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March 10, 2023
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TOPIC: Bill's top stories of the week!

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Domestic News...

We Wouldn’t Need Tucker Carlson If The Jan. 6 Committee Hadn’t Put On A Partisan Show Trial
If we had transparency and a functioning press, people wouldn’t need to turn elsewhere.

Top Democrat On J6 Committee: We Actually Didn’t Review Any Of The Surveillance Video
“I’m not actually aware of any member of the committee who had access,” Bennie Thompson said. “We had a team of employees who kind of went through the video.” Hiring investigators who “kind of went through the video” doesn’t sound like a very thorough investigation.

Did the J6 committee add sound effects to surveillance videos?
Adding sound to silent surveillance video would be a bald-faced attempt at emotional manipulation, utterly dishonest, and would completely undercut the integrity of the committee. If that turns out to be true, that is.

PolitiFact Screams 'Pants On Fire' at Tucker Carlson's 'QAnon Shaman' Video
"Tour guides" is an exaggeration — like, well, calling the riot a "deadly insurrection," but you won't get a "Pants On Fire" for that.

Democrats Desperate To Implement Censorship Regime Disregard Free Speech In Weaponization Hearing
Democrats revealed their clear disregard for free speech.

Twitter Files Journalist Shellenberger: Govt. Censorship is ‘Mechanism’ Only Seen in ‘Totalitarian Societies’
"It's not a slippery slope. It's an immediate leap into a terrifying mechanism that we only see in totalitarian societies of attempting to gain control over what ... platforms are allowing."

Debbie Wasserman Shultz accusing Matt Taibbi of profiteering from Twitter Files
"After the 'Twitter Files,' your followers doubled ... I imagine your Substack readership ... increased significantly because of the work that you did for Elon Musk."

Jim Jordan Drops Receipts on House Democrats During Contentious Exchange on Government Censorship
Fireworks and a Democrat festival of fail were on full display Thursday during the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the weaponization of the federal government.

Minnesota lawmaker slams bill that would create 'thoughtcrime' database of alleged bias incidents
Minnesota is mulling a change to state law that would log alleged bias incidents even when they aren't considered a crime.

Louisiana attorney general says FBI has 'cancer' that led to censorship push
Jeff Landry is suing federal government for pressing Big Tech to muffle dissent in a "sprawling federal Censorship Enterprise" that plaintiffs hold culpable for "some of the most egregious First Amendment violations in American history."

Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment, Health Concerns Mount
In a tight-knit town already skeptical of the government, the lack of concrete information, and the open-ended nature of the crisis, undergird anxiety.

Man walked out of NYPD precinct hours after arrest for killing deli worker
The man accused of killing a deli worker while wearing a hazmat suit during a string of robberies was walked out of the 19th precinct on Thursday night hours after his arrest.

San Francisco slavery fund has yet to get a donation from city contractors in its 7 years
As the city of San Francisco debates how to pay for a legacy of racism, its slavery disclosure ordinance asking businesses that contract with the city for voluntary donations to "ameliorate the effects of slavery" has not received a donation in seven years.

Man accused of trying to open United plane’s door makes more bizarre statements in court
“My name is still Balthazar. I was renamed by God.”

Politics...

Biden budget plan would cause national debt to hit nearly $51 trillion by 2033
The U.S. national debt will balloon by nearly $20 trillion over the next decade under the spending outlined in Biden’s $6.9 trillion budget proposal released on Thursday.

Biden’s Budget Proposes Massive Funding Increase For Federal Crackdown On Guns
The budget proposes increasing funding to the FBI, DOJ, and the ATF to crack down on guns.

NY Times: Biden Moves to Recapture the Centrist Identity That Has Long Defined Him
After two years championing progressive priorities, the president is speaking more to the concerns of the political middle as he prepares to announce a campaign for a second term.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, 36, reveals she will be a grandmother
Boebert has announced that her 17-year-old son Tyler and his girlfriend are expecting a child next month.

DeSantis Recalls Crossing Paths With Gunman Moments Before Attacker Opened Fire on Baseball Game
In an interview with Glenn Beck, DeSantis relived the events of June 14, 2017.

Cori Bush's 109-trillion-year-old bodyguard says he can't be anti-Semitic
He is the high priest of a lost tribe of Israel.

Ex-Clinton Official's Death on Plane Sparks Conspiracy Theories
Former White House and international development official Dana Hyde died last week after the private business jet she was flying in encountered severe turbulence.

