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Morning Brief 2023-06-20

June 20, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Ben Lamm
TOPIC: Could the woolly mammoth walk the earth again in our lifetime?

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Dave Landau
TOPIC: BlazeTV reclaims late night with new show "Normal World."

Matthew 5:19-21

News...

Joe Biden calls climate change ‘the existential threat to humanity,’ pledges to take action ‘by 2020’
He claimed his most important commitment is "by 2020 [to] have conserved 30% of all the lands and waters the United States ..."

Harvard/HarrisX Poll: 83% of Voters Say FBI Should Make Biden ‘Bribery’ File Public
The poll asked, “Do you think that the FBI report from an informant alleging that Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe while he was Vice President should be made public or kept secret by the FBI?”

WaPo: FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year
In the DOJ’s investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump’s orbit.

Judge to decide if Biden admin improperly censored social media users over COVID, election
A federal judge will decide whether Biden’s administration violated the First Amendment by censoring users on social media over topics like COVID and election security — and if so, what to do about it.

Former FBI official reveals more challenges in the stalled D.C. pipe bomber investigation
The FBI‘s failure to capture the person who placed pipe bombs at political party headquarters in D.C. the night before the Capitol riot is partly due to corrupted geolocation data from a cellphone provider.

Montana gun owner raided by IRS, ATF in 'pattern of intimidation and harassment': Report
"The IRS committed an egregious breach of privacy for Montana’s gun owners."

Rescue of lost Titanic-bound sub would be deepest recovery mission in history
The search is focused on an area about 900 miles off the coast of Cape Cod — at a depth of roughly 13,000 feet, Coast Guard officials said.

Billionaire among those on board lost Titanic tourism vessel
Hamish Harding is one of the crew members aboard the Titan, a submersible that takes tourists to see the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.

Federal court dismisses Kentucky abortion lawsuit as moot
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued a statement declaring victory in the case.

Democrat mayor blames news coverage for perception of San Francisco
ABC said it's "too dangerous" to film downtown.

YouTubers save woman overdosing on Fentanyl within minutes of arriving in San Francisco
"We came to San Francisco to film one of our usual comedy documentaries on the crisis enveloping downtown; however, in the course of our filming, we encountered an individual overdosing on fentanyl and we were able to administer aid to save them," Danny Mullen said.

The Democratic mayor of Boston fighting 'woke' policies
Michelle Wu, a progressive, is engaged in a fight with her city council over substantial cuts to the city's police and veteran services departments.

Miami tops NYC as least affordable housing market after pandemic boom
The surge of transplants to Florida since the pandemic has caused prices to skyrocket, sapping the Sunshine State of its main draw: affordability.

Here's how often you should really wash your jeans, according to denim experts
Levi’s design director Paul O’Neill personally shared that he washes them every “30 to 50 wears.”

Politics...

Following indictment, Trump leads Biden in polling
Real Clear Politics’ polling average has Trump ahead of Biden by 2.4 points in a general election matchup.

Rasmussen poll: Biden losing to Trump by 6
Also, 52% feel Biden has been a “worse president than most recent presidents.” Just 32% believe he has been “better,” a number driven by supportive Democrats.

Bret Baier Grills Trump On Hiring The ‘Best People,’ Many Of Whom Are Now Running Against Him
“I hired 10 to 1 that were fantastic,” Trump told Baier.

Trump says he wouldn't be as combative if it weren't for the 'dishonest' media
Trump took a shot at Fox News during the interview and said that "a lot" less people watch Fox than "used to."

Trump, GOP leaders embrace early voting, mail-in-balloting after Dems leave them 'no choice'
After years of debate over mail-in and early voting, Trump and GOP leaders have embraced it, saying that they have "no choice" but to adopt the practices.

Conservatives wage war on Biden's administrative state
Conservatives are charging hard against the Biden administration , battling against not only its actions but what they see as a generations-long abuse of executive authority.

Why Tommy Tuberville won't back down on stalling 250 military nominees in the Senate
The Department of Defense released a series of new policies in February that allow for time off and travel expenses for reproductive health care, including abortion , for troops and their dependents in states where it is not available.

Amid Biden stumbles, pressure grows for Gavin Newsom to decide on 2024 presidential run
Despite Newsom saying he has no plans to challenge incumbent president, speculation keeps growing.

