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Morning Brief 2023-04-04

April 04, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Andrew McCarthy
TOPIC: Will a judge place a gag order on President Trump after his arraignment?

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Sean Patrick Flanery
TOPIC: Faith-based movies are having their moment at the box office right now.

CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

Trump...

Will Donald Trump’s mug shot become a defining image of the 21st century?
Media and marketing experts say the image could be used as a rallying call for both pro-Trump and anti-Trump camps.

Indict One — And All?
Were the opposition to match tit-for-tat these Democratic means, then the republic would not survive.

Trump's Indictment Is a Blunder of Historic Proportions
The media has largely framed this story with a trope about how Bragg's decision to prosecute shows that "no one is above the law." This framing is false (see Hunter Biden).

Report: Trump will reportedly be charged with 34 felony counts
Leaking this information is a felony itself.

CNN and ABC Run Polls Asking People if They Agree with Trump’s Indictment – Without Knowing What’s in It
94% of Democrats approve of the indictment, despite not knowing what's being alleged.

Lindsey Graham says indictment 'almost ensures' Trump will be GOP nominee
“I think it almost ensures that Trump will be the nominee, and I think independents are going to see this for what it is — it’s just a liberal prosecutor out of control.”

DA Bragg’s Chief of Staff Wanted Trump Banned from Office
Stockdale has been caught endorsing tweets calling for the impeachment, removal from office, and future prevention of Trump from holding public office again.

Domestic News...

Florida Senate OKs 6-week abortion ban
The bill provides exceptions of up to 15 weeks of pregnancy in cases of rape, incest, and human trafficking.

Nashville school shooter fired 152 rounds during the attack, which was planned ‘over a period of months’
“It is known that (the murderer) considered the actions of other mass murderers,” the release said.

Here are my 20 post-Nashville observations ... tell me where I’m wrong.
Scripture counsels against hot takes when it instructs believers to be "quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger." I'm far from perfect at that, but I'm committed to learning to be obedient. So I've waited and watched and listened in the days that followed the horror in Nashville last week.

White House calls DeSantis ‘shameful’ for signing Fla. permitless gun-carry bill
“It is shameful that so soon after another tragic school shooting, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a permitless concealed carry bill behind closed doors," Jean-Pierre said.

Radicals appointed to serve on Vermont's new 'Truth' commission
A select panel of Vermont citizens has appointed three radical Vermonters to serve on the state's new Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Why Renee DiResta Leads The Censorship Industry
How a former CIA fellow came to lead U.S. government efforts to stamp out disfavored speech on the Internet.

LA County supervisors propose motion to depopulate jails by releasing inmates
Also consider letting criminals with bail set at under $50,000 out of prison.

Violent crime up 55% in Washington state amid 'missed opportunity' for reform
“It’s a crisis situation, yet the majority [party] here doesn’t seem to realize it at all,” Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane Valley) told the Center Square.

The Fourth Turning Tipping Point
A Fourth Turning is a period in history when all the negative developments over a four-generation period reach a crescendo – a time when the sociopaths are the rulers and are putting the squeeze on the populace.

Politics...

Recession fears loom over Biden's 2024 re-election, evoking Jimmy Carter
Retail store closures, layoffs, high energy prices, inflation, rising interest rates and further stock market losses could spell bad news for the president's re-election effort.

DeSantis Calls For Probe Into Disney World Special District
DeSantis ordered an investigation into potential civil and criminal violations of the previous Disney Board of Supervisors.

Son of George Soros scored multiple visits to Biden White House, records show
Alexander Soros, chairman of the Open Society Foundations, has increasingly posted images on social media of himself with Democratic lawmakers whose campaigns he has bankrolled.

Group steers Swiss billionaire’s money to liberal causes
As a foreign national, Wyss is prohibited from donating to candidates or political committees. But his influence is still broadly felt through millions of dollars routed through a network of nonprofit groups that invest heavily in the Democratic ecosystem.

New Testimony Claims Ballot Tampering in Maricopa’s 2022 Election
Hughes states in his affidavit that “an intentional change was made to the printers affecting the DAY OF Election ballots” in the 2022 Maricopa County midterm election.

Former Gov. Hogan staffer and FBI fugitive shot dead during standoff with police
During the standoff, at least one FBI agent fired a weapon and McGrath was injured. It was not revealed if he was struck by police or if the injuries were self-inflicted.

