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Morning Brief 2023-09-12

September 12, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Gov. Greg Abbott
TOPIC: How can we keep Texas sovereign as it faces federal bullying?

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Brandon Waltens
TOPIC: Is Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial RIGGED?

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Max Lucado
TOPIC: What the story of Jacob teaches us about God's grace.

Isaiah 66:5

9/11...

The 9/12 Movement: 9 Principles and 12 Values
Following the 2008 election, Glenn called on his fellow citizens to unite and bring back that feeling of unity by launching the 9/12 Project. At the heart of the project were nine principles and 12 values, the traits Glenn believes America exhibited the day after 9/11.

Remembering 9/11: A call to unify as Americans
Flames cannot flicker forever. If they are not nursed, they will flicker out, leaving darkness in their wake. It's time to wake up. We must be attentive and awake, nursing the remnant of liberty's flame until it is blazing as it did 22 years ago. We cannot let it die on our watch.

Biden now claims he was at Ground Zero on day after 9/11 attacks
However, C-SPAN coverage, congressional records, and Biden's own book show that he was in D.C.

White House official: Presidents weren't still going to Hawaii 22 years after Pearl Harbor
"When I asked a White House official why it is that President Biden was here [in Vietnam] and missing the 9/11 commemorations at the attack sites, the analogy that I was given is: 22 years after Pearl Harbor, U.S. presidents were not still going to visit Hawaii," Doocy said.

Trump honors 'supreme heroism' of first responders, 'precious souls' lost on 9/11
"No one who lived through the horror of the September 11 terrorist attacks can ever forget the agony and the anguish of that terrible day."

Rainbow shines over NYC on 9/11 anniversary
Several photos and videos have surfaced on social media showing the colorful arc spanning over Manhattan and Ground Zero.

Senators demand unredacted 9/11 documents on Saudi role in attacks
The leaders of the Senate Homeland Security Committee are pushing the federal government to reveal unredacted documents related to Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, urging officials on the 22nd anniversary to turn the materials over to lawmakers this week.

Was 9/11 The Beginning Of The End Of The American Empire?
Everyone came together in the days after the attacks, but in hindsight 9/11 looks like the moment when everything started to fall apart.

HuffPost WH Correspondent Uses 9/11 To Claim Trump Is Worse Than ‘Osama Bin Biden’
“22 years ago, people had to choose between jumping out of a building or burning alive,” another pushed back. “This is not the same thing as some idiots breaking a fence and inconveniencing lawmakers for a few hours."

Domestic News...

Biden DOJ files to soften restrictions after censorship ruling
The DOJ's motion is aimed at preventing the Biden administration from having to abide by a court's ruling.

Trump legal team asks Jan. 6 case judge to recuse herself
"Judge Chutkan has, in connection with other cases, suggested that President Trump should be prosecuted and imprisoned," they stated.

Fulton County Grand Jury Was Totally Unhinged, Reveals Election Lawyer
“I knew coming out of there that the whole thing was a loose cannon,” Mitchell said, adding that “they were definitely going to recommend indicting basically all the Trump allies — it was a completely political situation — nothing to do with the law. NOTHING.”

California Voters Reject Reparations for Slavery: Poll
Fifty-nine percent of voters in the Golden State either oppose somewhat or oppose strongly giving cash reparations to descendants of slaves, a poll from the University of California-Berkeley found.

NYC child thieves keep targeting bars, leaving owners ‘overwhelmed’ with thefts
"The police can’t arrest me, I’m just a kid."

Danelo Cavalcante escape has citizens searching for inmate. Police aren't happy
State police warn of consequences for anyone who injects themselves into the manhunt, including armed civilians.

Portland business owner who promoted Antifa riots closes taproom, cites business decline in the city
A woke Portland cider taproom is shutting down, citing business decline since 2020. Its owner, Nat West, advocated for business vandalism during the 2020 BLM-Antifa riots.

San Francisco Hires New Tourism Boss Who Says He’ll Change ‘Ongoing Narrative’ As City Battles Drug Use, Homelessness
Nearly half of Americans, 48%, now view San Francisco as unsafe, up from just 30% back in 2006, according to Gallup.

Biden Crime Family...

Blind eye? Feds received waves of warnings about Hunter Biden but delivered no consequences
Timeline shows allegations began flowing in 2015. “The cover-up continues to grow,” Rep. James Comer says.

Report: Biden’s Niece, Ex-US Treasury Employee, Informed Hunter On Chinese Sovereign Wealth Fund During Obama-Biden Admin
While at the Treasury under Obama, then-VP Joe Biden's niece Casey Owens shared info on China's sovereign wealth fund with Hunter Biden and his business partner. This while they sought Chinese investments.

Politics...