After Juneteenth post, Fetterman ripped for previously pulling shotgun on unarmed black jogger
"Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate emancipation + reflect on the long shadow of systemic racism in America. PA always stands by the unshakeable truth that Black families matter + Black lives matter."

Around 100 Letters Containing Suspicious White Powder Sent to Kansas Republicans
The white powder purports to be a “gift” to “honor your recent accomplishments,” signed by “your secret despirer,” according to a letter that accompanied the white powder. “It is important not to choke on your ambition,” the sender added.

Eric Adams says God told him he’d lead NYC, asked him to publicly proclaim faith
“Thirty something years ago I woke up, out of my sleep in a cold sweat. God spoke to my heart and said, ‘You are going to be the mayor January 1, 2022.'”

Economy / ESG...

Democrat Gov. Hobbs vetoes ban on ESG investments in Arizona
Legislation would have required the state treasurer to list all state investments by name on a public site so that all investments might be made "in the sole interest of the beneficiary taxpayer."

Biden's DOJ quietly drops 5 charges against Democrat mega-donor Sam Bankman-Fried
Five of thirteen charges have been withdrawn by federal prosecutors.

WAR News... 

Biden says threat of Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is 'real'
"When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado river drying up, everybody looked at me like I was crazy. They looked at me like when I said I worry about Putin using tactical nuclear weapons. It's real."

Sweden fears Russian nuclear attack: Nordic nation is scrambling to bolster its defenses
The Nordic country's parliamentary defense committee said today that it must focus on the growing threat posed by Russia amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the possibility that the war could escalate to the point that nuclear weapons are used.

COVID-19...

10 reasons we KNOW that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Lab
The evidence is clear: The pandemic was the result of irresponsible science.

Commie Update...

Blinken reiterates Biden admin's support of 'One China' policy
"We do not support Taiwan independence."

Blinken says Chinese spy balloon ‘chapter should be closed’
Blinken’s trip to Beijing marked an “important start,” he said, noting that the spy balloon incident that postponed his trip should be considered “closed.”

Despite groveling, Blinken Fails to Restart US-China Military-to-Military Communications
“At this moment, China has not agreed to move forward with that. I think that’s an issue that we have to keep working on."

Entertainment...

Box office bomb: Disney's 'Elemental' movie about xenophobia could be Pixar's worst-earning opening ever
The movie – which is rated for children ages 6 and up – "tackles" racism and xenophobia. The film also features Disney's first-ever non-binary character.

Tarantino Says It’s ‘Ridiculous’ To Get Offended By A Movie
“Saying that you are 'offended' by a film is the first response of a very narrow mind. Art is no offense ... it’s just ridiculous to be offended by the content of a film.“

New Hit Song Makes ‘WAP’ Sound Like Shakespeare
Rapper Sexyy Red released the official lyrics for her newly released hit song, “Pound Town.”

'Nefarious' movie review
"... there is a reason why I personally prefer listening to Beck’s radio show rather than watching him on screen."

Media...

Don Lemon: ‘I may not be on CNN, but I’m still a journalist’
Who?

Environment...

Rashida Tlaib Tells Eco-Terrorists To Get ‘Much More Aggressive’
The activists have already blocked U.S. highways, vandalized an artwork in Washington, and heckled politicians at speaking engagements. They're understood to be plotting much larger European-style climate protests later this summer.

LGBTQIA2S+...

SCOTUS to consider case of transgender inmate housed based on biological sex
The lawsuit alleges Kesha Williams was not accommodated for a "disability" of believing himself to be a woman.

Chris Christie signals his support for child sex changes
The morbidly obese disgraced ex-governor said he doesn't think "the government should ever be stepping into the place of the parents in helping to move their children through a process where those children are confused or concerned about their gender."

Nearly half of US states now have measures on child sex changes, but lawsuits abound
Laws banning procedures for minors have been blocked by federal courts in at least five states.

British PM caught on camera making non-politically correct joke about trans ideology
"You may have noticed Ed Davey [leader of the Liberal Democrats] has been very busy. Like me, you can probably see that he was busy trying to convince everybody that women clearly had penises."

Whitlock: ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bryson Gray performs an exorcism on rap music and the Alphabet Mafia
Bryson Gray’s latest rap song is proving Christians can win the culture war if we simply utilize our nuclear weapon – the Bible.

AMC abruptly cancels film documenting journey of detransitioners after backlash
Producers of the film claim AMC shelved screenings scheduled to begin June 21 after intense pressure from a group called the Queer Trans Project.

