Morning Brief 2023-11-08

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Brendan Carr
TOPIC: The Biden administration wants to control the internet in the name of "equity."

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Thomas Massie
TOPIC: How the government would use impaired driving prevention technology to control you.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Kirk Cameron
TOPIC: The Scholastic Book Fair is a wolf in sheep's clothing in your children's school.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Carol Roth
TOPIC: Americans are struggling to make ends meet while the government sinks us further into unnecessary debt.

What Glenn Is Reading

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Election Results...

Democrats Take Virginia Legislature, Neutering Gov. Youngkin’s Agenda And Putting Felon In Charge Of House
As of 11 p.m., Democrats won 51 seats in the House, with three races still up on the air, including that of porn candidate Susanna Gibson. That Virginians were seriously considering someone who sold sex acts on camera during her campaign rather than voting for a Republican said it all.

Huge night for the party of abortion, marijuana, and pornography
Until abortion fades as a concern, it looks like Democrats are going to win a lot of elections on just that one issue.

Kentucky Gov. Beshear survives challenge from Republican AG Cameron
The win likely launches the Kentucky governor into the national spotlight as a rising Democratic star.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves secures second term after Democrat opponent concedes
Reeves defeated Democrat Brandon Presley — who is rock and roll legend Elvis Presley's second cousin — in a contest closer than one might expect from ruby-red Mississippi.

New Jersey elections: Assembly remains blue in Democratic clean sweep
All 120 seats in New Jersey's state legislature, both in the General Assembly and the state Senate, were up for election on Tuesday.

GOP takes control of Long Island
Republicans painted Long Island completely red Tuesday night with the party’s candidate Ed Romaine winning a landslide victory against Democrat David Calone to become Suffolk County executive.

Colorado voters decisively reject property tax measure backed by Democrats
A proposal backed to cut property tax rates while allowing the state to retain more excess tax revenue in the long term appeared to be decisively rejected by voters.

Maine voters reject Bernie Sanders-backed proposal for a state takeover of utilities
Voters rejected the proposed takeover of two investor-owned utilities that distribute 97% of electricity in the state.

Houston mayoral race headed for runoff with Democrats John Whitmire and Sheila Jackson Lee
Each failed to reach the 50% threshold necessary to avert a runoff, meaning voters will return to the polls on Dec. 9 for the final showdown.

Pennsylvania county voting machines flipping votes for superior court retention races
"It appears that when a voter selects a 'Yes' or a 'No' for one of the candidates for retention to the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the selection is recorded on the paper ballot and on the machine for the other candidate," the county office wrote.

News...

Trump’s fraud kangaroo court trial is the latest display of dirty politics running amok
The dictionary defines a kangaroo court in two ways. The first is “a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted.” The second is “a court characterized by irresponsible, unauthorized, or irregular status or procedure.” Both apply in spades to the Manhattan civil fraud trial of rump.

Harry Dunn’s account of January 6 does not add up. At all.
A review of hundreds of hours of video evidence from the day does not corroborate the Capitol Hill police officer’s account.

Lawmakers Try To Insert Privacy Protections Into The Feds' Snooping Powers
The bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act would stop a lot of warrantless surveillance as a condition for renewal of Section 702 authorities.

Supreme Court Seems Likely to Uphold Law Disarming Domestic Abusers
A decision in the case could extend far beyond domestic abuse by clarifying the scope of a court ruling last year on gun rights.

I Was Branded the 'Central Park Karen.' I Still Live in Hiding
I'm Amy Cooper, but you probably know me as "Central Park Karen." You may not know my name, but you probably know my story — or at least the two-minute version of the story that was broadcast all over the world without key facts or context.

Poll: Gen Z, Millennials believe their parents had it easier
“This is purely a snapshot of what young people perceive their lives to be like compared to their parents."

Walmart’s ‘sensory friendly’ hours aim to help shoppers with ADHD, PTSD — overhead radio off, lights dimmed
Beginning Nov. 10, all Walmart stores will hold “sensory-friendly” hours, during which the overhead radio will be turned off, lights will be dimmed where possible, and all televisions will hold a still image to make the environment less stimulating.

Biden Crime Family...

Jim Jordan Shares ‘Key Takeaway’ From Hunter Biden Prosecutor’s Testimony
Special counsel David Weiss said he requested but did not receive special attorney powers that would have allowed him to bring charges against Hunter Biden outside his jurisdiction in Delaware last year without the partnership of the local U.S. attorney, according to Jordan.

Politics...

Dem group survey: Biden’s jobs message isn’t working
While 43% thought Biden was “most focused” on jobs, 49% thought Donald Trump’s top priority was bringing down “prices on goods, services, and gas.” Just 7% considered “jobs” more important than prices.

