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November 28, 2023
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Domestic News...

Biden's Education Secretary Miguel Cardona misappropriates famous Reagan quote to tout big government
“I think it was President Reagan who said, 'We're from the government. We're here to help.'”

Chicago-area high school provides segregated classes for black and Hispanic students
No longer will black students be "expected to conform to a white standard."

NY retailers lost $4.4 billion due to rampant shoplifting in 2022: ‘People are losing their jobs’
Store owners across the state are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to take action to address the rampant theft crisis that has forced some store closures. Last week, Hochul rejected a proposed bill that would have formed a task force dedicated to combating organized retail theft.

More Than 2,500 NYPD Cops Have Quit This Year
“The workload is a leading factor driving people away from the job,” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said. “If the NYPD is going to survive these staffing reductions, it cannot just keep squeezing cops for more hours.”

New York City enacts law barring discrimination based on weight
"New York City is leading the nation with this groundbreaking anti-discrimination law."

Politics...

The Bidens Would Rather Snub All Their Grandkids Than Hang A Christmas Stocking For Navy Roberts
Instead of recognizing their grandkids on the mantle, the Bidens are reportedly paying homage to their pets, one of which was exiled from the White House after biting Secret Service agents and a number of staffers.

Poll: Biden leads 2024 democratic field, but Michelle Obama poses potential threat
A new poll found Biden leading among Democratic voters over declared and hypothetical 2024 candidates, except former first lady Michelle Obama, who narrowly defeats Biden.

KJP Says Biden Has No Plans To Change Strategy Despite Polls Getting Worse And Worse
Biden's approval rating with Democrats has plummeted to its lowest level ever, while his overall job approval rating is at its lowest rating in over a year.

Doocy Corners Press Sec On ‘Bidenomics’: ‘Americans Outside Of This Building Are Not Buying It’
“So, is it your sense that when people are home for Thanksgiving, catching up with their family members, they were saying to each other, ‘Can you believe how much more affordable things have gotten?'”

Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party’s finances
Donors have not cut as many large checks to the RNC in recent years, and the party’s small-dollar program has also suffered.

Court papers say ex-Virginia election official on trial 'altered election results' in 2020 election
In a county where Biden received 54% of the vote in 2020, an election official at the time allegedly "altered election results" in the state's reporting system, leading to three grand jury indictments last year.

Economy / ESG...

WaPo puff piece: The viral $16 McDonald’s meal that may explain voter anger at Biden
This article suggests Americans want to be validated about how bad inflation is, but buried lede: Biden will try to censor bad messaging about his economy.

New home sales fell in October as housing market hit by historic mortgage rates
Sales fell 5.6% from September to October.

Amazon overtakes UPS, FedEx as leader in private shipping
Amazon has claimed the title of the largest nongovernment delivery service in the nation.

Immigration...

Over 20 Millions Immigrants Are Set to Vote in 2024
"The analysis indicates that foreign-born eligible voters will again account for about 1-in-10 of all eligible voters in 2024 — likely an unprecedented level of foreign-born eligible voters in the American electorate, giving enormous voting power to those who were not born in the U.S."

Arizona sees 58,000 illegal aliens in one month as October sees second-highest border encounters ever
The United States-Mexico border continued its spiral into lawlessness in the last month, with border encounters still reaching astronomical numbers unseen until Biden took office.

WAR News... 

Hamas Official: We Kidnapped Foreign Nationals For ‘Their Own Protection’
Hamas terrorists murdered 39 Thai nationals during their attack and took an unknown number hostage but now claim they actually acted to save them from Israel forces “shelling” houses located in the kibbutzes.

Israel investigates an elusive, horrific enemy: Rape as a weapon of war
The first indications of possible sexual violence came as early as Oct. 7, the day that thousands of Hamas and other fighters streamed into Israeli towns and began livestreaming bloodshed and torture.

Jewish Groups Hammer Biden While White House Pushes Islamophobia Scare After Hamas Attack
Some Jewish Americans aren’t thrilled with the White House’s response to a surge in anti-Semitism following the terrorist organization Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel.

China Is Fueling Hamas Attacks
One of China's most cynical strategies in its all-encompassing struggle against the United States is to cast itself as a peacemaker while claiming that America fuels conflict. Beijing propagates this false narrative even as it ignites bonfires.

Israeli-Russian released by Hamas had escaped for 4 days, was recaptured in Gaza
Elena Magid, Roni Krivoi’s aunt, says 25-year-old fled captors after building collapsed following IDF airstrikes but could not reach border.

