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Morning Brief 2023-10-23

October 23, 2023
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GUEST: Dinesh D'Souza
TOPIC: Is America a police state?

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Domestic News...

$105.7 billion: Biden admin urges major funding increases for aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza civilians
The funding proposal includes $61.4 billion for Ukraine, $14.3 billion for Israel, $13.6 billion for border protection, and significant investments in Indo-Pacific security assistance, totaling around $7.4 billion. Additionally, there's $9 billion earmarked for humanitarian aid in Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza.

Tom Cotton Says Biden’s $100B Request That Includes Aid For Gaza Is ‘Dead On Arrival’
Cotton said the aid package would function as "a resupply line for Hamas terrorists.”

Nearly 60% Of Muslim Americans Believe Hamas Was ‘Justified’ In Its Terror Attacks Against Israel
A plurality of Muslim Americans have a positive view of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh; 38.6% viewed him positively vs. 34.5% viewed him negatively.

Detroit synagogue president found murdered
Samantha Woll was found stabbed to death in a park not far from her home. Police say they don't have a motive in the attack.

'Tremendous increase' in number of Jews purchasing firearms in wake of Hamas attack
“I’ve seen a surge in interest in individual training as well as group training.”

Major US Muslim group moves annual gala underground after alleged threats
CAIR will now move the event to an undisclosed location.

Supreme Court takes up landmark free speech case against Biden administration
"At this time in the history of our country, what the (lower) Court has done, I fear, will be seen by some as giving the Government a green light to use heavy-handed tactics to skew the presentation of views on the medium that increasingly dominates the dissemination of news," Alito wrote in a five-page opinion.

‘Everyone Lied’: Tucker Carlson Points To Shocking, Untold Details About George Floyd’s Death
Carlson pointed to new testimony about the death of George Floyd in a video posted Friday. Hennepin County Prosecutor Amy Sweasy, who is in the midst of a lawsuit against her boss, alleged in her deposition that an autopsy found no indications that Floyd was murdered.

Over 500 students absent, 'scared' after Washington state high school intrusion of masked attackers
The intruders ran through the halls and pushed and punched students, police said.

Convicted pedophile lives in tent across from San Francisco Catholic grade school with sign reading 'Free fentanyl 4 new users'
But you'll be happy to know he says he's "innocent of all of the charges that I've been accused of convicted of."

Woman's home is accidently demolished while she's on vacation
"I think he owes us an apology, and he needs to fix the problem."

Retirement age rise a tough political sell despite Social Security funding scare
The projected reserves of the combined Social Security trust fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund will become exhausted in 2034.

Biden Crime Family...

Joe Biden Paid $200K Out Of Loan From Brother’s Company Accused Of Fraud
New bank records show the president received money from his brother the same day he received a large personal loan from his struggling health care company.

Politics...

Who are the 9 Republicans running for House speaker? Here are the candidates
Here they are with their Conservative Review Liberty Scores (McCarthy has a 54% for reference): Reps. Jack Berman (57%), Byron Donalds (100%), Tom Emmer (69%), Kevin Hern (82%), Mike Johnson (74%), Dan Meuser (68%), Gary Palmer (80%), Austin Scott (65%), and Pete Sessions (63%).

House speaker fight: The real reason why Kevin McCarthy still hasn't been replaced
There's more going on inside the Republican Party over the House speaker fight than many Americans understand.

Could Biden's support for electric cars tank his re-election? 'Woke' EVs are now 'political football,' Ford boss warns
In a recent statewide survey of Michigan voters, Trump led Biden 46% to 43% among the state's United Auto Workers union members.

Politico: Democrats keep getting new warning signs about black voter support
Black voters continue to be loyal to Democrats, but there are signs that support continues to erode.

Liz Cheney Groups Jim Jordan with ‘White Supremacists’ and ‘Anti-Semitic’
The mentally unhinged Cheney claimed that McCarthy elevated "those members, frankly, some of whom are white supremacists, some of whom are antisemitic, a number of whom were directly involved in the attempt to seize power and overturn the election.”

Leaked audio shows Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee being a piece of garbage, berating her staff
"F**king idiots serve no goddamn purpose. ... Nobody gives a s**t about what you're doing and you ain't doing s**t!"

Economy / ESG...

US Deficit, Pegged at $1.7 Trillion, Effectively Doubled in 2023
The widening gap between what the government spends and what it earns comes as Congress continues to spar over the proper levels of federal spending.