Anheuser-Busch Accepts Creative Marketing Award Announced Shortly Before Bud Light Boycott Began
Admitted the boycott was a “wake-up call” and said the brand has been “humbled” by the controversy.

Education...

Smeared, Scorned, And Shouted Down
My experience as an openly conservative valedictorian at Dartmouth.

Teachers Trade Tips On ‘Subversively & Quietly’ Transitioning Kids
Roughly 30 Midwestern teachers discussed ways to transition their students’ gender without alerting parents in an online chat room this week.

Texas Christian University To Hold ‘Queer Art Of Drag’ Course
“Drag is an art form with a rich history of challenging dominant norms and systems of oppression; building queer community; and cultivating experiences of queer joy in a hostile world,” TCU’s website reads.

Health...

Number of teens who ‘don’t enjoy life’ has doubled with social media
The University of Michigan poll has been conducted annually since 1991, with 50,000 students in 8th, 10th and 12th grades nationwide asked if they agree with the statements “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life” and “My life is not useful.”

'Diehard vegan' quits diet after regimen destroyed her health
"Do you guys remember when I was a diehard vegan and I had a 'v' tattooed in my ear and I thought that I was going to be vegan forever?"

Male eating disorders are on the rise — thanks in part to porn
A new paper published in the journal Body Image highlights the link between “problematic” porn use and eating disorder symptoms among young men.

John Goodman shows off incredible 200-pound weight loss transformation
Goodman peaked at 392 pounds in 2007.

AI...

OpenAI Lobbied the EU to Water Down AI Regulation
Sam Altman has spent the last month touring world capitals where, at talks to sold-out crowds and in meetings with heads of governments, he has repeatedly spoken of the need for global AI regulation.

AI could ‘remove all human touchpoints’ in supply chains
Generative AI in supply chains will be able to forecast demand, predict when trucks need maintenance, and work out optimal shipping routes, according to analysts.

How existential risk became the biggest meme in AI
We've been here before: AI doom follows AI hype. But this time feels different. The Overton window has shifted.

Most US workers want to adopt emerging tech like AI but see senior leaders as obstacle
More than half of surveyed employees say the emerging technologies are outdated by the time their companies decide to implement them.

Will AI make us stupid?
"Today’s algorithmic revolution is a necessary cleansing, by which we rid ourselves of the bricolage of modern intellectual life."

AI More Likely to Replace Jobs Held by Women
Robot vacuum cleaners, dish washers, TV dinners -- all show how women are under constant assault by technology.

Technology...

Obama proposes 'digital fingerprints' to combat 'misinformation'
Cites "vaccination stuff" as justification.

2016: Obama Says We Have to Change ‘Wild West’ Media Landscape
“We are going to have to rebuild within this wild wild west of information flow some sort of curating function that people agree to,” Obama said at an innovation conference in Pittsburgh.

Amazon Shuts Down Man’s Entire Smart Home After Delivery Worker Claims Racism
An Amazon driver allegedly mistook an automated message from Jackson’s doorbell for a racist remark. Jackson provided video proof to contradict the claim, but Amazon did not respond right away, and the account remained locked.

Science...

House Oversight Republican on UFO hearing: 'I’m just after the facts'
Burchett also said he thinks government officials know what is going on with UFOs, but they've kept it quiet.

Travel...

Tourists claim they saw Loch Ness monster in Scotland
While touring the famous Loch Ness water in Scotland's Highlands, a stunned husband and wife Etienne and Elaine Camel snapped a photo of a "huge dark shape."

Sports...

​Colin Kaepernick says US needs to end capitalism, partners with Marxists in new book
Kaepernick has accumulated at least a $40 million net worth while owning a $5.4 million dollar mansion in Las Vegas.

Phil Mickelson showed Pat Perez’s wife ‘offensive’ pic, book alleges
“As the story goes, when Pat excused himself to use the restroom during dinner, Mickelson whipped out his phone to allegedly show her a photograph of himself that she found offensive.”

June 20, 2011 - Are we still one nation under God?... Van Jones angry at the right and the left... Pat needs spa music to relax... Who is Deepak Chopra and why should we care?... The Washington Post discredits itself, again... Glenn lays out the many years he has stood with Israel... NBC leaves God out of pledge of allegiance... Why are 11 states suing Georgia?...

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

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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.