House Censures Rashida Tlaib, Citing ‘River to the Sea’ Slogan
Twenty-two Democrats joined most Republicans in the rebuke of Ms. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, after she called for the destruction of Israel.

Only Kamala Harris Can Save Democrats In 2024
Biden is certainly borderline comatose, his brain a clump of blackened rot, but I truly believe there are enough synapses still flickering inside for him to be aware that he can’t and shouldn’t be running for a second term.

Ted Cruz: The Secret To Marxism’s Success? Slowly Infiltrating Existing Structures
Marxists rejected the outward revolution that Karl Marx had planned and instead opted to subtly shape the way people thought.

John Fetterman Thinks You're Too Dumb To Understand That Vegan 'Milk' Isn't Dairy
Everyone knows "almond milk" doesn't come from a cow.

Economy / ESG...

NY Times: ‘Morning in America’ Eludes Biden, Despite Economic Gains
Seeking re-election in 1984, Ronald Reagan presided over an economy similar in many ways to today’s. But he sold a message of progress and promise.

US debt interest payments surge past $1 trillion yearly pace, worsening concerns about massive borrowing
The cost of debt has doubled in the past 19 months as federal deficits balloon.

Credit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a $1.08 trillion record
Steadily, persistently higher prices have caused consumers to spend down their savings and increasingly turn to credit cards to make ends meet.

Yellen: Republicans’ IRS funding cut would hurt customer service goals
The speech comes less than one week after the Republican-led House passed a bill to provide billions in aid to Israel paired with equal cuts to IRS funding.

Immigration...

Biden is Suddenly Interested in Fixing the Border Wall
Is this a sign that there is an actual policy change taking place and Biden has realized what a disaster this has been? Or is it just that his staff has noticed what a beating the boss is taking in the polls on this issue?

WAR News: Latest...

Glenn Beck poll: Can we still avoid World War III?
Glenn says that we are so close that "we are [already] in the early stages of a coordinated global war." What say you?

Reoccupying Gaza ‘Not the Right Thing to Do,’ White House Tells Israel
The U.S. caution came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu floated the idea that Israel might oversee security for the Gaza Strip indefinitely.

Hamas leaders worth staggering $11B revel in luxury — while Gaza’s people suffer
While their people languish in poverty and are treated as human shields, the leaders of Hamas live billionaire lifestyles.

Jewish man's death after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protester being investigated as homicide
Officials determined that Kessler died from blunt force head injury and ruled his manner of death as homicide.

Media Outlets Tie Themselves In Knots To Avoid Saying Jewish Man Was Killed In Fight With Pro-Palestinian Protesters
A Jewish man was killed in California after a confrontation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallygoers resulted in an altercation — but if the mainstream media reports are to be believed, he might have just died after falling on the sidewalk and hitting his head.

Karine Jean-Pierre Refuses To Condemn Anti-Semites Pulling Down Posters Of Kidnapped Israelis
“I’m just not going to go into specifics on that particular thing.”

WAR News: Commentary... 

Alan Dershowitz: Are Anti-Israel Protests Protected by the First Amendment?
Hamas is a designated terrorist group, it is a crime to provide it with "material support," and courts have differed as to the meaning of "material." Verbal support alone is not enough, but collecting money for Hamas is. Harassment of an individual student is not protected, especially if it involves any physical contact or direct threats.

Former Muslim shares viral conversation with his father dismantling the narrative blaming Israel for 'genocide'
In a viral post, author Harris Sultan exposed his father's hypocrisy on Israel's actions versus Muslim-on-Muslim violence. With relentless logic shattering selective outrage, Sultan delivered a wrecking ball to the "genocide" calumny against Israel.

Leftists Silently Shredding Hostage Posters Are Saying Exactly What You Think They Are
By destroying posters of Hamas’ Israeli hostages, radical leftists have denied that these hostages are victims or even people.

Is Campus Rage Fueled by Middle Eastern Money?
According to a new report, at least 200 American colleges and universities illegally withheld information on approximately $13 billion in undisclosed contributions from foreign regimes.

Why It's in the US Interest to Support Israel — but Not Ukraine
The war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine are not similar but quite different, both in their strategic significance and morality. Neither Speaker Johnson nor GOP Ukraine war skeptics have done a good job of explaining why, but their instincts are sound.

Ukraine / Russia...

Zelenskyy says it’s ‘not the right time for elections’ in Ukraine
Zelenskyy said in a Monday address that it is “not the right time for elections” in Ukraine as the end of his five-year term approaches. Zelenskyy argued in his Monday video address that Ukraine should not have to deal with elections as it continues to attempt to fend off Russia.

Putin Is Expected to Run for Re-Election Next Year, Stay In Power Through 2030
With little to no opposition in Russia, it’s likely that Putin will be in office until at least 2030 and could continue his tenure until 2036.