Americans Are Burning Through Savings To Keep Biden’s Economy Afloat, Experts Say
Personal savings have declined in recent months, falling from over $1 trillion in May to just $794.1 billion in August.

Existing home sales fall to lowest level since 2010 as high mortgage rates freeze market
The pace of home sales is down 15.4% from last year.

Bloomberg: Biden’s Economy Is Great Everywhere Except in the Polls
Only 35% of voters in seven swing states trust Biden on the economy, with 51% saying it was better under Trump. This is undoubtedly a frustrating situation for the president, his campaign, and Democrats overall.

Dems Slammed Trump For Trying To Top Off Strategic Oil Reserve. Now Biden Wants To Refill With Oil Prices 3X Higher
The Trump administration sought to refill the SPR when oil prices were hovering around $25 per barrel in March 2020.

Immigration...

Biden’s ‘Security’ Proposal Earmarks Four Times As Much For Ukraine’s Border As For Our Own
Also there is no mention of a border wall in the Biden proposal. [Full White House "fact sheet"]

Feds say Hamas, Hezbollah members could be entering US through southern border: Report
"San Diego Field Office Intelligence Unit assesses that individuals inspired by, or reacting to the current Israel-Hamas conflict may attempt travel to or from the area of hostilities in the Middle East via circuitous transit across the Southwest border," the memo states.

Illinois' migrant health care subsidies projected to be $831 million, or $300 million over budget
Illinois will pause a program intended to provide taxpayer-subsidized health care to the influx of illegal aliens.

Israel at War: Latest...

Evidence of Hamas’ Atrocities
Warning: Graphic images. Israel’s Forensic Pathology Center provides evidence of atrocities.

Israel to show unedited bodycam footage of Hamas attack
Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy said Sunday that the footage from the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks will come from Hamas death squads' body cameras.

Will Israel choose this moment to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and assassinate its leaders?
For almost half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been launching one terrorist attack after another against the United States, against Israel, against our Arab allies in the region, and against Jews and Christians all over the world. Yet how often has the Iranian regime ever paid a serious military price?

Israel tells citizens to leave Egypt and Jordan as soon as possible, avoid Morocco
National Security Council says other countries to be avoided include UAE and the Maldives; highlights global jihad rhetoric "calling to harm Israelis and Jews around the world."

It’s Not the Occupation
But those who lay all (or almost all) of the blame for the ongoing conflict on Israel display either bad faith or naiveté.

Israel at War: America...

US Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say
The Biden administration has suggested that more time is needed for hostage negotiations, the delivery of aid to Palestinians, and mapping out ways to avoid more civilian casualties.

US sending additional air defense systems to Middle East, Pentagon says
The United States has sent a significant amount of naval power to the Middle East in recent weeks, including two aircraft carriers, their support ships, and about 2,000 Marines.

Anti-Israel sentiment has permeated Biden administration from the start
Zionist group identified dozens of current and former Biden administration officials with a history of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic comments.

Blinken holds 'listening' meetings with Muslim and Jewish staffers
The meetings follow the departure of a State Department official who quit in protest over the administration's support for Israel's deadly airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.

Israel at War: Media...

Al Jazeera: Investigations reveal discrepancies in Israel’s Gaza hospital attack claims
Israel has claimed that a Palestinian rocket hit the hospital. However, the conclusions of two analyses published on Friday express serious doubt in that narrative.

The US supports Israel because of ‘Jewish wealth,’ claims BBC presenter
BBC News Mundo presenter Gonzalo Cañada also described Jews as a "powerful minority."

BBC's refusal to call Hamas a terrorist organization is fueling more anti-Semitism, former executive says
The BBC has made a habit of referring to Hamas as a militant group, despite its being designated as a terrorist organization by the British government.

Shaun King Claims He Helped Negotiate Release Of Gaza Hostages, Families Say He’s Lying
Racial activist Shaun King claimed on social media Saturday that he helped facilitate the release of American hostages Natalie and Judith Raanan taken captive by Hamas.

China...

As China strengthens ties with Russia, the Israel-Hamas war deepens their divide with the US
While Joe Biden has emphasized U.S. support for Israel, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have taken a different approach.

What is most significant in the Pentagon's China military report?
A new Pentagon report highlights China's continuing military buildup, including a growing nuclear arsenal, more ICBMs, bases worldwide, and an ever-larger navy.