Economy / ESG...

Interest in Clocks Is Growing
From Watches and Wonders Geneva to new auction listings, traditional timepieces are attracting a lot of attention.

Ford to Discontinue AM Radios in Most New Vehicles Starting in 2024
Ford plans to drop AM radios from most of its new vehicles starting in 2024, raising concerns about public safety communication.

Border...

Florida grand jury accuses Biden administration of abetting 'forced migration, sale' of foreign kids
A grand jury's five-month probe into the government's processing of unaccompanied migrant children found the Biden administration has been "facilitating the forced migration, sale, and abuse of foreign children."

WAR News... 

Japan buys Russian oil above $60-a-barrel cap, breaking with US allies: Report
As many European nations weaned themselves off Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Japan stepped up its purchase of Russian natural gas.

WaPo: Investigators skeptical of yacht’s role in Nord Stream bombing
Officials believe more than one vessel might have been involved and wonder if a 50-foot sailing yacht that investigators scoured for clues could be a decoy.

Finland joins NATO, doubling border with Russia
The move is a strategic and political blow to Putin, who has long complained about NATO’s expansion toward Russia and partly used that as a justification for his country’s war with Ukraine.

The Risk of Nuclear War Fatigue
Putin's repeated threats of using nuclear weapons have created a "boy who cried wolf" situation, but nuclear experts cautioned the United States and its allies against becoming desensitized to the threat.

Czech Defense Minister: Nuclear War? Not a Problem.
The Czech Defense Minister said that the consequences of the use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine would pose no risks to the Czech Republic.

Russia Accuses Dissidents and Ukraine of Killing Pro-War Blogger
The authorities detained a woman they said had delivered the bomb, hidden in a statuette, that killed the blogger, and called it the work of anti-government activists and Ukraine.

Video From Ukraine War Looks Like World War I Trench Battle
A video of a Ukrainian assault unit engaged in an attack on a Russian trench circulated on social media.

US Army Deploys First Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon in Florida
The U.S. Army has deployed its first long-range hypersonic weapon system in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of a full expeditionary launch rehearsal.

Ukraine is building an AI to help triage shrapnel injuries
With Russia's invasion ongoing, Ukraine is looking for ways that artificial intelligence can help treat the wounded.

COVID-19...

The fiercest vaccine advocates are starting to admit the truth about the mRNAs
Even the NY Times can’t hide reality about the mRNA jabs forever. Last week, the Times published an article headlined, “Should You Get Another Covid Booster?”

Entertainment...

Gone with the Wind to include trigger warning
Intro that addresses "white supremacy" in latest print.

Europe...

French woman arrested for calling Macron 'filth' on Facebook
Valérie was reportedly arrested and charged with "public insult to the President of the Republic by word, written image or means of communication by electronic voice."

Finland elects more conservative party, ousting progressive prime minister
Just days after Finland was approved to enter NATO, the election saw the NCP win 20.8% of the vote, the most of any party.

Middle East...

OPEC Succeeds In Nuking Crude Oil Shorts, Puts $100 Brent 'On The Horizon'
OPEC+ began to see the need for a change in oil policy on March 20 ... when Brent crude slid to a 15-month low near $70 a barrel as a banking crisis threatened to hobble the economy. The Saudis reflected that short sellers were due a reminder of the pain OPEC+ can still inflict on them.

Saudi Arabia makes its Eurasian shift
The kingdom's recent reconciliations with Iran and Syria under Chinese-Russian guidance are perceived as a step toward reducing Riyadh's dependence on the U.S., while also advancing Beijing and Moscow's political and economic influence.

Saudi Arabia Eyes More Deals to Build $38 Billion Gaming Hub
As part of its strategy to diversify its economy away from oil, Saudi Arabia wants to become a big player in the $184 billion global gaming market.

Asia...

High Level of Activity at N. Korean Nuclear Complex: US Think Tank
Satellite imagery has indicated a high level of activity at North Korea’s main nuclear complex after leader Kim Jong Un ordered the production of weapons-grade nuclear material be ramped up, a U.S. think tank said.

Japanese firm starts selling bear meat from vending machines
Featuring meat from locally hunted wild bears, the 24-hour vending machine has attracted a steady stream of customers since it opened in November last year.

Environment...