US and NATO allies suspend major European arms treaty after Russia withdraws
"Russia is finally saying goodbye to the CFE Treaty without regret and with full confidence that it is right," the country's foreign ministry said.

Entertainment...

Matthew Perry, child of divorce
The opioid crisis is much discussed these days, with good reason. To honor the actor’s legacy, however, we should also remember him as a survivor of another all-too-common epidemic.

Jeremy Renner Talks Extensive Therapy Efforts After Snow Plow Accident
“Everyday, countless hours of physical therapy, peptide injections, iv drips and pushes,” he added. “Stem cell and exosomes, red light/IR therapy, hyperbaric chamber 2.0 atmospheres, cold plunge, and the list goes on and on…"

Media...

Report: Leftist-Funded ProPublica Attacks Conservatives 23 Times More Often Than Democrats
Despite its attempts to cast itself as an objective investigative news operation, ProPublica is actually a Democrat propaganda mill bankrolled by leftist mega-donors, a new report found.

Rolling Stone tries to attack Speaker Johnson for his commitment against porn
Over the weekend, the magazine published a story highlighting Johnson's commitment not to consume pornography, an ethical conviction rooted in his faith.

Europe...

'Anne Frank' kindergarten is being renamed for the sake of diversity: 'We wanted a name without a political background'
A school in northern Germany has decided it's high time for a name change.

LGBTQIA2S+...

New Jersey School District Partnered With Sex-Ed Group That Provides Kits With ‘Tucking’ Underwear, Chest Binders
A NJ district partnered with a sex-ed group providing "gender affirming" kits with binders and stand-to-pee devices.

California has spent $4 million on sex changes and gender surgeries for prisoners since 2017
State has spent millions on surgeries, including four inmates on death row.

Teammate of HS field hockey player hospitalized by male opponent calls for changes
Team captain Kelsey Bain wrote that "boys do not belong in girls' sports," which apparently is a controversial statement now.

AI...

Biden’s AI Executive Order Accelerates Leftist Domination Of New Technology
President Biden’s recent executive order calls for increased federal regulation of AI and demands ‘equity’ be its focus.

Microsoft closes at all-time high on fresh OpenAI-related optimism
At an event in San Francisco on Monday, Microsoft’s strategic AI partner, OpenAI, announced a slew of updates, including price cuts and plans to allow people to make custom versions of the ChatGPT chatbot.

Science...

Top Pentagon UFO investigator Calling It Quits, Hopes Anomalous Tech Is Alien
“If we don’t prove it’s aliens, then what we’re finding is evidence of other people doing stuff in our back yard,” he added. “And that’s not good.”

Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Is Retracted
Nature, one of the most prestigious journals in scientific publishing, on Tuesday retracted a high-profile paper it published in March that claimed the discovery of a superconductor that worked at everyday temperatures.

Sports...

Former pro soccer player allegedly flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators in LA
A former U.S. National Women’s Soccer player was filmed allegedly flashing a Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Hey Democrats, you don't want to move to Florida, all the animals are cray-cray...

Florida bear steals family's Taco Bell delivery
It was a sad Friday night for one Florida family after they lost $45 worth of Taco Bell when a black bear stole their food delivery right off their porch.

Florida alligator bit woman's head as she was snorkeling, and she's mostly OK
"Sounds bad, but it biting my head is probably the best place that it could have been."

Florida boy finds venomous snake in yard: 'Thought it was a stuffed animal'
The boy saw an Eastern Diamondback. They are native to Florida and can be up to six feet in length.

Florida hunters wrangle one of the heaviest pythons ever caught in state
The 17-foot python had the remains of a deer inside its stomach.

Ten-Foot-Long, Nearly 500lb Great White Shark Off Florida Coast
Crystal was tracked near Florida on November 3, off the coast of Daytona Beach and not far from St. Augustine, both popular tourist hot spots.

When will frozen iguanas start falling from trees in Florida?
In northern states, trees shedding their leaves typically signifies fall is here and winter is near. However, in Florida, iguanas falling from trees means it’s time to bust out the jackets.

Flashback: Biographer says Elvis got syphilis from a mermaid while in Florida
Presley’s three-hour-long 1961 visit to the Weeki Wachee mermaid park was a sort of wham-bam-thank-you-mer-ma’am affair that left him with a lifelong reminder of his trip, according to an Elvis biographer.

Nov 8, 2006 - Pity party... Democrats win control of both houses of Congress... Was Glenn 100% accurate on the election?... Conservatives sent a message to the GOP... Government spending... Borders are wide open... Nationwide ballot initiatives... Minimum wage... Glenn Beck's Christmas Tour...

Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

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Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

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Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Democrats are radicalizing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Broken windows theory in action

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

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

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

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Reversing the decline

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.