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Morning Brief 2023-10-03

October 03, 2023
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Rep. Chip Roy
TOPIC: Why Rep. Roy voted against the continuing resolution that Congress passed over the weekend.

Isaiah 10:1-2

Domestic News...

My January 6 legal saga
This is the first of a two-part series on the legal travails of Blaze Media contributor Steve Baker and his reporting surrounding the events of January 6, 2021.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recuses himself from Jan. 6 case
The justice offered no explanation for the recusal, but many believe it may be due to one of his former law clerks, John Eastman, being a litigant in the case.

Obama Judge Rejects Removal Of Fulton County Case To Federal Court Where Jeff Clark Could Get A Fair Trial
The Fulton County circus is nonsensical — and precisely why Congress created removal jurisdiction for federal officials.

Supreme Court case threatens left's unaccountable finance regulator
The case challenges the funding structure of the powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which conservatives argue violates checks and balances by insulating it from oversight, allowing overreach; the court's ruling could undermine or even unravel the left's prized unaccountable regulator.

Landmark Texas, Florida social media cases added to Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court said Friday it would wade into the future of free speech online and decide whether to allow laws passed in Texas and Florida that would restrict social media companies from removing certain political posts or accounts.

J6 Prosecutor’s Alleged Stabbing Rampage Exposes Our Failed Justice System
Our rulers and persecutors may be acting like Nero, but it doesn’t mean we have to be their mob; we cannot meet injustice with more injustice.

Democrat congressman carjacked in Washington’s Navy Yard
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night in Washington's Navy Yard neighborhood, the latest high-profile crime to raise alarm in the nation's capital.

As juvenile crime soars, DC attorney general targets conservatives instead
As violent juvenile crime spikes in Washington, the left-wing AG is investigating a conservative leader out of state while asserting kids shouldn't face consequences.

Philadelphia journalist who mocked crime concerns shot and killed at home
In social media posts, Philadelphia journalist and activist Josh Kruger often mocked those who stated fears over violence and homicide deaths in the city.

Infrastructure paralysis plagues once can-do California
California, renowned for efficiently building acclaimed roads, bridges, and dams last century, now excels only at demolition as major projects like high-speed rail stall. Bloated bureaucracies, stringent regulations, and misplaced environmental priorities get the blame.

US Postal Service unveils stamp honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The stamps will costs 66 cents.

Trump...

Democrat Judge Who Devalued Mar-a-Lago Estate Smiles, Laughs at Start of Trump Trial
The activist judge who issued a stunning devaluation of former President Donald Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago estate was in good spirits Monday before the New York fraud trial began.

Trump fumes at New York judge in civil fraud trial: 'This guy's getting away with murder'
"So they're saying the judge has misunderstood basic real estate practice," Trump told reporters. "I say they're wrong about that. He didn't misunderstand it. This is a rigged court. He's put there to do a job on Trump."

Trump: ‘Businesses Are Fleeing New York’ Because of Attorney General Letitia James
"You know, I don’t know, if you take a look at the outflow of business, businesses are fleeing New York because of horrible, horrible attorney generals and judges like we have."

Biden...

Four Biden Impeachment Articles and What the House Will Need to Prove
John Turley's article on moving forward with the Biden impeachment inquiry. The column discusses four possible impeachment articles that could be brought by the House and what the House would need to prove.

Prosecutor Who Allegedly Refused To Charge Hunter Biden To Testify Before Judiciary Committee Tuesday
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew Graves is expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about his role in the DOJ probe into Hunter Biden’s taxes and firearms possession.

Hunter Biden Begged Joe For Cash To Pay For Alimony, Other ‘Financial Issues,’ Texts Show
Hunter asked his father in 2018 to send him money for his alimony payments and additional “financial issues,” according to text messages released by the House Ways and Means Committee.

Politics...

Congress and Washington wonder if Biden and McCarthy cut secret Ukraine funding deal
The suspicion is that Biden agreed to sign a stopgap federal government funding deal that did not include Ukraine aid he wanted to provide, in exchange for McCarthy agreeing to hold a stand-alone vote on that aid later.

Gaetz introduces resolution to remove McCarthy from speakership
The Florida Republican on Monday introduced a privileged resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid frustrations with the California lawmaker's handling of budget negotiations.

