for Twitter accounts pushing 'weaponization' of copyright law
Musk said the social media platform would amend its copyright guidelines and implement temporary suspensions on accounts aggressively pursuing unreasonable takedown requests.

Science...

This Is How A Sci-Fi Water Shield Protects Warships From Nuclear Explosions
Sometimes, real-life military technology is more impressive than science fiction. The Countermeasure Washdown System, dubbed CWS for short, onboard modern warships helps them defend against the most destructive weapon known to man using water.

Travel...

‘Horrifying’ flight diverted as some passengers vomit in 9-hour ordeal, travelers say
A Southwest flight was diverted from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, leaving passengers stranded with no information or food in a closed Myrtle Beach airport overnight.

Sports...

Texas Tech Suspends Head Basketball Coach For Quoting The Bible
The coach encouraged one of his basketball players “to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters.”

ACLU alleges rights violations after girl reprimanded for working out in sports bra as boys went shirtless
The ACLU maintains that the district's dress code "reinforces invidious sex stereotypes" and may be a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title IX.

Animals...

Dogs in Chernobyl nuclear plant are genetically distinct from others
Did thinning numbers in the initial disaster cause there to be a lack of mating partners among different animals, causing a shallower gene pool? Did the radiation cause different mutations?

March 7, 2012 - The White House talks down to the Catholic church... What happens if Obama wins another term?... Where does the US currently rank economically?... Super Tuesday results... Does Obama want higher gas prices?... George Soros expanding grip on Canada... A new reason for Catholics to stand against this administration...

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?

NurPhoto / Contributor | Getty Images

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.