Democratic lawmaker resigns after being accused of sexually harassing Republican while inebriated
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker said he was resigning in order to focus on his family after he was accused by a Republican state representative of sexually harassing her when he was inebriated.

Economy / ESG...

Kevin McCarthy Signs Bill Killing Biden’s ESG Rule For Retirement Plan Investments
The rule in question, established in December 2022, undid a prior Trump-era protection that required fiduciaries to evaluate investments based solely on whether they enhance retirement savings.

Visa, Mastercard Pause Work on Code Aimed at Tracking Gun and Ammo Purchases
The major payment networks had previously all agreed they would implement the new code, which would apply to all purchases at gun and ammunition stores.

GM offers buyouts to ‘majority’ of US salaried workers
General Motors will offer voluntary buyouts to a “majority” of its 58,000 U.S. white-collar employees.

Is Modern Monetary Theory Now Official Policy?
The main tenets of MMT are that debt and deficits don’t matter because the Fed can monetize the debt by printing money. The Fed can just wire money directly to government contractors to pay bills.

Border...

Mexico’s President Threatens To Meddle In US Elections To Beat Republicans
"... we are going to initiate an information campaign (aimed at) Mexicans who live and work in the United States, and all Hispanics, to inform them about what we are doing in Mexico and how this initiative from the Republicans, besides being irresponsible, is an offense against the people of Mexico.”

Red Cross Packets Show Illegal Aliens Where To Cross The US Border
The maps include clearly defined lines leading to cities along the U.S. border. The organization also has a guide to “self care” along the journey, which includes tips on how to survive the desert and disease, how to safely jump on trains, and how to obtain contraceptives.

103 migrant kids are found abandoned in a trailer, yet Democrats and media turn a blind eye
Reports that 103 unaccompanied migrant children were found Sunday in an abandoned trailer in Mexico, coupled with a recent New York Times exposé on migrant child workers in the United States, cast a spotlight on an underreported aspect of the border disaster.

Cartel 'Apologizes' For Kidnapping And Killing Americans, Turns Over Four Of Its Own Members
“We have decided to turn over those who were directly involved and responsible in the events, who at all times acted under their own decision-making and lack of discipline,” the letter read, which was attached to the cartel members.

WAR News... 

Powerful Marine sniper testimony on Afghanistan
He testified that he and his sniper team spotted the Kabul airport suicide bomber, but they were never given permission to take him out and were ultimately ignored. The blast tore his body apart and killed his friend/mentor.

Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
American military leaders oppose helping the court investigate Russians because they fear setting a precedent that might help pave the way for it to prosecute Americans.

War Between Ukraine and Russia Is Just Getting Started
In the Iran-Iraq war, both sides refused to back down despite a long, bloody stalemate. The same thing could happen to Russia and Ukraine.

Iran Ups Weapons Shipments To Russia With Millions Of Rounds Of Ammo: Report
Iran sent the supplies via two Russian-flagged cargo ships that sailed from Iran in January, according to U.K.-based Sky News.

Russia hits Ukraine with deadly missile barrage as power briefly cut again to occupied nuclear plant
The head of Ukraine’s armed forces said Russia had fired 81 missiles at Ukrainian territory on Thursday, including six hypersonic missiles.

Al-Qaida Suspect Transferred from Gitmo to Saudi Arabia
Ghassan al Sharbi's transfer was the latest aimed at emptying the Guantanamo military prison.

COVID-19...

Biden's DOD firing vax refuseniks to 'purge conservative service members'
The Biden administration is seeking to "purge conservative service members" from the armed services for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine despite the lifting of the military's mandate, says Rep. Jim Banks.

Fauci Mocks Lab-Leak Theory Censorship Allegations, Denies He Froze Out Former CDC Head
"I wasn’t leaning totally strongly one way or the other. I’ve always kept an open mind."

Report: Former British health secretary was censored by government on lab-leak claims, China criticism
Over 100,000 WhatsApp messages attributed to former British health secretary Matt Hancock were recently leaked to the Telegraph by the journalist with whom he penned his book, "Pandemic Diaries."

Commie Update...

China’s Xi Jinping awarded a third five-year term as president in race with no opponent
The nearly 3,000 members of China’s National People’s Congress, a rubber-stamp legislature, unanimously voted in favor of the 69-year-old Xi in a vote that took an hour to complete and all of 15 minutes to tally.

Entertainment...

Joe Rogan opens Texas comedy club catering to 'anti-cancel-culture' crowd
"You can’t fire me from my own club, b***h!"

