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Morning Brief 2023-08-18

August 18, 2023
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Jason Whitlock
TOPIC: Is “The Blind Side's” Michael Oher lying about the Tuohy family and their conservatorship?

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Bart Sibrel
TOPIC: Did we really land on the moon?

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Tulsi Gabbard
TOPIC: The aftermath of the Maui wildfires.

Jeremiah 31:33

Domestic News...

Maui emergency services official resigns amid scrutiny over wildfire response
Andaya previously defended his decision not to use the sirens, saying he feared people would flee inland toward the fires.

Deputy director of Hawaiian water commission previously worried about water 'equity'
He may have delayed access to more water resources during Maui fires.

Hawaiian Electric accused of focusing on meeting renewable energy mandates rather than addressing known wildfire risks
A number of Democrats and other leftists have blamed the deadly wildfires in Hawaii on the specter of anthropogenic climate change. They may be right, but only in a perverted sense.

The Democrats Are Using Criminal Law to Fight Their Political Battles. It's Very, Very Dangerous
Fani Willis' use of the Georgia RICO Act to charge a political campaign with conducting a criminal enterprise makes innocent political activity into fodder for prosecutors, all without providing defendants a clear guide as to what conduct violates the law.

Georgia state senator moves toward impeaching DA Fani Willis over Trump charges
Moore says Willis is using her position to carry out political agenda in case against former president.

Jim Jordan subpoenas Citibank over discussions with FBI on 'information sharing' after Jan. 6
"... Citibank may have shared customer information with federal law enforcement despite the customers having no individualized nexus to criminal conduct ..."

Claim: Disturbing Photos Show the Brutal Mistreatment of J6 Prisoner
"This is proof of blatant human rights abuse and is wrong on every level," MTG tweeted.

5th Circuit Ruling Could Cut US Abortion by 15% — 140,000 Fewer Abortions
In preparation for this moment, states like NY, IL, and WA have been stockpiling dangerous chemical abortion drugs.

California thieves caught on camera blatantly breaking and entering parked cars in San Francisco
A California motorist trailed behind an alleged pair of thieves in a white Lexus to capture the duo brazenly breaking and stealing people's belongings along the popular Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

LA leaders announce regional retail crime task force following spate of viral flash mob robberies
There will be 22 full-time investigators on the task force, with one district attorney embedded to help navigate the charges for any arrested suspects.

1 killed in FBI-involved shooting; neighbor shares what he saw
“I was woken up at about six o’clock this morning. I heard a loud bang. Then I heard a couple more. I heard the loudspeakers, ‘Come out with your hands up. We’re the FBI. We’re not going anywhere.’ Before I knew it, I was coming out to see what was going on and watched them bust out their windows. I reckon they got him in there.”

Iraqi Uber driver who dodged bullets in DC gun battle says the Democrat-run city feels like a war zone
In recent years, a number of Democrat-run cities in the U.S. have far surpassed the reported murder rate in Baghdad at the height of the terroristic caliphate's stranglehold on the country.

Biden Crime Family...

Comer Seeks Records Of Biden Allegedly Using Pseudonym As Vice President
House Republicans are looking into President Joe Biden’s alleged use of a fake name to mask his identity as they ramp up an investigation into the first family.

Comer: Biden fake name shows no wall ‘between government and his son’s shady dealings’
While appearing on Hannity, Comer said he believes the president likely used a fake email name to help shore up his son’s position with a Ukrainian oligarch.

Hunter Biden investigation: Comer requests unredacted emails and documents from National Archives
Comer is requesting the emails that were released by the agency earlier this year that pertain to Hunter Biden and Burisma. The emails released under this category were heavily redacted and provided little context.

Hunter Biden tax charges dismissed by federal judge following plea deal breakdown
An expected move after his "sweetheart" plea deal fell through last month during his first court appearance in the case.

House Democrats Defend Joe Biden’s Weakening Position in Business Scandal
“There is zero evidence linking President Biden personally to anything” to do with his family’s business, Democrat Rep. Gerry Connolly said Thursday.

Plurality Of Americans Lack Confidence In DOJ’s Hunter Biden Inquiry: ABC Poll
Forty-eight percent of U.S. adults said they are “Not so/Not confident at all” when asked about their confidence in the DOJ’s handling of its inquiry into the president’s son in a “fair and nonpartisan manner.”

Politics...

Biden angers Americans with refusal to offer details about his trip to Hawaii: 'Buffoon'
Though the president was previously attacked for offering "no comment" before, Biden continued to avoid commenting on the trip.

