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Morning Brief 2023-05-15

May 15, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Todd Bensman
TOPIC: What is happening at the border since Title 42 was lifted?

Proverbs 3:27-30

Domestic News...

Liberal policies are making the American dream unaffordable
See if you can figure out what these three news stories have in common.

Witness says she went back to ‘thank’ Daniel Penny after Jordan Neely choke-hold death, is ‘praying’ for him
“He said, ‘I don’t care. I’ll take a bullet, I’ll go to jail’ because he would kill people on the train,” the woman said of Neely.

Don’t fault Daniel Penny for trying to save others like the heroes on United Flight 93
On Sept. 11, 2001, after learning that two other hijacked planes had been crashed into the Twin Towers, passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 fought their hijackers in an attempt to save themselves and other Americans.

Firearms trainer rips liberal state’s strict gun bill: ‘Discriminating against women'
As gun ownership spikes among women, strict new law outlaws popular AR-15 style rifles.

Flesh-eating zombie drug 'tranq' takes over LA streets
Users with rotting skin are seen hunched over and spaced out across the city, while officials say they can't ban it because it's legal.

Michigan boy thwarts abduction of 8-year-old sister by shooting kidnapper with slingshot
A Michigan boy is being heralded as a hero for allegedly using his slingshot to save his little sister from being abducted from their back yard, according to police.

Cash App founder Bob Lee attended underground sex, drug parties with sister of his alleged killer
Lee’s death was initially believed to be a case of random violence, but his friends suggested it was instead a result of the Cash App founder’s indulgent lifestyle among the upper echelon of Bay Area society where cocaine and swingers were common.

Biden Crime Family...

Suboptimal: Rep. Comer says he ‘can’t track down’ top informant in Biden family probe
Comer said Sunday that congressional investigators probing President Biden’s family over foreign influence-peddling allegations have lost contact with a leading informant.

Mike Morell can’t clean up this ‘dirty’ letter that was meant to secure Biden's 2020 win
The CIA conspired with Mike Morell and the Biden campaign to produce a letter falsely claiming that emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop were Russian disinformation.

Several of 51 ex-intel officials who signed Biden laptop letter donated to Biden, Democrats
Democrats are "against election interference that might impact them; they're all for it when it helps them win elections," Sen. Ron Johnson said.

Politics...

How a Supreme Court case could inject chaos into the 2024 elections
At issue is a concept known as the "independent state legislature theory," which posits that state legislatures have broad discretion over administering federal elections at the state level, with minimal checks and balances from state courts or even the governor.

The Democrats' crisis: Feinstein's present is Biden's future
No one is supposed to be too old for a job. Yet Dianne Feinstein obviously is too old for her job as a United States senator. Progressives are the first to admit it.

Biden Approves Weapons Sales to Most of World’s Autocracies
Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57% of the world’s authoritarian regimes.

Democrat pollster: Biden ‘seems to have lost control’
Not only does it appear that Biden isn’t very engaged on the issues, everybody noticed he was AWOL.

Kamala Harris: Who Would She Pick For VP If She Became President?
Should Vice President Kamala Harris need to accede to the presidency in the event President Joe Biden is incapacitated, resigns, or were to die in office, her first order of business would be nominating her successor.

Dem Chris Murphy predicts ‘popular revolt’ if SCOTUS blocks gun proposals
“A court that’s already pretty illegitimate is going to be in full crisis mode.”

Rick Perry declines to support Trump in 2024 but teases possible own presidential run
Perry also said he hasn't "written off" the idea of running for president next year, saying there is "a lot of time" before he needs to make a decision.

Eric Adams Says He’s a Progressive. Democrats Beg to Differ.
Left-leaning New Yorkers say the mayor is moving the city in a more conservative direction on issues like policing, rent, and providing shelter to those in need.

New leader of New York Communist Party was aide to AOC
A senior official within the New York State Communist Party has been revealed to be the former aide to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Economy / ESG...

DeSantis Says Corporations Seeking To Do ‘End Run Around’ Constitution
“They have indulged in concepts like ESG, environment, social, governance. Make no mistake, though, what they are trying to do. They are trying to change policy in this country. They are trying to change our society without ever having to stand for an election.”

NY Times: Why Some Companies Are Saying ‘Diversity and Belonging’ Instead of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’
The changing terminology reflects new thinking among some consultants, who say traditional D.E.I. strategies haven’t worked out as planned.