Here’s What Democrats Reportedly Want In Exchange For Helping Kevin McCarthy Keep His Job
Democrats are planning on requesting several concessions from Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in return for their help if a motion to oust him is brought this week, Politico reported Monday.

NY Times: Democrats Weigh Whether to Rescue McCarthy from His Fellow Republicans
Party officials said that without promises to address their policy priorities, Speaker Kevin McCarthy should not count on Democratic votes to save him.

The House Republicans joining Matt Gaetz's motion to oust McCarthy
A motion to vacate only requires only five Republicans to succeed if all House Democrats vote to oust McCarthy.

Marjorie Taylor Greene warns GOP that expelling Matt Gaetz 'will not be tolerated'
"We are here because Congress operates on a calendar set up for producing annual failure," she added.

Let’s face it: The GOP is the problem
The right has a problem. It is not merely a Mitch McConnell or Kevin McCarthy problem. It’s a Republican Party problem. Conservatives will never have leverage to fight the issues that matter in any meaningful way until we find a new home. That is the stone-cold truth.

Congrats! Gavin Newsom Picks The Perfect Democrat
Is it really that weird that Laphonza Butler, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s pick to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate, lives in Maryland?

CNN analyst hits Newsom for playing 'extreme' identity politics with Laphonza Butler appointment
On Monday, Newsom announced that he chose Laphonza Butler to complete Feinstein's term. Butler is the president of Emily's List, a radical pro-abortion group, and a black LGBTQ woman.

You never, under any circumstances, had to hand it to RFK Jr.
The efforts of some on the right to elevate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a sane and laudable Democrat may now be backfiring, an entirely predictable turn that most people could have seen coming.

The Day Democracy Almost Died, Again...

Rep. Jamaal Bowman's office accuses GOP of harboring 'Nazi members'
The office of Rep. Jamaal Bowman circulated a list of talking points slamming “Nazi” Republicans after he was called out by the right for his attack on democracy.

White House refuses to condemn attack on Democracy
“What I can tell you is I have not [talked] — spoken to the president about this,” Jean-Pierre answered. “And so, just not going — just not going to comment."

‘The View’ pushes conspiracy theory in effort to support Jamaal ‘Fire Alarm’ Bowman
Whoopi said the "point" is that the door was closed to prevent Bowman from reading the CR and stop him from voting: "I would have pressed whatever I had to press to get the door open because I know you would expect me not to be there to vote."

Economy / ESG...

11 retailers at risk of bankruptcy in 2023
From Joann and Rite Aid to Petco and the Container Store, here’s who’s most at risk in the next 12 months.

Green Energy Stocks Rocked by High Interest Rates
The S&P Global Clean Energy Index has dropped over 20% in the last two months, while the oil and gas-rich S&P 500 Energy Index has grown by 6%.

Immigration...

Border Town Officials Have No Sympathy For NYC’s Plight
Law enforcement officials in Eagle Pass, Texas, who deal with massive numbers of illegal immigrants each day, aren’t sympathetic to New York leaders’ complaints about migrant arrivals.

Chicago aldermen propose referendum on sanctuary city designation
The resolution would allow 2024 presidential primary election voters in the city to decide whether Chicago should keep its designation as a "Sanctuary City."

Bill Clinton says NYC's 'right-to-shelter' law needs to change due to overwhelming illegal immigration crisis
"It's broken. We need to fix it. It doesn't make any sense."

Sweden Turns To Its Military For Help Fighting Violent Immigrant Gangs
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced on Friday that he planned to ask the country’s military to step in and aid police in combatting surging shootings and bomb attacks.

WAR News... 

Biden Admin Secretly Worried About Corruption In Ukraine: Report
Politico obtained a confidential U.S. strategy document in which U.S. officials discuss objectives that they have for helping Ukraine “root out malfeasance and otherwise reform an array of Ukrainian sectors,” the report said.

GOP majority at odds with presidential primary voters on Ukraine
A majority of Republicans in Congress back aiding and arming Ukraine, in stark contrast to GOP presidential primary voters who overwhelmingly appear to favor candidates who want to end or lessen that support.

Marine Corps Loosens Uniform Standards Amid Camouflage Shortage
“That problem is going to stay with us until the fall of 2024 when the manufacturer can fill the backlog that has been created after COVID."

