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Morning Brief 2023-03-28

March 28, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Paul Brian
TOPIC: Why is there such a giant push for "green" cars?

 CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

Domestic News...

Transgender-identifying Nashville school shooter had manifesto, map, multiple firearms
Nashville authorities held a press conference late Monday afternoon, during which they revealed new details about the mass shooting at the Covenant School that took the lives of three children and three adults.

Police: Christian School Shooter Considered Two Locations, Chose One with Least Security
A reporter then asked if Covenant School was the only school that was targeted. Drake answered, “Yes,” but noted there was another location the suspect considered striking as well. However, he said the suspect did “a threat assessment” of the other location and decided there was “too much security.”

Mother of Nashville school shooter shared gun control posts on social media
The mother of the Nashville school shooter appeared to be a gun control activist who once urged friends on Facebook to sign a petition calling to keep firearms out of schools.

The IRS Makes a Strange House Call on Matt Taibbi
An agent shows up at the home of the Twitter files journalist who testified before Congress.

Two years later, Jan. 6 video footage raises new questions about police and prosecutors
Retired deputy police chief reveals there are sizzle reels of every defendant in the Capitol, as prosecutors admit footage shows undercover cops inciting protesters.

Washington bill would let shelters not report some runaway youths to parents
No crime has to be committed or suspected against the child by the parents for the shelter or host home to decline contacting the parents.

Family Dollar employee shoots alleged 'serial shoplifter' who punched him when confronted
He's been charged with attempted murder.

Wright Brothers’ Airplane Factory Is Badly Damaged in Fire
The Dayton Fire Department in Ohio said that it was still investigating what caused the fire at the historic site, where the Wright brothers first manufactured planes starting in 1910.

Politics...

Joe Biden Opens With Ice Cream Jokes Before Addressing Nashville Shooting
Biden addressed the Nashville school shooting from the White House on Monday, quickly turning the tragedy into a push for tighter gun control — but first he opened with a joke about ice cream.

Just one in four Democrats want Biden to run again: Poll
Only 25% of Democrats said Biden should seek a second term in the latest Monmouth University survey; 30% had no opinion, while a plurality of 44% opposed his seeking re-election.

Biden’s ‘Concerns’ Over Kamala Harris’ Weak Abilities Is ‘Factor’ In His Decision To Run For Re-Election
Biden is “also convinced that neither Harris nor any other Democratic hopefuls would be able to beat former President Donald Trump if he is the Republican nominee, a factor that has influenced Biden’s inclination to run again,” one former White House official told Reuters.

Poll: 46% of Democrats Say DA Prosecuting Trump Would Be ‘Outrageous Abuse of Power’
While 78% of Democrats at least somewhat agree with charging Trump, 46% actually believe that a prosecution would be an “outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump.”

Four Out of Five Republicans Think Trump Probes Are ‘Witch Hunt’
Only 18% of Republicans said they were fair.

Trump: DeSantis Would Be Working in a ‘Pizza Parlor’ Without His 2018 Endorsement
“I got him the nomination. By the way, he could have never gotten the nomination. He would be working in either a pizza parlor place or a law office right now. OK?”

DeSantis neck and neck with Trump in early primary states: Poll
DeSantis tops Trump 45% to 37% in Iowa and is dead even with Trump in New Hampshire at 39% apiece in head-to-head matchups.

Chris Christie suggests he's going to take down Trump
“You better have somebody on that stage who can do to him what I did to Marco, because that’s the only thing that’s gonna defeat Donald Trump.”

Sen. Rand Paul says staffer in DC was 'brutally attacked in broad daylight'
"This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.," Paul said in a statement, according to reports.

Self-described 'conservative' who previously voted for Biden says if Trump becomes GOP nominee ...
"Conservatives are going to vote for Joe Biden — again."

Economy / ESG...

Here’s why the US had to sweeten terms to get the SVB sale done
First Citizens BancShares is acquiring $72 billion in Silicon Valley Bank assets at a discount of $16.5 billion. But even after the deal closes, the FDIC remains on the hook to dispose of the majority of SVB’s assets, about $90 billion, which are being kept in receivership.

Top Fed official: Silicon Valley Bank mismanagement led to failure
"The picture that has emerged thus far shows SVB had inadequate risk management and internal controls that struggled to keep pace with the growth of the bank," Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, will tell the Senate, according to the prepared text.

Disney begins laying off 7,000 employees, CEO Bob Iger announces
The cuts to Disney’s global workforce are part of a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting initiative aimed at streamlining the company’s operations in a period of media industry turmoil.

WAR News... 

