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Morning Brief 2023-12-05

December 05, 2023
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Chad Felix Greene
TOPIC: The truth about anti-transgender violence.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Chris Gore
TOPIC: Disney's newest animated film "Wish" may be the worst in the company's history.

Isaiah 12:1

Isaiah 12:1

Biden Crime Family...

Hunter Biden’s direct payments to father coincided with Chinese transfers, bank inquiries
The newly disclosed payment from Hunter Biden's Owasco PC directly to Joe Biden uncovered by the Oversight Committee occurred while Hunter Biden was still receiving payments from a joint venture with a Chinese company with Communist Party connections.

If the Bank of Biden shenanigans sound suspicious it’s because they are
For a man who once claimed to be “the poorest man in Congress,” Joe Biden sure likes to loan out money. For instance, Joe supposedly gave $40,000 to his brother James. James was able to repay the money a month later, after he coincidentally received a check from a Chinese energy company.

Domestic News...

House Judiciary unveils bill to curb warrantless surveillance powers
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill to reauthorize the intelligence communities' warrantless spy powers with new restrictions on accessing data collected on Americans and greater penalties for law enforcement who violate the law.

FBI Interviewed Priest, Choir Director Amid Probe Into Traditional Catholics, House Report Says
Federal agents interviewed a priest and a choir director as part of an investigation into so-called Radical-Traditional Catholics as potential domestic terrorists, according to a new report from the House Weaponization Committee.

Two BLM rioters who burned down an Atlanta Wendy's get $500 fine, no jail time
Before you go off thinking they got a light sentence, keep in mind they also will have to perform community service.

Federal appellate court sides with Douglass Mackey in meme case, pauses prison sentence until after appeal
He was sentenced to seven months in prison for circulating a satirical meme that encouraged Hillary Clinton voters to cast their votes via text in the lead-up to the 2016 election.

Bombshell Audit Reveals How Disney Bribed And Scammed Its Way Into An Unaccountable Florida Empire
An independent audit dismantled the special autonomous county Disney ran in Florida for 55 years, detailing rampant cronyism, mismanagement, and unethical kickbacks that let the corporation operate above the law.

RNC alleges inconsistencies in Nevada’s voter rolls, threatens lawsuit
The RNC alleges three Nevada counties — Douglas, Lyon, and Storey — have more registered voters than adult citizens over 18 and that five other counties — Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Eureka, and Washoe — have “suspiciously high rates” of registered voters.

Gold Bars Recovered In Menendez Bribery Case Linked To 2013 Robbery: Report
In 2013, businessman Fred Daibes filed a police report stating that he was the victim of an armed robbery and that the assailants took $500,000 in cash from him and nearly two dozen gold bars.

Former US ambassador to Bolivia accused of spying for Cuba for decades
Beginning as early as 1981, Victor Manuel Rocha allegedly spied on behalf of the island nation's intelligence agency, referring to the U.S. as "the enemy" and supporting Cuba's clandestine intelligence-gathering mission, according to prosecutors.

House in Virginia Explodes as Police Prepare to Serve Search Warrant
A house in Arlington, Va., exploded into flames on Monday night after a man fired several rounds from a flare gun inside as the police prepared to execute a search warrant there, the authorities said.

Politics...

White House tells Congress US nearly out of money to support Ukraine, pushes for $105 billion aid package
The New York Post reported that Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young sent a letter to Senate and House leaders on Monday, saying that the U.S. will run out of money to support Ukraine by the end of the year.

Trump, allies fire back at media warnings of second-term dictatorship
The Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the New York Times each published stories referencing a “Trump dictatorship” in recent days, in an effort to whip up their readers into frenzy.

Speaker Mike Johnson fires back after James Carville says he's a bigger threat than al-Qaeda
Rep. Johnson condemned James Carville's attack calling his Christian faith a greater danger than al-Qaeda, noting Democrats should denounce the "shameful" smear but likely won't.

US Air Force improperly released service records of GOP candidate to DCCC-linked research firm
Air Force veteran J.R. Majewski’s service records were improperly released by the Air Force to a research firm linked to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, leading up to his 2022 Ohio congressional election.

4 Republicans qualify for fourth 2024 presidential debate
DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, and Christie will face off in Tuscaloosa in what will be the smallest debate stage lineup so far this year.

