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August 21, 2023
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Biden Crime Family...

Weiss wasn’t going to charge Hunter Biden until whistleblowers came forward: Report
“Earlier this year, The Times found, Mr. Weiss appeared willing to forgo any prosecution of Mr. Biden at all, and his office came close to agreeing to end the investigation without requiring a guilty plea on any charges,” the New York Times reported.

Before investigating Hunter Biden, prosecutor worked with brother Beau
When Delaware’s acting U.S. attorney David C. Weiss celebrated a fraud conviction in 2010, he was joined by a key partner in the case: Beau Biden, the state’s attorney general.

Report: Hunter's lawyers sought to spook prosecutors by threatening to put Joe on the stand for the defense
According to Politico, attorneys for Hunter may have encouraged prosecutors to enter into a now-defunct plea deal by threatening to put President Joe Biden on the stand as a defense witness in a case brought by his own justice department.

ABC/IPSOS Poll: Roughly Half of Americans Have No Confidence in the Hunter Biden Investigation
The Justice Department is now less trusted by the public than it was under his predecessor, Bill Barr.

Domestic News...

Hawaii Governor: 1,000+ People Still Unaccounted For After Devastating Maui Fire
"We do have extreme concerns that, because of the temperature of the fire, the remains of those who have died, in some cases, may be impossible to recover meaningfully."

Hawaii Gov Doubles Down On Efforts To Link Tragic Fires To Climate Change
“I know that there is debate out there whether we should be talking about climate change or not,” Green said during the interview. “Well, let’s be real world, climate change is here, we are in the midst of it, with a hotter planet and fiercer storms.”

Hawaii governor warns land grabbers
"I've instructed the attorney general to impose enhanced criminal penalties on anyone who tries to take advantage of victims by acquiring property of the affected areas," Green said at a Friday evening news conference.

The Truth About Maui: Sifting through tragedy, conspiracy & heartbreak
Ezra Levant is on the ground in Maui, following the facts where they lead and sifting through the tragedy, conspiracy, and heartbreak in the aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina.

Ezra Levant: Lahaina locals kick FEMA out of community-run camp
In Lahaina we met local citizens running a relief camp. They wisely refused FEMA’s offer to “take over.”

These 14 American Cities Have A ‘Target’ Of Banning Meat, Dairy, And Private Vehicles By 2030
The “C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group” has an “ambitious target” by the year 2030 of “0 kg [of] meat consumption,” “0 kg [of] dairy consumption,” “3 new clothing items per person per year,” “0 private vehicles” owned, and “1 short-haul return flight (less than 1500 km) every 3 years per person.”

Texas breaks decades-old records for oil and natural gas production
If Texas were its own country, it would already be the world's third-largest producer of natural gas and the fourth-largest producer of oil.

Lawmakers prepare for farm bill battle
Experts expect the bill to last about 5 years and possibly top $1 trillion.

Armed good guy stops violent attacker at barbecue joint
An Texas man turned the tables on a violent assailant who beat an elderly patron unconscious at a BBQ restaurant, according to police.

The Danger of Driver Equity Laws in Pennsylvania
The reduction of traffic enforcement across the country due to policies that limit police encounters on the road and take away enforcement rights has to be considered as a factor in this increase.

Politics...

Trump Confirms He Will Skip GOP Debates
“The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had, with Energy Independence, Strong Borders & Military, Biggest EVER Tax & Regulation Cuts, No Inflation, Strongest Economy in History, & much more. I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!”

CBS News poll shows Trump voters trust Trump more than family and religious leaders
At least that's what they tell pollsters. Also the Democrat-led indictments have become a rallying factor.

Poll suggests primary win for Biden, unless Michelle Obama steps in
Democratic voters are prepared to back Biden for another term in office – that is, unless Michelle Obama decides to step in.

Barack Obama Has Been One of the Worst Ex-Presidents Ever
Since his retirement from politics, Barack has displayed an astonishing lack of regard for the public good.

Manchin fuels further speculation about third-party presidential bid
On the surface, there would seem to be an opportunity for a third-party bid to make unusually large inroads with the American electorate.

Rupert Murdoch encouraged Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin to seek presidency
The previously unreported meetings took place months ago, but Murdoch’s ask has taken on fresh relevance as Youngkin continues to lay the groundwork for a potential last-minute White House bid and as Murdoch outlets hyped his presidential prospects this month.