Joe tells kids, 'Daddy owes you, talk to me afterwards'
Biden was even more creepy than usual, telling a group of children, "I know some really great ice cream places around here. Daddy owes you. Talk to me afterwards."

Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips is calling for President Joe Biden to 'pass the torch'
"I want him to preserve his legacy, not to compromise it," Phillips said. "And this is exactly why I'm asking — pass the torch, open the stage."

Kristi Noem for vice president buzz heard ahead of rare Trump South Dakota visit: 'Long list'
Noem would be included on a list of possible running mates, sources with knowledge confirmed. Her record of working with Trump as governor, paired with her popularity in the state and her expanding national profile, are considered advantages for her.

Steve Deace: An open letter to Ron DeSantis: Let 'er rip at next week's debate
"Given your accomplishments, this debate should be a hanging curveball for you. If Trump doesn’t show, you tower over the rest of the field in resume. If Trump does, you actually did the things in Florida that Trump only threatened to do on social media."

Vivek Ramaswamy tells Tucker Carlson US is in a '1776 moment'
“There's something going on. We're like in the 1775, spring of 1776 moment in this country,” Ramaswamy said. “I think that people are hungry.”

US should not give Israel more aid than others, Vivek Ramaswamy says
The policy point separates Ramaswamy from his two main rivals vying for the nomination — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, who are staunch supporters of Israel and its military.

Grenell warns Americans to 'fear your government'
Former Trump official Richard Grenell sparked debate by urging people to fear government overreach. He said the Biden administration spies, censors, and cancels dissent.

LA Times Columnist Floats Replacing Feinstein with Kamala Harris, Finding Better Running Mate for Biden
If the unlikely hypothetical scenario ever were to unfold, it would send shock waves through California and national politics.

California Republican Party surrenders to the left in new party platform
The California Republican Party recently released its regularly scheduled updates to the party platform, and, given the content of the changes, voters could be forgiven for mistaking it for the Democratic platform from a couple decades ago.

Poll: 18% of Americans View Mitch McConnell Positively as Age Comes Under Scrutiny
The Turtle is deeply unpopular with Americans of all political affiliations, as just 18% of the country finds him “favorable,” according to a YouGov/Economist poll.

Cornel West owes IRS over $500K
The socialist academic advocating higher taxes on the rich, has accrued over $500,000 in unpaid federal taxes according to reports. This contradicts his presidential campaign's message of economic equality.

Economy / ESG...

Trump warns over US dollar losing its dominance: 'Our country is going to hell'
"Our country is going to hell and we're not going to be the big boy," Trump said. "We have power, but it's waning. In fact, it's waning in terms of our currency. And I'm not just talking about the value of our currency, I'm talking about our currency being used throughout the world."

Trump says he would not reappoint Powell to lead Federal Reserve
“I would not reappoint him. I thought he was always late, whether it was good or bad, but he was always late,” Trump said.

Walmart and Target face similar problems — but only one is thriving
Target missed Wall Street’s sales expectations for the fiscal second quarter. Walmart beat Wall Street’s revenue estimates for the three-month period.

Bitcoin tumbles as much as 9% late Thursday
The fall in bitcoin followed several hours after the WSJ reported that SpaceX wrote down the value of its bitcoin holdings by a total of $373 million in 2022 and 2021 and that the space travel company had sold the virtual currency.

Border...

Horowitz: Florida roofer admits wages rising in construction following DeSantis’ immigration enforcement
There are a few other states that have broad employment verification laws on the books, but Florida is the first one where there is a serious expectation that the law will actually be enforced. This is why illegal aliens are already leaving the state.

Biden gave NYC $104M for migrant crisis and only $24M to border state, fumes Kyrsten Sinema
The Arizona senator noted that she only learned how much New York City would receive of those funds when Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer issued a press release.

WAR News... 

WaPo: US intelligence believes Ukraine offensive will fail
Thwarted by minefields, Ukrainian forces won’t reach the southeastern city of Melitopol, a vital Russian transit hub, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment.

‘The Unthinkable Has Become Routine’: Another Drone Hits Central Moscow
Moscow claimed the drone had been “exposed to air defense weapons,” yet it still managed to fly right into the heart of the Russian capital, explode, and damage buildings.

Commie Update...

China’s property giant Evergrande files for bankruptcy protection in Manhattan court
Evergrande’s filing comes amid contagion fears that China’s property sector troubles could spill over to other parts of the economy, which has already seen faltering growth.

Entertainment...