Chipotle, Papa John’s link ESG goals to bonus compensation
That percentage of Russell 1000 companies linking ESG goals to compensation has quickly grown in recent years, from 14% in 2020 to 18% in 2021 to 28% in 2022.

If The Dollar Loses Its Reserve Status, Kiss Your Middle-Class Lifestyle Goodbye
Americans should know what’s happening and how they can prepare for this possibility.

The dynamics driving the dollar down
The dollar’s problems should be laid at the door of the wishful thinkers who think the state knows better than free markets. It is that which has led to currency imbalances.

Morgan Stanley: The Debt Ceiling Will Get Sorted Out, It's The Reserve Drain After That Will Hurt
Since February, the volatility in the banking sector has continued to be a theme for markets and macro economists. How much of a drag will it put on the U.S. economy? Is the turmoil behind us, or is it just dormant?

Judge warns JPMorgan Chase of contempt finding for slow-walking evidence in Jeffrey Epstein case
The huge bank is accused of enabling and benefiting from the late money manager’s sex trafficking of young women.

CNBC: Crypto companies are playing poker with the SEC as agency cracks down on the industry
Crypto companies have issued bold threats to leave the U.S., highlighting concern that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s industry crackdown is becoming too harsh.

Border...

Media gaslighting goes to max as US border fully opens
The same phrases kept popping up. Such as “scenes of chaos failed to materialize.” Things were not “so bad.” “Pretty much the same.” Guess they’re all on the same Karine Jean-Pierre group text, sharing their Wordles and latest approved Biden messaging.

Biden gloats border looks 'much better than you all expected' despite historic crossings
Many illegal aliens have said they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border before Title 42's expiration to avoid facing Title 8 concerns, which would explain the lack of a mass stampede at the border after the pandemic-era rule ended.

Huge number of border agent candidates failing DHS polygraphs, union suggests it’s intentional
Growing momentum in Congress to impose a legislative fix while as many as two-thirds of CBP candidates rejected over lie detector test.

The GOP Is Clueless To The Dems’ Sinister Immigration Agenda
If the Democrats cannot get Americans to accept a neo-communist, technocratic, oligarchic state run by billionaires and their political marionettes, they will import those who will.

Afghan with terror ties apprehended at border near California
Through March at least 70 foreigners on the terrorist watchlist were apprehended at the border since October.

WAR News... 

Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Was A Historic Disaster
The Taliban in Afghanistan has obliterated women’s rights, cracked down on protesters, and intimidated journalists.

Wagner head offered to reveal Russian troop locations to Ukraine: Report
Wagner's soldiers have been at the forefront of a bloody Russian offensive to take the city of Bakhmut.

Putin 'Not Insane' but May Resort to Nuclear Weapons: Estonian President
"If Russia is becoming very desperate, then — and I wouldn't say by accident, but even maybe deliberately — they might push a button," the Estonian president said.

Head of international atomic energy agency warns of 'enormous suffering' if Ukrainian plant fails
A nuclear accident would have "ripples and reverberations all over the world."

Four Russian Aircraft Shot Down Within Their Own Borders
Multiple possibilities exist as to what brought these aircraft down, but most would mark a major change in Ukraine’s counter-air abilities.

Ukraine Ammo Storage Site Obliterated Where Huge Fireball Seen
Was supposedly attacked by Russian drones.

COVID-19...

Top 20 non-profit hospitals raked in $23 billion from taxpayer-funded COVID aid while profits soared
The analysis also found that hospital executives benefited greatly during the pandemic by pocketing compensation packages that "frequently exceeded $10 million per year."

Entertainment...

Dave Chappelle smashes San Francisco in surprise comedy show, blogger gets offended
The SFGate blogger claimed that Chappelle "settled for a barrage of transphobic dog whistles" during his San Francisco comedy show. The critic asserted that "these dog whistles" had "spoiled" the comedy routine for him.

Race-swapped Netflix Cleopatra earns 1% rotten tomatoes audience score
Queen Cleopatra has a rating of 1.1 out of 10, making it among the lowest-rated shows listed on the website.

Media...

Vice Media files for Chapter 11 to facilitate sale to Soros, consortium
Vice Media Group listed both assets and liabilities in the range of $500 million to $1 billion ahead of a sale to a consortium that includes George Soros' hedge fund.

Tucker Carlson's Twitter Venture Tests Mainstream Media's Eroding Grip
The controversial host launches his effort at a promising moment for dissident voices.