We lost him ... Burgmentum is dead
Republican candidate Doug Burgum suspended his 2024 presidential campaign.

Some Republicans Have a Blunt Message for Chris Christie: Drop Out
Several anti-Trump Republican donors and strategists are pushing Mr. Christie to end his presidential campaign and back Nikki Haley.

Sheila Jackson Lee's mayoral ad tells people to vote on the wrong day
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is blaming everyone else after her Houston mayoral campaign ad told voters to cast ballots on Dec. 7 instead of the actual runoff election date, Dec. 9.

Flashback: Sheila Jackson Lee unleashes profanity-laden, abusive tirade on 'f***ing idiot' staffer
Based on the previous story, maybe she was right to berate her incompetent staff.

Economy / ESG...

Bursa Malaysia launches platform for mandatory ESG reporting
The reporting includes: Anti-corruption, community or society, diversity, energy management, health and safety, labor practices and standards, supply chain management and data privacy and security, and water.

N. Koreans must use electronic certificates to make digital payments
Individual electronic certificates verify users' identities and serve to provide more secure online transactions.

Immigration...

Large Groups of Illegal Aliens Cross Border Wall Gaps in California
News reports show large groups of illegal aliens, mostly Chinese nationals, crossing through gaps in the border wall in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, as officials vote on spending millions in taxpayer funds for migrant services.

War News... 

US considering 'appropriate action' in response to Houthi missile attacks in Red Sea
The national security adviser said Iran is the "ultimate party responsible."

US warship shoots down bomber drones amidst Houthi terrorist attack in the Red Sea
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked three merchant vessels Sunday and directed drones toward an American warship.

US Troops In Iraq Kill Five Attacking Militants In Drone Strike
U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq killed five militia fighters in a drone strike as the militants were preparing to launch a suicide drone attack on a posting near Kirkuk on Sunday, the U.S. military confirmed.

NY Times: Harris Takes Forceful Tone with Israel in a Foray into Mideast Diplomacy
Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as one of the highest-ranking American officials urging restraint by Israeli forces.

Hamas may have reaped financial windfall betting against Israeli stocks ahead of Oct. 7 attack: Report
A pair of prominent U.S. researchers discovered major bets against stocks of Israeli companies that were placed during the weeks leading up to the massacre.

Hubris, Not Conspiracy, Kept Israel From Anticipating Hamas Terrorist Attack
Many people wondered after Oct. 7 how an advanced nation like Israel could have allowed a massive, three-pronged, well-executed terrorist incursion into its civilian areas.

Gal Gadot pushes UN to demand Hamas release all women abducted on Oct. 7
"We claim we stand against rape, violence against women. We will not let women be victimized and then silenced. We say we believe women. Stand with women. Speak out for women."

Hamas Likely Held Back Women Hostages To Keep Them From Talking ‘About What Happened To Them,’ State Dept. Says
The pause in conflict between Israel and Hamas ended on Friday because Hamas did not release all of its women hostages and “violated” the terms of the temporary truce.

Canceling Jews to placate bigots
Jews are being shut out of their communities because cowards don’t want to upset the “pro-Palestine” set.

Teachers' Union Official Compiled List Of Nearby Wealthy Jews, Calling Them ‘Gluttons And Thieves’
A Maryland teacher is on leave while the school system investigates her for a string of anti-Semitic social media posts that included creating a list of wealthy Jews in her county, claiming they hoard wealth while contributing nothing to society, and calling for “class war.”

PA governor slams 'blatant antisemitism' as mob targets Jewish-owned restaurant
An anti-Israel mob that protested outside a Jewish-owned falafel shop in Philadelphia, chanting the owner was guilty of "genocide" amid rising anti-Semitic incidents nationwide.

COVID-19...

Prestigious science journals confirm censored views: Masks at best don't reduce COVID infection
The study concludes, "Real-world effectiveness of child mask mandates against SARS-CoV-2 transmission or infection has not been demonstrated with high-quality evidence. The current body of scientific data does not support masking children for protection against COVID-19." [Full PDF]

Entertainment...