Texas Democratic county official announces switch to the GOP, cites border policies: 'An unprecedented crisis'
Kleberg County Attorney Kira Talip Sanchez said that "backing the blue best align[s] with my values."

Top Montana State Republican Lawmakers Break From National GOP, Reveal Their Senate Pick
Republican leaders in both chambers of Montana’s state legislature are backing U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale for Senate in 2024.

Understanding The Parasitic Cooperation Between Globalists And Leftists
They claim to stand against “capitalism” and corporate power, yet their movement is primarily funded by the very money elites they say they despise.

Once a target of pro-Trump anger, US archivist preps agency for digital flood
Colleen Shogan, a political scientist with deep Washington ties, says the spotlight on the Archives during the past year shows that Americans are invested in preserving historical materials.

Economy / ESG...

India bought 1M barrels of oil from the UAE using rupees instead of USD for the first time
This trend — called “de-dollarization” — has gained such sway that some are questioning whether the dollar’s days of dominance are over.

White Starbucks manager awarded $25M after being fired over race is about to get more money
U.S. District Judge Joel Slomsky ordered Starbucks to pay Shannon Phillips an additional $2.7 million in back pay, front pay, and tax damages.

Progressive insurance accused of 'illegal racial discrimination' in lawsuit from conservative group
America First Legal says the grant program violates civil rights law because it "discriminates against non-black owned businesses."

The under-$20,000 new car is history
The last remaining new car with an average transaction price of less than $20,000 in July was the Mitsubishi Mirage compact car, according to Cox Automotive.

What to Buy Before Hyperinflation Hits Your Budget Like a Runaway Train
Are you concerned about continuing shortages this year and into the next? Are you wondering what to buy before hyperinflation?

Border...

Biden Scrambles To Sell Off Trump's Uninstalled Border Wall Before 'Finish It Act' Passes
A website called GovPlanet, which offers online auctions for military surplus, listed hundreds of unused parts of the southern barrier in recent months.

COVID-19...

Media sounds alarm over new Eris COVID variant, pushes for Americans to mask up
This newest strain continues the pattern of being more infectious, while seemingly being less severe.

Suneel Dhand MD: I started following *The Misinformation* and found The Truth
I’m a Physician. I kept following The Science, and found the Money.

Miami real estate agent sentenced to prison for COVID loan fraud
Used COVID PPP funds to get Bentley, luxury apartment, and cosmetic procedures. Says "everybody was doing it."

Entertainment...

'Fat Bottomed Girls' is mysteriously dropped from Queen’s new Greatest Hits collection
Queen has been hit by the woke cancel culture.

Media...

CNN’s Jake Tapper Says ‘Trump Was Right’ About Hunter Biden’s Foreign Income
Corporate Media claimed: 1) Russia-Collusion real, 2) Steele Dossier credible, 3) Trump a Putin puppet, 4) Hunter Laptop was Russian disinfo, 5) FBI acted fairly, 6) Censorship by Govt a myth, 7) Covid didn't come from lab, 8) Biden wasn't involved w/Hunter.

How NewsGuard Became the Establishment Guard Against Independent Media
Company makes a profit — including from U.S. government funds — through a business model that leads to defunding and censoring of independent media.

Larry Elder skewers Charlamagne Tha God over Joe Biden 'you ain't black' if he voted for Trump
"Well you just talked about a n***** wake-up call, and it seemed to me that should've been a wake-up call on your part."

Environment...

If Biden declares climate emergency, experts worry how wide the scope of his powers would be
A senior research fellow told Just the News why he thinks now would be "prime time" excuse for Biden to activate his emergency powers. Legal and policy experts — on the left and right — are concerned that such powers may be "undermining democracy."

Babylon Bee: Deaths Caused By Hurricane Hilary To Be Labeled Suicides
"We are seeing Hilary continue to weaken as it approaches the West Coast, so we have high hopes that it will not cause any, um ... suicides," said meteorologist Fritz McBeely to reporters.

Ford CEO takes a road trip in one of his own company's electric vehicles, calls the experience 'challenging' and a 'reality check'
Jim Farley recently took a relatively short road trip from Palo Alto to Las Vegas.

Train delays are up from DC to Boston. It will not get better soon.
Travelers should expect more disruptions as Amtrak’s fleet ages, heat waves and extreme weather events become more frequent, and major infrastructure work kicks in along the route.

Climate Lawfare: Watts Up With That?
Lawfare has come into the general lexicon since Trump came down the elevator. It is the idea of weaponizing the legal system against opponents.