Record snowpack, nearly full reservoirs: Here’s the state of California’s drought after an epic winter
For the last three years, the state has been in desperate need of some rain and snow. At this time last year, all of California was caught in a drought.

LGBTQIA2S+...

North Dakota legislature fails to override veto of transgender pronoun bill
You WILL comply.

Boston Kids Doc Urges Blue States to Prepare for Gender Surgery Boom
Business is humming for plastic surgeon Oren Ganor, but it could always be better. It’s his good fortune to be in a position to juice the market. He’s the co-director of Boston Children's Hospital’s Center for Gender Surgery.

New Zealand PM stumbles when reporter asks him to 'define a woman'
"The — well, biology, sex, gender, umm — people define themselves, people define their own genders."

Country star performs with drag queen backup dancers at CMT Music Awards
Calls for stricter gun laws.

Bud Light partners with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney for March Madness
Many assumed this was an April Fools' Day joke, but nope.

Education...

Cornell University stands up to ‘triggered’ snowflakes
The school’s Student Assembly voted unanimously to “require instructors who present graphic traumatic content that may trigger the onset of symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to provide advance notice to students and refrain from penalizing students who opt out of exposure to such content.”

Health...

The ‘King Kong’ of Weight-Loss Drugs Is Coming
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro could outpace Ozempic as the most powerful treatment on the market. To develop it, the drug company needed to overhaul long-held but failing practices.

AI Cough-Monitoring Can Change the Way We Diagnose Disease
There is power in cough information, and the ubiquity of cell phones and wearables with recording devices mean that apps can increasingly capture and analyze that data.

Religion...

Claim: The Discovery of the Ark of the Covenant May Soon Be Publicly Revealed to the Entire World
When the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant is finally announced by the Israeli government, it will be the greatest archaeological bombshell in the history of the world.

‘No Greater Time to Be Catholic’
The more depraved things become, the greater time it is to be a Catholic.

Technology...

We Should Consider ChatGPT Signal For Manhattan Project 2.0
GAI systems could be used to solve some of the world's most pressing issues, including climate change, terminal disease, and global poverty. GAI systems could be used to optimize the use of resources and increase efficiency, leading to significant improvements in productivity, economic growth, and quality of life.

Should we fear the rise of artificial general intelligence?
The expectation among many in the technology community is that GPT will advance to become GPT-5 — and that version will be an artificial general intelligence.

Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right
Given the potential for widespread harm as technology companies roll out these AI systems and test them on the public, policymakers are faced with the task of determining whether and how to regulate the emerging technology.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the tech sector faces a ‘reckoning’
"What happens when people fall in love with their AI tutor?"

Clone Yourself With This New AI Network — And Get Paid While You Sleep
“Imagine waking up smiling because all you have to do is think about what you’d like to do next, not what you have to do next.”

Sex, love, and companionship … with AI? Why human-machine relationships could go mainstream
There was once a stigma attached to online dating: Less than a decade ago, many couples who had met online would make up stories for how they met rather than admit that they had done so via an app.

As generative AI hype hits full steam, consumers carry reservations
Over two-thirds of respondents said brands should disclose when AI has been used to develop products, services, experiences, and content.

WA attorney general joins others in Google lawsuit
Bob Ferguson is going after Google once more, this time claiming the company unlawfully monopolizes online display advertising.

The father of the cell phone predicts we'll have devices embedded in our skin next
Martin Cooper — former head of Motorola's communications systems division — was the first person to ever make a call from a cellular phone in the 1970s (fun fact: mobile phones were introduced in the 1940s).

Science...

Sentient Unveiled: This Highly Classified AI Can 'See' and 'Detect' UFOs
According to a series of partially declassified documents, a highly classified AI system is capable of "seeing" and "detecting" UFOs. Unlike any other AIs in existence, Sentient differs in the degree of independence and can even direct satellites to obtain images of the objects it needs.

Archaeologists to find lost underwater civilization with magnetic fields
Magnetic data, like seismic data, is collected by those looking to extract energy sources from the sea floor in order to map out the landscape for construction.

April 4, 2011 - Obama's re-election campaign... How is Obama's highest approval rating in foreign affairs?... Is the GOP serious about cutting the budget?... A heartwarming story... Howard Dean... Why does the left encourage anger?... Hunger strikes... The Ivory Coast... Glenn's upcoming tour... Media uses new adjectives to describe Glenn... Murderous fossil fuels...

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

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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

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

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.