BBC Host Says Kelsey Grammer Interview Was Cut Short After ‘Frasier’ Star Said He Supports Trump
A radio host noted that "Kelsey Grammer himself was perfectly happy to go on talking about it. The Paramount+ PR people, less happy that he talked about it," the radio host added, indicating that the PR people decided that there had been "plenty of time for our interview."

Jamie Foxx fights back tears in first public appearance post-hospitalization
“You know, it’s crazy, I couldn’t do that six months ago — I couldn’t actually walk,” Foxx began his 12-minute speech, before taking a pause due to being overcome with emotion.

China...

Code Pink under congressional scrutiny for allegedly working with the CCP
The co-founder's husband reportedly "works closely with the Chinese government media machine and is financing its propaganda worldwide."

Canada...

Canada to Conceal Skyrocketing Euthanasia Deaths by Citing Patients' Illnesses Instead
Statistics Canada says it will attribute Canada's rapidly increasing medically assisted deaths to patients' underlying conditions rather than listing euthanasia as the cause, hiding the country's world-leading euthanasia rates.

Europe...

German judge lets 8 men who gang-raped girl walk free
An expert witness who testified before the Hamburg Regional Court suggested elsewhere that rape may be a means to vent migrants' "frustration."

Environment...

Toxic emission: John Kerry accused of farting during climate lecture in Dubai
While discussing U.S. policy on coal power plants and calling for them to be eliminated, Kerry appeared to emit his own noxious gas.

John Kerry: Coal power plants shouldn't be 'permitted anywhere in the world'
"The reality is the climate crisis and the health crisis are one and the same," Kerry said at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai, citing a study that found coal "doubles the number of deaths" compared to other sources of air-carried pollution.

NY Times: Air-Conditioning Use Will Surge in a Warming World, UN Warns
By 2050, electricity use for cooling could double, driving up the greenhouse gas emissions that cause warming.

Plastic recycling directory ends, citing lack of 'real commitment from industry'
The directory listed sites to drop off plastics for recycling.

LGBTQIA2S+...

School assigns 11-year-old girl to sleep in same bed as boy who claims he's trans, parents not notified
The school allegedly allowed a boy to bunk with her during a field trip to the East Coast without her, or their, consent.

Mental Health Issues Persist After Transgender Medical Treatment, New Finnish Study Shows
"Ever younger ages and with more psychiatric needs."

Education...

Ivy League slashes price of ‘donor door’ from $20M to $2M after anti-Semitism storm
Elite colleges are quietly slashing the level of donations which can secure admission as mega-donors close their checkbooks to the Ivy League over anti-Semitism on campus.

Man dressed as Grinch proclaims 'Santa Is Fake' outside elementary school, scuffles with angry parent
A street preacher dressed as the Grinch held a sign saying "Santa is fake, Jesus is real" outside a Texas elementary school, upsetting parents and resulting in a tussle with one angry dad.

AI...

Uber Eats Mocked for Grotesque AI-Generated Food Pictures on Menu
Uber Eats seemingly publishing a restaurant's menu with, instead of real photos of the food, ones that were cooked up using some sort of AI system.

Technology...

DOJ Blocked Google From Informing Congressional Staffers They Were Being Spied On, Court Orders Show
Legal group Empower Oversight released the five court orders Monday after filing a FOIA request for the records related to the DOJ’s previously unknown attempts to monitor the communications of staffers conducting oversight of the department.

Sports...

Parents of boy who Deadspin claimed was wearing blackface hire law firm, demand retraction
The parents of a 9-year-old Chiefs fan falsely accused of wearing blackface hired a law firm to threaten legal action against Deadspin and the writer unless they retract the claim and apologize.

Leftist outlet says Elon Musk ignited 'hate storm against black reporter' who falsely accused 9-year-old of blackface
The Root defended Phillips, stating that the photo of the child was used "to make a broader point about racism within the NFL."

Dana White: 'This is the greatest country on earth. And we should be defending it, fighting for our freedom, every one of us.'
"If this falls, there's no other f***ing place to go."

Dec 5, 2011 - Is 'Jurassic Park' about to happen for real?... Glenn yells at Stu... The world's most expensive car crash... Why does Obama think he's Teddy Roosevelt?... Turning dead people into electricity... Is Santa Claus a sadist?... The GOP and Donald Trump...

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.