China Now Has Six Warships in the Middle East: Reports
The move comes as the U.S. deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest aircraft carrier ever built, to the Eastern Mediterranean.

Europe...

Hamas-related terror attack being kept under wraps in the United Kingdom
Details on the attack are scarce as information has been "highly restricted for legal reasons."

Pro-Palestine 'terror' attack 'has already hit UK' within two weeks of Israel-Hamas war
Despite the incident said to be motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, Britain's terror threat level remains at the third of five tiers of severity.

Italian PM ditches partner after his crude comments exposed
Giorgia Meloni announced she split from her longtime boyfriend after he was caught making lewd remarks about group sex to female coworkers.

Entertainment...

Hollywood used to love Israel, then this happened
How has Hollywood gone from supporting Israel to railing against the Jewish state in just 50 years?

Chappelle's Gaza remarks spark walkouts at Boston comedy show
The comedian accused Israel of war crimes and killing innocents, leading some audience members to walk out.

Media...

Rachel Maddow drops paranoid rant about Trump — says he wants 'MSNBC on trial for treason so that he can execute us'
Mx. Maddow said that if Trump were re-elected, he would eliminate future presidential elections and potentially "execute" the network she works for.

Kat Von D chastises Christian critics of her baptism, says she wants to explain her decision to 'friend' Allie Beth Stuckey
Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D shocked many earlier this month when she revealed that she had been baptized.

Environment...

Israel environmentalists slam Greta Thunberg for ‘Stand with Gaza’ post
“Today we strike in solidarity with Palestine and Gaza,” Greta Thunberg posted. Her followers said they were "deeply hurt, shocked and disappointed."

EV Proponents Keep Going On Road Trips And Proving A Point, Just Not The One They Expected
“The nation’s EV infrastructure is not ready for prime time,” New York Times reporter David Gelles wrote in a recently authored piece for the Times. “I recently found this out the hard way.”

WaPo: Climate change is the catastrophe to end all other catastrophes
Women and children suffer most, yet global inaction persists. In this crisis, all other causes are meaningless without a livable planet.

LGBTQIA2S+...

JK Rowling says she'll 'happily' go to prison if 'misgendering' becomes a crime in the UK
"I'll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex," the author replied. "Bring on the court case, I say. It'll be more fun than I've ever had on a red carpet."

Anheuser-Busch showered distributors with over a hundred million incentives keep Bud Light on shelves
The brewer is offering as much $150 million in relief this year alone, according to Beer Marketer’s Insights.

Flashback to 2018: Israel Makes the Hormones I Need, But I Support Palestinian Liberation
"A large part of the trans community in the U.S. is being forced to choose between our life-affirming transitions and our Palestinian siblings’ demand for freedom."

Education...

Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing, or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color
Oregon high school graduates won't have to prove basic mastery of reading, writing, and math until at least 2029 after the state Board of Education voted unanimously to pause the requirement.

Bill Maher advises teens to avoid college, slams Harvard as an 'a**hole factory'
Maher slammed so-called "elite colleges" and said potential students should skip attending college because "as recent events have shown, it just makes you stupid."

Texas A&M Professor Teaches Hamas Is ‘Charity Organization’
Pro-Palestine protests and professors rattle Texas universities.

Health...

CDC asks youngsters if they question their gender identity in new tobacco use survey
The Biden administration’s National Tobacco Youth Survey for 2023 asks students to disclose their sexual orientation and whether or not they are questioning their gender identity.

Watching movies could be good for your mental health
Because of the effect that films can have, there’s growing interest in using them as a therapeutic tool.

Technology...

TikTok Deleted My Video Exposing Climate Cultists’ Dystopian Plan To Restrict Freedom Of Movement
TikTok removed my video for supposedly spreading “misinformation” and potentially causing “significant harm to individuals or society.”

Man allegedly matches with dead wife on Tinder
"I just matched with my dead wife on Tinder. I had numbly swiped left so many times in a row I almost missed it, I wish I had."

Science...

Brits don't know their Venus from Uranus – and 20% think Earth orbits moon
Researchers have discovered that many Brits have very little idea about anything to do with space — nearly two-thirds have no idea how many planets are in the Solar System.

Oct 23, 2012 - Frustrating Obama-Romney debate last night... Who looked more presidential?... Fact-checking Obama... Obama's appalling comments about ships... Guest Ann Coulter... Why was Romney so docile in last night's debate?... Guest Clare Lopez and the truth about Libya...

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.