Bette Midler: 'CNN has a lot to answer for' for hosting Trump interview
"Trump put #Truth in a chokehold on #CNN and squeezed for 75 minutes. Then he bludgeoned it, kicked it, slashed it, dismembered it, lynched it and left it for dead. CNN has a lot to answer for."

Former Biden Aide Predicts SCOTUS Could Outlaw Black History
MSNBC host Symone Sanders claimed that the Supreme Court was poised to make a series of radical decisions — ranging from outlawing black history to allowing day cares to refuse Jewish children.

Europe...

Macron Wants to Keep Cutting Taxes Despite Deficit Warnings
Macron said he wanted to keep cutting taxes on businesses and the middle class despite recent warnings about the state of public finances.

Africa...

Common Currency on Agenda for South African BRICS Summit
The creation of a BRICS currency will be one of the main topics up for discussion when the group of five emerging nations meets in Johannesburg in August.

More Than 200 Bodies Recovered, 600 Still Missing In Alleged Starvation Cult
Authorities were alerted to the possibility of mass graves within the Shakahola forest in Kenya on land owned by leader of the Good News International Church, who allegedly taught his followers that if they starved themselves they would go to heaven.

Asia...

India Struggles to Eradicate an Old Scourge: Witch Hunting
Once driven largely by superstition, the brutal practice is now often simply a tool to oppress women, in many cases violently.

Environment...

Stephen Moore: The green movement is a jobs killer. Are unions finally figuring this out?
The green movement has taken the Democratic Party hostage — and President Joe Biden's all-in embrace of far-left green policies is wreaking havoc on rank-and-file union jobs.

Soros Fund Management cut Tesla stake
The family office of billionaire George Soros slashed its stakes in electric vehicle makers Tesla Inc. and Rivian Automotive in the first quarter.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Gender dysphoria pioneer work under investigation for publishing 'rapid-onset' study of kids
Springer Nature cites unspecified "concerns" about methodology. Kenneth Zucker's defenders, including Jordan Peterson and Olympic medalists, say the criticisms are pretextual.

Supreme Court opinion uses female pronouns to refer to a man
In a recent opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court used female pronouns to refer to a man who claims he's a woman.

Transformers introduce a non-binary robot
"Computers are literally binary lol," Elon Musk responded.

Education...

Biden tells black college graduates: 'The most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is white supremacy'
"There are those who would do anything, everything, no matter how desperate or immoral, to hold on to power."

Grandfather of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher says news coverage is racially motivated
The grandfather of the 6-year-old who shot his teacher said that the overabundant news coverage of the incident was racially motivated and claimed that it would be far less had the teacher been black.

Technology...

TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness
A recent study found that when researchers created accounts belonging to fictitious 13-year-olds, they were quickly inundated with videos about eating disorders, body image, self-harm, and suicide.

Europe takes aim at ChatGPT with what might soon be the West’s first AI law
A key committee of lawmakers in the European Parliament has approved a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence regulation — making it closer to becoming law.

Elon Musk taps Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
Complainers attacked the hire, claiming Musk had made a huge mistake and censorship of the right would return to the platform. Musk responded, "I hear your concerns, but don’t judge too early. I am adamant about defending free speech, even if it means losing money."

Elon Musk defends move to 'censor' Twitter in Turkey ahead of controversial presidential election
A ridiculous article. Freedom of speech is unique to the United States. Musk has always said he'll comply with local laws. The difference between him and other tech companies is that he's transparent about it.

Before Musk picked Yaccarino as Twitter CEO, she challenged him on policies and his own tweets
In April, the two met for an on-stage conversation at a marketing convention in Miami Beach, Florida. Here are some highlights of their conversation.

Virginia Governor Signs Bill Requiring Porn Sites To Verify User Age
Utah passed similar legislation earlier this year.

Science...

Aliens may be looking for Earth but can't find us: Study
Humanity has been looking for aliens for decades but has yet to find any evidence. A new study suggests we may just be in a sort of cosmic blind spot for alien radio signals.

Sports...

Brittney Griner says 'Star-Spangled Banner' 'hit different' after being freed from Russia
Griner stood with teammates during the national anthem in her first game back. “Hearing the national anthem, it definitely hit different,” Griner told reporters after the game.

May 15, 2008 - Glenn's interview with William Shatner... Polar bear news... Glenn discusses the economy... DuPont Registry... Executive dating service... Obama and al Jazeera... Glenn explains why he's past the point of being doom and gloom on the economy, which is a bad sign...

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

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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

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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.

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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.