Snow White actress' remarks may have 'huge impact on ticket sales,' experts say
Disney has had a string of expensive anticipated blockbusters flop at the box office. Additionally, Disney lost approximately 7.7 million worldwide subscribers to its streaming service in the last quarter. This was a 7.4% decrease from the quarter before.

Rich Men North of Virginia guy introduces himself
"People in the music industry give me blank stares when I brush off 8 million dollar offers. I don't want 6 tour buses, 15 tractor trailers and a jet. I don't want to play stadium shows, I don't want to be in the spotlight. I wrote the music I wrote because I was suffering with mental health and depression."

Explained: The Bradley Cooper 'Jewface' Controversy
Critics said the decision to wear a fake nose plays up to Jewish stereotypes and have dubbed it "Jewface," in reference to the historic "blackface" practice of non-black performers darkening their faces for roles.

Media...

Report: Chaos at Project Veritas: Almost all employees have been laid off
As soon as it was posted on Twitter and Telegram, it was gone, but reports are coming in from Project Veritas staff that they've all been fired.

Canada...

Canada has 'game plan' if US takes authoritarian shift after 2024 election
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada has been considering a “game plan” for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year’s presidential elections.

Canadian Woman Sentenced To 21 Years After Failed Attempt To Poison President Trump
U.S. authorities sentenced a female foreign national to over 21 years in prison after a failed attempt to poison Trump at the White House in 2020 and other Texas public officials with threatening letters containing homemade ricin toxins.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Mothers or ‘Egg Producers’? Top HHS Official Rachel Levine Praises Clinic for ‘Gender-Affirming’ Language
Rachel Levine, a man who claims to be a woman and Joe Biden’s assistant secretary of health, visited what he called an “inspiring” Alaska gender clinic that refers to mothers as “egg producers” this month.

DeSantis shuts down reporter for trying to use his children to corner him on LGBTQ issues
"Well, my children are my children," DeSantis said. "We'll leave that — we'll leave that between my wife and I."

World chess bans men from competing in women’s events — some players to be stripped of titles
The world’s top chess federation has ruled that men cannot compete in its official events for females until a review of the situation is made by its officials.

Education...

Teachers' unions trained educators to 'indoctrinate' students with 'radical progressive ideology': Report
DFI's latest report, "Summer of Woke, The Sequel," follows a 2022 report that exposed the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers for pushing "racialized" school policies and gender ideology.

Health...

The US pays more for newer weight loss drugs than its peers: Report
As KFF’s analysis found, a one-month supply of Ozempic has a list price of $936 in the U.S. Among the nine other countries that KFF looked at, none paid more than $200 for a month’s supply of the same drug.

Religion...

Minnesota art center holds 'demon summoning session' for families
"We’re just not very good at getting to know" demons, according to the activity description.

Technology...

Hate speech 'watchdog' aims to 'set the record straight' with Congress on censorship inquiry
A hate speech "watchdog" explained themselves in a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, claiming GOP lawmakers who believe the group censors conservatives on social media do not understand its mission.

Law enforcement warns parents against posting back-to-school photos that make children vulnerable to predators
"It's a great way of sharing what's going on with your friends or family, but what they really need to keep in mind is the fact that the more information they put out there, the more information they are releasing to people who might be using this for nefarious purposes."

Snapchat users freak out over AI bot that had a mind of its own
Snapchat's personalized "My AI" chatbot horrified users on Tuesday, inexplicably posting a strange video of a wall and ceiling to its public story before going silent.

JPost: A Holocaust museum is launching in Fortnite
No matter what choices the player makes, they will be murdered by Nazis, a dark end that the game’s creator says is essential to its success as an educational tool.

Science...

Scientists Recreate Pink Floyd Song by Reading Brain Signals of Listeners
The audio sounds like it’s being played under water. Still, it’s a first step toward creating more expressive devices to assist people who can’t speak.

Sports...

Lawyers: Michael Oher Received $100,000 Profits from ‘The Blind Side’
According to the Tennessean newspaper, the Tuohys' lawyers said on Wednesday that Oher was paid $100,000 from the profits of "The Blind Side," the same amount every family member received from the movie that chronicled their lives.

No. 4-ranked tennis player in the world says fan was ‘imitating a bee,’ ‘needs to go’
Stefanos Tsitsipas pleaded with an umpire on Wednesday to have a fan booted from his match, accusing her of making buzzing noises before he served.

August 18, 2010 - Google CEO thinks children should be able to change names… Michelle Obama on traditions… Nancy Pelosi on the Ground Zero mosque… Pat thinks mosque is like the Overton window… Rolling Stone cover… Glenn’s been reading Ronald Reagan speeches… If America fails there is nowhere else…

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

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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.