Targeting Ken Paxton: Is Washington's hand shaping Texas' political landscape?
The unfolding political drama in Texas, marked by allegations of Washington's interference and conspiracy, raises profound questions about the state's political integrity.

The Case Against Ken Paxton Is All Hat, No Cattle
Paxton’s defense team has offered clear and concise explanations — underscoring how derelict House investigators were to start this entire affair.

‘Virginia Is the Test Case’: Youngkin Pushes for GOP Takeover This Fall
Glenn Youngkin, a popular Republican governor with national ambitions, is trying to help his party take full control of state government in crucial legislative races this year.

Ditch Mitch: 73% want McConnell to quit leadership
According to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, the feeling is bipartisan. The survey found that 74% of Republicans want him to leave his leadership post and 73% of Democrats agree.

Kamala Harris plays dumb when CBS anchor pushes for precise answer on abortion, repeats same answer five times
Harris refused to answer what limit she supports on abortion when pressed. It spotlights the Democratic Party's radical failure to endorse any restrictions.

Biden drops $25M on swing state ad buy as polls show him flagging
The Biden 2024 campaign launched the 16-week ad blitz last month — well ahead of the timetable followed by his two immediate predecessors, Trump and Obama.

Tim Scott Addresses His Relationship Status Amid Questions About Him Being Unmarried
Scott said in an interview over the weekend that he is in a relationship with a woman which come as questions have swirled over why he is not married.

Meet Susanna Gibson, AKA ‘HotWifeExperience,’ The Dem Candidate Who Also Has An X-Rated Chaturbate Profile
A Democrat candidate in Virginia appears to have been raising money for a “good cause” by performing graphic sex acts online.

Economy / ESG...

The Rosy Inflation Narrative Is About to Take a Turn for the Worse
The consumer price index is expected to show monthly inflation rose by 0.6% in August, up from 0.2% from a month earlier. That will likely bring the annual rate to 3.6%. The culprit? Rising energy prices.

Saying economic boom will continue is 'huge mistake': Jamie Dimon
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon poured cold water on the notion of a continuing economic boom.

Only one of the below is a Babylon Bee headline...

NYPD can expect a flood of retirements after Adams’ proposal to slash overtime to cut costs
All branches of government in the city have been told to slash spending by 5% — and potentially up to 15% by spring — to mitigate the “skyrocketing costs” of being a sanctuary city.

NYC’s overspending is bigger problem than illegal migrant crisis: Budget watchdog
Eric Adams is blaming the city’s multibillion-dollar budget hole on the migrant crisis, but more than half the deficit really stems from City Hall’s massive spending on other issues, a Big Apple budget watchdog says.

After NYC Mayor Complains Of Migrant Wave, Reporter Calls Him Out With Stats
“NYC Mayor Eric Adams says NYC cannot handle 10,000 migrants per month,” Melugin said. “Border Patrol’s Tucson, AZ sector just had almost 11,000 in one *week*. And that’s just one of nine sectors along the southern border. Sanctuary cities get a tiny fraction of what’s coming across border.”

Democrats Complain That Illegal Immigrants Are Destroying Their Sanctuary Cities
"Our system is being totally overwhelmed," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

NYC shelter illegal aliens bombarded with 24/7 blaring recording telling them to leave: ‘Legal psychological warfare’
Migrants at a Staten Island shelter are being bombarded by a blaring 24/7 recording urging them to leave, saying the site is rat- and mold-infested and that they “are being lied to by Mayor Eric Adams.”

WAR News... 

Joe Biden threatens to veto House appropriations bill for DOD
Biden threatened to veto the House defense spending bill over policies like limiting abortion for service members. The White House slammed the "devastating" pro-life and pro-military readiness provisions.

US eyes long-range missiles armed with cluster bombs for Ukraine
The Biden administration is close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles packed with cluster bombs to Ukraine, giving Kyiv the ability to cause significant damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory.

NATO to launch biggest military exercise since cold war
Thirty-one NATO countries and Sweden are to conduct in 2024 the biggest NATO military exercises since the Cold War, the Financial Times reports.

Putin ally’s warns US will be rocked by another 9/11-style attack involving nuclear weapons
"They will wait until at some point, terrorists will again carry out an attack in the style of September 11, 2001, but with an atomic or biological component. Or even worse: one of the leaders of nuclear countries will lose their nerve, and he will make an emotional decision to use weapons of mass destruction."

Statue of founder of Soviet secret police unveiled in Moscow
Tribute to ‘Iron Felix’ Dzerzhinsky sited at HQ of Russia’s foreign spy service, following earlier monument that was toppled in 1991.

COVID-19...