The United States is 13 years behind in ammunition production, NYT reports
The commitment to support Ukraine appears to have rattled the stability of the domestic stockpile of missiles and munitions.

Trump blames US 'incompetence' for nuclear escalation with Russia as WW3 fears rise
Donald Trump has warned the U.S. is now "playing with" nuclear fire thanks to the Biden administration's "incompetence" as Vladimir Putin laid out plans to move nukes into Belarus.

Claim: Russian Billboards Instruct Citizens How to Prepare 'Nuclear' Survival Kits
Russian authorities have put up digital billboards in Moscow that instruct citizens on how to prepare a "survival kit" in case of an attack, according to local media reports.

Russia threatens US with 'unique weapon' capable of destroying it
"Russia has a unique weapon, which is capable of destroying any opponent, mainly the US, in case there is a threat to Russia’s existence."

Russian State TV Claims US Elites Goading Kremlin to Start Nuclear War
"I think hundreds of millions of Americans don't want this. But there are certain parts of the elites who know that any missile, except for the hypersonic one, would take 30 minutes to get there. They could go underground and wait it out during several strikes."

Kim Jong Un threatens nuclear use 'anytime' as US carrier arrives in South Korea
North Korea raised tensions to new levels the last time a U.S. Navy carrier group was in South Korea about six months ago, which included firing its first missile over Japan in five years.

The future of the US military’s tank force
“The Russian tanks didn’t fare well. They were taken out pretty quickly by modern anti-tank systems. And I think that would be a problem also for U.S. tanks in a future conflict.”

F/A-XX Future Navy Fighter’s Big Funding Points To Prototypes
Documents show the cost of the Navy’s F/A-XX program increasing yearly, with projected funding of over $9 billion for the next five years.

COVID-19...

Janice Dean still fighting for accountability, justice from 'dynasty politician' Andrew Cuomo over COVID case
In the wake of her own battle against corruption in the Cuomo administration, Dean shares inspiring stories of Americans who fought against overwhelming odds on Fox Nation's special, "Janice Dean: I Am the Storm."

Commie Update...

AP: China has spent years currying favor with Utah government
Chinese figures have formed close ties with the Mormon church, state senators and representatives, and other community leaders.

Sham ‘Elections’ Make 91-Year-Old Raúl Castro, Elián González Lawmakers
The Cuban Communist Party held “elections” on Sunday in which 470 hand-picked candidates vied for 470 seats in the National People’s Power Assembly — meaning every candidate was guaranteed a seat.

Entertainment...

Blac Chyna Posts Video Of Removing ‘Demonic’ Baphomet Tattoo After Conversion To Christianity
“It’s got to come off. You know what I mean? I’m about to have no mark of the beast … anything like that. When I first got the tattoo, that is not what it meant to me. I just don’t want anything negative or demonic on my body anymore.”

Don’t Let Cancellation Become Banal
Something terrible happens when art can’t reach audiences.

Media...

Legacy Media Scramble To Recover, Claim Police ‘Misidentified’ Gender Of Nashville Shooter
Outlets were upset that police in Nashville “misidentified” the gender of the transgendered shooter who killed six at a Christian school.

Forbes Accuses DeSantis of Appealing to Racism in Latest Comment Request
Bryan Griffin, who serves as press secretary to DeSantis, shared a screenshot of a request for comment that accused the governor of tapping into voters' "racist proclivities" by using the word "woke."

Veteran TV news anchor off the air after repeating phrase by rapper Snoop Dogg that includes slang for N-word
She didn't say the N-word, but instead said what some claim is slang for the N-word ... so prepare yourself for what you're about to read ... she said, "Fo shizzle, my nizzle."

Middle East...

Netanyahu suspends judicial reform
The prime minister said that the country was on a "dangerous path" and that he would not allow it to descend into civil war.

State Department denies orchestrating Israeli strikes: 'Completely false'
The Biden administration has not orchestrated the Israeli protests against a judicial overhaul proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s team.

Environment...

Study: World Population Close to Peak and Steep Decline — No ‘Population Bomb’ on Horizon
A new study found that the world population is approaching its peak and will begin declining swiftly after the middle of the 21st century, averting the “population bomb” scenario in which longer life spans, more abundant food, and better medical treatments cause the human race to overwhelm the capacity of the Earth to sustain it.

Bill Maher Calls Out Arianna Huffington, Hollywood’s ‘F**king Hypocrites’ on the Environment
When Huffington piously proclaimed that “Growing inequalities have gotten infinitely worse,” Maher struck back, saying, “Well, mostly because of you.”

LGBTQIA2S+...