Shania Twain says the country music industry has regressed for women artists
Women are massively underrepresented in country music charts and are not being given the space to find success, she said.

Courteney Cox admits she ‘messed up’ with fillers
“It’s a domino effect,” Cox said. “You don’t realize that you look a little off, so then you keep doing more, ‘cause you look normal to yourself.”

Media...

The New York Times Attacks Florida For Bill That Would Allow Media To Be Sued For Libel
Last Saturday, the New York Times itself stepped forward to condemn the proposed legislation as an attack on freedom of speech and of the press. But the Times' opposition is based on misunderstandings of the bill, the U.S. Constitution, and the history of American libel standards.

Rush Limbaugh’s wife sells his longtime Palm Beach home for record $155M
Limbaugh bought the homes back in 1998 for $3.9 million.

Canada...

Royal Bank of Canada Institutes ‘Climate Modifier’ Bonuses for CEO, Top Execs as Part of ESG Agenda
“They ... reflect our belief that financial institutions can play a pivotal role in solving the challenges of today, and that our ability to manage ESG matters will be core to our long-term success.”

Europe...

EU telcos ramp up pressure on US Big Tech to pay for the internet
“Without the telcos, without the network, there is no Netflix, there is no Google,” Michael Trabbia, chief technology and security officer of Orange, told CNBC.

Middle East...

Saudi Arabia Offers Its Price to Normalize Relations with Israel
The Saudi crown prince is seeking a civilian nuclear program and security assurances from President Biden, a steep price for an agreement long sought by Israel.

Environment...

White drivers are polluting the air breathed by LA’s people of color
“It’s not like commuters are coming in and shopping in those communities, patronizing restaurants,” Boeing said. “They’re just driving through to get from one side of the city to the other.”

Bloomberg: The White House Changes Its Tune on Big Oil
... There’s another reason for the White House to be less adversarial. Integrated oil and gas companies are poised to be big beneficiaries of the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure incentives designed to propel the green energy transition.

House Votes To Overturn ‘Overreaching’ Biden Water Rule
Republicans say the rule places a costly burden on landowners, ranchers, and farmers by claiming regulatory control over lands containing small streams and wetlands.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Scientists create mice with two fathers after making eggs from male cells
Creation of mammal with two dads could pave way for new fertility treatments in humans.

Boebert says 'Real men aren't women,' which is a controversial statement with elected Democrats
When former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois took issue with Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado tweeting that "Real men aren't women," the congresswoman took the opportunity to dunk on the former congressman.

When the B-52's aren't making terrible music, they're issuing woke statements
The B-52's, the band, not the airplane, denounced unspecified bills in the U.S. that they claim are promoting "transphobia and discrimination against transgender individuals and drag artists."

Education...

3.2 million US children attend public schools that conceal students’ gender identities from parents
Last summer, the Biden administration proposed new Title IX rules that would allow all U.S. public school employees to withhold children’s gender status from parents. Those regulations could become federal policy if approved in May.

‘Genderqueer Shapeshifter’ Provided School District’s Professional Development Training For Teachers
Detailed the “do’s & don’ts with language around trans identity” and “the importance of pronouns.”

Arizona’s Democrat governor vetoes law banning CRT in public schools
The legislation would have fined schools up to $5,000 per violation if they were found teaching the controversial concept.

Technology...

The privacy loophole in your doorbell
Police were investigating his neighbor. A judge gave officers access to all his security camera footage, including inside his home.

Men on Pinterest are creating sex-themed image boards of little girls. The platform makes it easy.
Pinterest’s algorithm is inadvertently curating images of young children for adults who go looking for them.

Science...

Swimming Pool-Sized Asteroid Has 1-In-625 Chance Of Hitting Earth, NASA Says
The impact of the rock might not be quite as devastating as those that killed the dinosaurs or are potentially responsible for the Younger Dryas cataclysm, but could still be significant.

Sports...

Colin Kaepernick throws his white parents under the bus
To promote his new book, Kaepernick took aim at his white parents, who adopted Colin when no one else wanted him.

ESPN issues correction after analyst falsely claims NBA MVP panel is 80% white
ESPN is a former sports network that is now entirely made up of far-left political talk shows.

March 10, 2010 - Rangel tax ambush... The March to Socialism... Guest Professor Robert George... News on the economy... Global warming... Guest Bob Carter... PSAs advocating the carbon-neutrality of the production of '24'... Black Barbie Sold for Less Than White Barbie at Walmart Store... Letter from Glenn to American workers...

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?

Bloomberg / Contributor | Getty Images

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.