LGBTQIA2S+...

AMA journal: There's no moral reason why taxpayers shouldn't subsidize uterus transplants for men
The American Medical Association has floated the suggestion that there's no moral reason why taxpayers should not subsidize the provision of wombs from dead or living women to men so that they can carry babies.

Florida fines Medicaid providers for using tax dollars to pay for sex changes for children
Some of the procedures that were paid for by taxpayer dollars include a double mastectomy on a 16-year-old girl and puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones being given to minors.

Medical Group Publishes Guidance For Kids Who Are ‘Gender Tootsie Roll Pops’
The American Psychological Association published guidance in 2018 that promoted a “gender affirmative model” and listed “gender tootsie roll pops” as a gender identity.

Muslim MSNBC pundit blames GOP for imam praying against LGBTQ agenda at his mosque
"Democrats are underestimating how pervasive GOP CRT & trans fear messaging/ propaganda has taken hold in religious communities & suburbs," Ali wrote."

Education...

NYC students face possible return to remote learning due to bus driver strike
Union president Thomas Fret said, "Drivers, attendants, and shop employees simply cannot make ends meet."

Satan-worshipping Illinois teacher who suffers from 'mania and psychosis' fired
The teacher had a series of disturbing posts worshipping Satan, poking fun at prayer, and calling all police white supremacists.

Health...

Doctor groups warn of 'astronomical' rise of children seeking mental health help in emergency rooms
The report states that the problem is especially acute among black school-aged children, who have a suicide rate that is two times higher than white children.

Religion...

The Atlantic: The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church
The defining problem driving people out is ... just how American life works in the 21st century.

Video...

Undeniable Proof that Alarmist Climate Scientist Michael Mann is Misinforming the Public About a Climate Crisis
Recently the ambulance-chasing commentator for a DemocracyNow video highlighted the tragic Lahaina fire by opening with “100 deaths and likely far more and linked to the climate crisis,” suggesting the fire was was due to climate change drought.

Video: Nick Sortor Confronted by Crazed Leftist Stalker During Live Report from Maui on 'War Room'
A bizarre and scary incident took place during the broadcast of Steve Bannon’s "War Room" Saturday morning when independent reporter Nick Sortor was confronted live on air by a crazed leftist stalker during a remote report from Maui.

Autistic girl who told cop she 'looks like my lesbian nana' dragged from home by police
Note: This is from 10 days ago. A video shows two West Yorkshire Police officers in the hallway of the family's home in Leeds, while the girl sits in a corner next to a cupboard. A female officer with short blonde hair can be heard saying "she's going to be arrested."

Straight as a two-dollar bill
"A straight man can be attracted to a trans woman who still has a penis and he’s still 100% straight because trans women are real women and it doesn’t matter what’s in their pants."

Video: What has happened to Paris?
It's lovely, particularly this time of year.

Video: Ngo vs. Antifa Trial
This is from Aug 10 and shows one of the main Antifa disruptors in the courtroom who was escorted out of the courthouse by five sheriffs.

Survivalist... 

When is it time to get out of Dodge? Experts have their say
Timeless information.

Science...

Russia’s first lunar mission in decades crashes into the moon
The incident, a blow to Russia’s space ambitions, happened after communication with the robotic spacecraft was interrupted.

India's lunar lander Vikram searches for safe moon landing spot
Vikram, which carries a rover, is due to land on 23 August.

Technology...

Your iPhone is controlling your headphone sound limits
"My headphones sounded lower than normal, looked down at my phone and saw this: If you exceed the 7 day limit on audio levels, it’s automatically turned down, per WHO guidelines." | Apple's page on this

With HR 3557, Broadband Monopolies Are Pushing A Bill That Would Crush Your Town’s Ability To Stand Up To Them
The same people who pushed net neutrality are back to tell you why more regulation is good thing.

Sports...

Miami Dolphins QB Talks Up 'Sound Of Freedom' At Podium
Tua Tagovailoa in an interview on Wednesday voiced his appreciation for the anti-child-trafficking movie “Sound of Freedom.”

August 21, 2012 - Obama's new campaign tone... Is Obama lying about calling Romney a felon?... Glenn breaks down how unions work in Detroit... Bill O'Reilly joins the show to talk about his latest children's book... Obama's electoral problems... Recapping Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape' comment...Callers discuss the new Michael Vey book...

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

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

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Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.