BBC confronts its own journalist over false reporting about Gaza hospital strike — and a stunning response follows
After a jihadist rocket fell on the parking lot of the hospital last month, the legacy media uncritically regurgitated Hamas' claim that Israel struck the hospital, totally destroying it and killing more than 500 people.

Wealthy Jewish families are rejecting the Ivy League for 'Plan B' schools after viral displays of campus anti-Semitism
“They’re not paying a single dollar more to the schools,” college admissions consultant Christopher Rim told the Post. “They don’t want to be associated with these schools.”

After Students Targeted Pro-Israel Teacher, School Officials Try to Quell Outrage
The New York schools chancellor promised disciplinary action but also called for understanding students’ viewpoint after a Queens high school protest.

Students beat up cops inside HS where pro-Israel teacher hid from student mob during anti-Semitic riot days before
4 students arrested at Hillcrest HS for allegedly assaulting school safety agents a week before mob targeted pro-Israel teacher.

Musk tours Gaza border kibbutz with PM, watches videos of attack, says ‘no choice’ but for Israel to destroy Hamas
Musk said the experience was “jarring” and that he was struck by what appeared to be “joy” on the part of the terrorists in the video.

AOC says US aid used to commit ‘human rights violations’ in Gaza
“What we are witnessing is the gross violations of human rights in Gaza. That is being done with US military assistance,” AOC said in response to an appeal from a caller at a tele-town hall meeting.

Flashback: Before the final solution, the Nazis wanted to ship all the Jews in Europe to Madagascar
There's no news story here, just a piece of forgotten history. Much like today's pro-Palestinian protesters chanting "from the river to the sea," the Nazis originally wanted to "relocate" the Jews to somewhere else.

Ukraine...

US and Germany say there is no ‘secret plan’ to force Zelenskyy into talks with Russia
The U.S. said a report suggesting that Washington and Berlin aim to push Ukraine into talks with Russia is untrue.

Russia Offered to End War if Ukraine Dropped NATO Bid: Kyiv Official
Russia offered to end Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022 if Ukraine agreed to drop its ambitions to join NATO, according to the head of Zelenskyy's political party, who was present at peace negotiations.

Entertainment...

DailyWire+ Drops Trailer For ‘The Most Triggering Comedy Of The Year’
The Daily Wire released the trailer for its first-ever feature-length comedy, “Lady Ballers,” on Monday, a movie that mocks the recent and controversial phenomenon of men competing in women’s sports.

Rapper says AI-generated interview was used to 'slander' him after outlet retracts 'fabricated' story
"Not one word is mine," the rapper said on X. "That’s why I’ve always done my own quotes or interviews in my own voice. That ain’t me at all," he added.

China...

Politico: Chinese hospitals are full of sick children, but don't worry
The wave of respiratory diseases hitting China is more likely the return of seasonal illness the country suppressed with prolonged COVID lockdowns than another pandemic threat.

Canada...

Justin Trudeau boasts about plan to implement more internet censorship at Canada-EU summit
Trudeau described the impending censorship as “a digital partnership.”

Europe...

Murder of French teenager could be society’s ‘tipping point’
The murder of a 16-year-old boy could prove a “tipping point for French society,” Emmanuel Macron’s government warned as civilians were told not to take the law into their own hands.

UK detects first human case of 'distinct' form of swine flu
Britain was today rocked by fresh swine flu fears after someone was sickened by a strain never seen here before. Officials don't know how the unidentified Brit, thought to be from north Yorkshire, got infected, sparking concerns it could be silently spreading.

Green Party politician pushes law restricting free speech 'for the common good' in resurfaced viral video from Ireland
“When you think about it, all law, all legislation is about the restriction of freedom. That’s exactly what we are doing here, is we are are restricting freedom, but we’re doing it for the common good."

Environment...

JFK Jr: Biden's Carbon Pipeline Is a Boondoggle for Big Oil That Punishes Iowa Farmers
For 40 years, I've stood among the leadership of the environmental movement crafting sensible, market-based solutions ... but I do not insist that other people ascribe to my belief.

The Biden Administration’s Electric Vehicle Subsidies Are Becoming Another Solyndra
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made $1.6 million from an electric car company the Biden administration boosted that just went bankrult.

Biden’s Flagship Climate Bill Is Making It More Expensive To Conserve Water
The Biden administration offered up more than $1 billion through its signature climate bill to conserve water in the Southwest, significantly raising the cost of regional water conservation in the process.