The US Air Force Failed To Hit A Single Recruitment Goal This Year
Initial estimates suggest the active duty shortfall was about 11%, while the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fared much worse.

The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine
Claims it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops.

NY Times: Putin’s Next Target is US Support for Ukraine, Officials Say
Russian spy agencies and new technologies could be used to push conspiracy theories, U.S. officials say.

Russia may be testing nuclear-powered missile: Report
Russia may be preparing to test an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile with a range of up to 14,000 miles, according to the New York Times.

German Foreign Minister: EU will stretch from Lisbon to Luhansk
"Ukraine's future lies in the European Union."

Elon Musk takes aim at Ukraine’s Zelensky with critical meme
The meme, depicting Zelensky straining himself, is captioned with the phrase, "When it’s been 5 minutes and you haven’t asked for a billion dollars in aid."

COVID...

Orange County doctor allegedly stole $150 million from COVID program meant to help the uninsured
The Department of Justice noted that he was the second-highest biller of the Uninsured Program.

Entertainment...

Tom Hanks: Don't fall for 'AI version of me' promoting dental plan
"I have nothing to do with it."

Britney Spears Addresses Viral Knife Video After Police Wellness Check
“I know I spooked everyone with the last post, but these are fake knives that my team rented from Hand Prop shop in LA. These are not real knives. No one needs to worry or call the police.”

Katy Perry Is Fighting In Court To Kick My Dying Father Out Of His Dream Home
My father was under the influence of pain medication when he formed a contract to sell his home. Two days later, after the fog of the painkillers lifted, he realized what had happened and acted to cancel a contract that had been signed while he was not of sound mind.

Media...

Katie Couric: Obama Owes Me a 'Big-Ass Bouquet' for 2008 Palin Attack Interview
"I always thought that Barack Obama should have sent me a big-ass bouquet of flowers for that interview." Then-White House battle-axe Helen Thomas said Couric "saved the country" with that interview.

Police Chief Who Ordered Raid on Kansas Newspaper Resigns
Gideon Cody orchestrated the widely criticized raids on the Marion County Record and the home of its publisher.

Canada...

Israel urges Canada to address WWII Nazi immigration and 'none is too many' policy towards Jews
Israel's envoy urges Canada to revisit WWII Nazi immigration and Jewish policy.

Indian Foreign Minister Accuses Canada of Fostering ‘Climate of Violence’ Against Indians
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday denounced the "atmosphere of intimidation" against Indian diplomats in Canada.

Environment...

41% of French support lifetime limit of 4 flights per person to combat climate change: Survey
Of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 24, 59% supported the proposal.

NY Times: Climate Change Is Forcing Families Into a New Kind of Indefinite Hell
Although we are all affected by extreme weather, the well-off are largely insulated from harm, while the already marginalized suffer. It is probably no coincidence that Lahaina had an outsize population of people experiencing homelessness who were poorly equipped to withstand extreme weather.

Washington Examiner: Hold climate change activists accountable for Maui wildfire missteps
Hawaii’s burn ban came about as a result of lawsuits and lobbying campaigns waged by activists and organizations, including Earthjustice and the Sierra Club.

EPA state grants could fund green policies Democrats couldn't get at federal level
A new program from the EPA is dangling a carrot in front of states that may want to implement more aggressive green policies — they just need to apply.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals
Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda.

Survey: More Than 4 in 10 Transgender Adults Experience Depression, Anxiety
The recent KFF/Washington Post poll found that transgender adults reported a higher level of depression and anxiety compared to non-transgender adults surveyed in the past year.

Nebraska imposes 40 hours of therapy and other restrictions on care for trans youth
A state law that bans transition-related surgeries for youth under 19 requires the chief medical officer to specify how trans youth can receive other treatments.

Trans ‘Jeopardy’ Champ Defends Child Sex-Changes as ‘Literally Lifesaving’
“The whole trans issue is just not that hard!” he writes. “Take me at my word when I tell you I’m a woman."

Technology...

Why everyone’s phone will alarm at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday
The federal government said it will conduct on Wednesday afternoon a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. It is the third nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts, but only the second to be sent to consumer cellular devices.

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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.

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

Democrats are radicalizing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Broken windows theory in action

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

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

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

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Reversing the decline

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.