Trans Activists Called For ‘Day Of Vengeance’ Before Nashville Shooting
The group – run in part by a former Democratic staffer – also raised money for firearms training and specifically called for action in Nashville, the city where the shooting took place – specifically naming the Daily Wire’s offices there.

Poll: Americans Say Acceptance of Transgenderism Has Gone ‘Too Far’
Republicans (75%) are far more likely to say society has gone too far in accepting transgenderism than Democrats (15%). Nearly half of independents (47%) agree with Republicans.

Why Are We Sterilizing Children?
We no longer let doctors amputate healthy limbs. Why do let them sterilize children?

Men are women, 2+2=5, and other lies the Left will force you to accept as fact
As a woman, there is no greater act of misogyny than being forced to accept that my unique biology is meaningless, that my femininity is a cheap commodity that can be claimed by anyone who wants it, and that the rights to which my sex once entitled me are worthless.

Bay Area crowns first man as Miss San Francisco
The only shocking thing about this story is that it hasn't happened until now.

Education...

As DeSantis signs universal school choice law, Florida families win big
The law will make every family in Florida eligible for up to $8,000 to spend on education outside the traditional public school system.

Professor Suspended With Pay After Writing That Killing ‘Right-Wing’ Speakers Is ‘Admirable’
He cited the assassination of Ukrainian’s Simon Petlirua, who was assassinated in 1926. “Remember that Schwarzbard was acquitted by a jury, which found his actions justified,” Shaviro wrote.

National Geographic cancels popular geography bee because of equity
The company decided to cancel the contest after 33 years "to make way for new, transformative, and innovative geography education opportunities in which students around the globe can more equitably participate."

Technology...

Tucker Says Anti-TikTok Bill Would ‘Make America Much More Like China’
"This bill would give enormous and terrifying new powers to the federal government to punish American citizens and regulate how they communicate with one another.”

Elon Musk responds to Glenn Beck's interview with David Sacks
"US foreign policy is bronze tier on a good day!" Elon Musk tweeted, responding to a clip from Beck's interview with Sacks that premiered Saturday on "The Glenn Beck Podcast."

Can a Machine Know That We Know What It Knows?
Some researchers claim that chatbots have developed theory of mind. But is that just our own theory of mind gone wild?

The Guy Who Created That Viral AI Image Of The Pope In A White Puffer Jacket Was Tripping On Mushrooms
“I thought the pope’s puffer jacket was real and didnt give it a second thought,” Chrissy Teigen tweeted.

Science...

Nearly six decades after seminal Montana UFO incidents, Air Force vets brief Pentagon
“I felt we were under attack,” said Salas in a phone interview. But the assailants, he said, weren’t any Cold War foes. Soviet technology couldn’t have abruptly disabled the missiles’ guidance and control systems, which is what happened that night.

Travel...

California Government Is the Real ‘Junk Fee’ Offender
Democrats’ war on hidden fees glosses over their own role in nickel-and-diming residents.

Peanut butter is a liquid, according to the TSA
“There has been no change in the categorization of any of these items, including peanut butter, which is a spreadable and thus falls under the 3.4-ounce limit.”

US passport processing times are up
Routine processing of U.S. passport applications will now take 10 to 13 weeks, the State Department said in a news release Friday.

Sports....

NFL player says TSA 'sexually assaulted' him
"I really just got sexually assaulted by TSA ... I asked the gentleman to please stop BC I'm uncomfortable and I feel that this part of the check is unnecessary (After he felt what was needed). Then they told me I was the problem after 3 TSA agents swarmed me," Joseph-Day tweeted.

Aaron Hernandez’s Brother Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Brick at ESPN HQ
ESPN’s security stopped an Uber at the gates. But before the car left, a man got out and threw a brick encased in a plastic bag. A police report claimed the plastic bag contained the brick and a handwritten note addressed to “all media outlets.”

Chiefsaholic, the Fan Who Dressed as a Wolf, Is Said to Be on the Lam
Xavier Babudar, known as Chiefsaholic, missed a Monday court hearing on charges that he robbed a bank in Tulsa, Okla. The court and his bail bondsman are looking for him.

Animals...

Man Found Dead in Home Crawling with 60 Venomous Snakes
Although the man had been bitten, officials said that was not the cause of his death, as an autopsy revealed it was an old wound.

March 28, 2012 - Day Two of the Supreme Court Obamacare trial... State Department is no longer calling Jerusalem by its proper name... Civilization has to be based on decency... If the US falls, the world is left in darkness... Unbelievable audio from Louis Farrakhan... Who is deliberately trying to destroy small businesses?...

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

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.