NY Times: Could Biden’s Clean Energy Push Be a Victim of Its Success?
Thanks to the president’s signature legislation, solar energy manufacturing is booming in Georgia, a key state in the 2024 election. But the industry now worries that it could be too much and too fast.

LGBTQIA2S+...

The Biden Administration Is Scheming To Take Your Kids Away
Democrats have been suggesting taking children away from "non-affirming" parents for years now, but Biden’s HHS is getting the ball rolling.

Seattle middle schoolers forced to send hate mail to Moms for Liberty
On Saturday, parental rights group Moms for Liberty posted pictures of a package they received in the mail that contained letters that students from a Seattle Middle school allegedly made in class, claiming that the organization was “bullying” LGBTQ youth.

Religion...

Michigan Tries to Force Christian School to Hire Anti-Christian Teachers, But the School is Fighting Back
The Michigan Legislature recently amended the Michigan Civil Rights Act to cover sexual orientation and gender identity but provided no protection for religious organizations.

AI...

Pentagon pushes ahead on autonomous AI weapons
The Pentagon is reportedly rushing “Replicator,” a new initiative to develop of thousands of lethal, autonomous drones and systems by 2026 — to keep pace with China.

Inside US Efforts to Untangle an AI Giant's Ties to China
Last month, G42 announced a partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. U.S. officials fear G42 could be a conduit by which advanced American technology is siphoned to Chinese companies or the government.

Putin says West cannot have AI monopoly so Russia must up its game
"In all spheres of our life, humanity is beginning a new chapter of its existence," Putin said of AI, adding that Russia needed to up its game on AI both in ambitions and execution.

Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
There was nothing in Drew Ortiz's author biography at Sports Illustrated to suggest that he was anything other than human. "Drew has spent much of his life outdoors, and is excited to guide you through his never-ending list of the best products to keep you from falling to the perils of nature," it read.

Technology...

NewsGuard Is Selling Its Government-Funded Censorship Tool To Private Companies
While NewsGuard is now making headlines for trying to take down Elon Musk’s X, the bigger story concerns the federal government’s funding of the censorship industrial complex.

Free Speech Groups Call on Congress To Block NewsGuard Funding
NewsGuard is an outfit that describes itself as countering “misinformation on behalf of news consumers, brands and democracies.” That “mission” also includes (trust) rating system for news sites – right in people’s browsers.

How Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life
Google has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse content. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals as abusers.

Science...

A Groundbreaking Scientific Discovery Shows That We Can Reverse Death
Experiments raise important questions on what it means to die.

Could a Drug Give Your Pet More Dog Years?
Longevity drugs for our canine companions are moving closer to reality, but the promise of extending their lives raises ethical questions.

On Mars, you will eat insects
"... the larvae could eat astronauts’ food waste and produce frass to fertilize bad alien soil, which could then produce food plants. Then the larvae themselves could be ground into a protein source, which astronauts — or animals they might bring along — could consume."

Travel...

Man who stripped off clothing and wandered around It's a Small World ride at Disneyland was on drugs, police say
Anaheim Police were called to the park at about 1:30 p.m. and arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of indecent exposure and for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Video Shows Panic After Southwest Passenger Jumps Out Emergency Door
The passenger on a Southwest flight was arrested in New Orleans after escaping the plane through the emergency hatch and running away on the tarmac at Louis Armstrong Airport.

A Three-Year Cruise Is Canceled for Lack of a Ship
Passengers will not be visiting Machu Picchu, the Pyramids of Giza, or indeed be going anywhere.

Sports...

Deadspin writer attempts to whip up outrage mob against a child wearing face paint of NFL team
The article by Carron Phillips accused a young fan of the Kansas City Chiefs of wearing "blackface" and showed a screenshot from social media where only one side of the boy's face could be seen.

UFC champ posts video of himself holding man at gunpoint in front of his home
Sean Strickland posted surveillance video of himself confronting a man he believed to be a car thief but who was allegedly trying to escape after assaulting a woman in Las Vegas.

Animals...

Dog Bites Jesse Watters in the Groin Two Weeks After He Revealed He Got ‘Rid Of’ Another Dog
On his show "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Monday, Watters told viewers he had been approached by a woman and her “big dog” during a hike in a nature preserve.

Nov 28, 2011 - The false premise of compromise... Why GB loves his Roku... Will we save the constitution?... How the European debt crisis will affect you... The bird flu... Does Glenn have a man crush on Michael Buble?... Barney Frank is retiring... What book should Barack Obama read?...

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.