After tasting COVID-19 emergency powers, governors will take aim at more rights
COVID-19 was terrible for a thousand reasons, one of which was that it gave mayors and governors a taste of dictatorial power. Now we’re seeing how far they will take it.

Entertainment...

Communists burn American flags outside Jason Aldean concert to protest singer's patriotic song
The country singer received pushback earlier this year after he released the music video to his patriotic song "Try That in a Small Town."

Europe...

Thousands rally in Greece as anger mounts against biometric ID cards
"No to electronic slavery" and "democracy has referendums, fascism decrees," were two common slogans at Sunday's rally.

Middle East...

On anniversary of 9/11, Biden admin announces transferring $6B to Iran for US prisoners
The Biden administration notified Congress Monday that it had agreed to unfreeze approximately $6 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for the release of five American citizens held for years by the theocratic Tehran government.

Iran Can Produce 10 Nuclear Bombs in 4 Months, Watchdog Says
As Biden releases $6 billion to Tehran, its weapon capacity expands.

Russia, Iran weapon supply chain puts Israel at risk: Mossad chief
The Mossad and other intelligence bodies have thwarted 27 Iranian terrorist plots against Israelis on almost every continent so far this year.

World...

Haiti gangs take aim at disabled children
A gang invaded the orphanage last week, pointing their guns and searching the place as they taunted the kids in wheelchairs. “The gangs have been shouting, ‘You need to put those kids out of their misery or we will put them out,’” Krabacher said.

Mysterious flash illuminates Moroccan sky moments before earthquake
Ominous sign? Lights captured in Moroccan sky before destructive earthquake are similar to those witnessed in Turkey.

Environment...

Axios: How ice is turning into an exotic and luxurious commodity
During a record hot summer when icebound places are melting rapidly, it makes sense that ice — a commodity we take for granted until it grows scarce — has turned chic.

Lithium deposit found in northwest US may be the world's largest
A deposit estimated to hold between 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium has been discovered at the McDermitt Caldera crater along the Nevada-Oregon border, which could make it the largest ever in the world.

Georgia family calls cops after Biden's energy sec 'reserves' EV charger for electric car motorcade
An electric car trip by Biden's energy secretary exposed unreliable, scarce charging stations, underscoring hurdles in the White House's radical green agenda.

Climate activist who glued feet to the ground at US Open complains about psychiatric evaluation
A climate activist who was arrested after gluing his feet to the stands at the U.S. Open has argued that he was questioned as if he were in an "apocalyptic cult" in an attempt by authorities to "intimidate" and "paint a distorted picture" of him.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Missouri transgender clinic will no longer prescribe hormone drugs to children due to state law
The center will refer its current patients to other providers and said it was “disheartened” by its forced decision.

From 'listen to your gut' to 'shut up, bigot' in just years
Feminists once urged women to trust instincts on safety. Now listening to your gut gets you branded a transphobic bigot. The left demands women ignore discomfort, against our own self-preservation.

Milwaukee Police To Withhold Gender of Crime Victims Under Pressure From LGBT Activists
Activists argued police reports about transgender murder victims had repeatedly "misgendered" the victims by referring to their biological sex and "deadnamed" them by calling them by their names given at birth.

Education...

New College of Florida trustee blasts civil rights investigation: 'Pronoun police'
A trustee of a public liberal arts college in Florida blasted the Biden administration for launching a federal civil rights investigation after DeSantis shifted the school in a conservative direction.

Democrats Lash Out At Youngkin For Pardoning Father Of Loudoun Rape Victim
Soros-funded prosecutor calls pardon "unprecedented and inappropriate intervention."

Religion...

This atheist says he died and returned. Now, he believes in God
A self-proclaimed atheist shares his near-death experience and reveals a message of hope.

Archaeologists miraculously unearth steps to ancient Pool of Siloam, where Jesus healed a blind man
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a sacred Christian site in Jerusalem, where Jesus performed a miracle by healing a blind man.

Travel...

I get paid by older men to travel the world — and made $500K so far
As a side hustle, she began stripping, making anywhere from $700 to $1,000 in one night. Kelly was then introduced to the world of “sugaring,” going on dates to make some additional cash.

Sports...

Jets suspect season-ending Achilles injury for Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers was forced out of Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills on just the team's fourth offensive play.

Sportsbook apologizes for 9/11-themed promo
Sports betting company DraftKings apologized Monday after using the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to entice people to bet on baseball and football games on the anniversary of the tragedy that killed nearly 3,000 people.

September 12, 2012 - The Benghazi terrorist attack... How Obama has handled the protests at the US embassy in Cairo... Explaining the Laffer curve to Obama... Obama ditches Netanyahu for David Letterman?... Untold stories of Romney you have to hear... Which GB predictions have come true?...

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?

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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.