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February 20, 2024
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News...

Trump’s historic civil fraud trial ruling could spur an NY business exodus
The bankers I speak with aren’t particularly MAGA; far from it. But they can’t believe James was able to turn a nothingburger case into a $355 million judgment. If there’s a crime, they tell me, it’s that James wasn’t disqualified after using her promise to get Trump as a selling point when she ran for the office.

'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary slams New York over $355M Trump verdict and says it will drive businesses out of the state
"Do you think any foreign institution or any private equity firm or any pension fund would touch New York? No. And that's why New Yorkers should be concerned. It's not just the existing businesses that are fleeing out to Texas and Florida."

MSNBC host shocks panel with single question challenging the narrative celebrating $355 million ruling against Trump
"They went back and they looked at cases over 70 years — I believe it's about 150 cases — and found there was no case where there was a ban on doing business where there wasn't harm shown."

70% of largest US cities lack funds to cover costs; pensions and health care are majority of debt
All 75 cities are required by law to have balanced budgets.

New York Gov. Hochul seeks to limit oversight of bond sales while expanding her powers: Report
New York Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a Democrat, said Hochul's budget proposal would "significantly curtail" his office's oversight and "would also create a dangerous precedent."

Oregon coming around to the realization that drug decriminalization was always a really bad idea
Democrats are preparing to take steps to undo some of their failed policies.

Kansas Man Speaks Out After He Was Wrongly Accused Of Being Suspected KC Parade Shooter
Pictures of him in handcuffs spread on social media after the shooting claiming he was the shooter, when instead, he was detained after having “several drinks” and was then released by police without a citation.

Our Library Stopped Late Fees, So I Stopped Returning Books
The American Library Association cited essentially Marxist justifications for urging all libraries to end late penalties and book replacement fees.

NYC Gucci store robbed in broad daylight by brazen gun-toting crew
The store closed its doors for the rest of the day after the heist, which left others in the neighborhood rattled, including both shoppers and retail workers who say crime in the five boroughs has just gotten out of hand. Police did not release a description of the suspects.

83-year-old convicted robber known as ‘leaping bandit’ rearrested in new bank stick-up
A senior citizen who spent decades behind bars for a spree of bank robberies was arrested again last week after allegedly targeting a series of Chicago-area financial institutions, authorities said.

Homeowner shoots suspect who stole his BBQ pit, authorities say
Texas police said a homeowner chased down a man he believed to have stolen his barbecue pit and then lethally shot him.

Man in kilt arrested for allegedly shoving items up his rectum and returning them to shelves at antique stores
The footage showed the man picking up kitchen utensils, then placing them under his garment before replacing them on the shelf. The antique shop removed the tampered items from its shelves and conducted a thorough sanitization in the gallery.

Biden Crime Family...

Justice Department can’t ignore Bobulinski
The Biden family’s former business associate, Tony Bobulinski, told Congress last week that no one in the DOJ, FBI, IRS, or local law enforcement followed up on an explosive interview he gave the FBI on Oct. 23, 2020.

Hunter’s China Work Began In 2015 Immediately After VP Biden’s Christmas Party, Bobulinski Testifies
Diplomat dispatched to convince business partners to stay silent through the election, he says.

Presidential Historian Reveals Jill Biden Is The Reason Joe Biden Ran Again: ‘She Likes Power,’ Wants ‘Revenge’
“You know, if you go back to 1952, Harry Truman could have run, and he didn’t. ... Bess wanted to go back to Independence — she didn’t like it in Washington.”

Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather received a presidential pardon from Abraham Lincoln
The Biden Crime Family goes back to at least the 1860s, when Moses Robinette faced a military trial on charges that included intoxication, inciting “a dangerous quarrel,” and assault with “attempt to kill” after he stabbed a man during a fight.

Politics...

Prominent Pollster Nate Silver: Biden On Track To Lose To Trump, Dems Have ‘No Plans To Fix The Problems’
“If you’d asked me a year ago, I would have told you that Joe Biden was a reasonably clear favorite in the event of a rematch against Donald Trump,” Silver began, adding later in his article that in recent months, “Biden’s situation has become considerably worse.”

‘Outrage’ That Once Fueled Dem Voters Is Slowly Fading As Another Trump Election Looms
Leftist voters are getting tuckered out from being outraged all the time, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Poll: DeSantis top pick for Trump's VP
In asking the question to Republicans of Trump’s potential running mate two different ways, the response was always DeSantis, said the analysis. Asked their first pick for vice president, then asked their second pick, DeSantis was on top.

Political 'experts' rate Biden as 14th-best president of all time — ahead of Ronald Reagan — and rate Trump as the worst
The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey polled more 150 "experts" in history and political science, and you can already guess the results.

Wisconsin's Democrat governor signs new legislative map he drew into law
Under the current maps, Republicans have a 22-10 majority in the state Senate and a 64-35 majority in the state Assembly. The new map will be more evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, according to an analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Swalwell's campaign spent hundreds of thousands on travel, child care, and luxury spas, filings show
More than $430,000 of Swalwell's expenses from last year are marked as "travel," campaign records show. Expelled Rep. George Santos came under fire for his use of campaign money for travel over the course of three years when he spent $136,000 on travel.

When will Republicans stop shooting themselves in the foot?
Democrats coddle their politicians, while Republicans cannibalize theirs in the name of virtue-signaling.

Swiss Billionaire’s Nonprofit Sent $35 Million To Dark Money Group Propping Up Dems
The Berger Action Fund, one arm of liberal Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss’ philanthropic empire, gave tens of millions to one of America’s most prolific Democrat-aligned dark money groups.

Immigrant from Hong Kong becomes first non-US citizen appointed to San Francisco Election Commission
San Francisco voters removed the citizenship requirement for those seeking office on city boards, commissions and advisory bodies in 2020.

Nevada secretary of state’s office investigates voter history glitches
After numerous Nevada voters saw irregularities in their voter history on Sunday, the secretary of state’s office said it has identified the issues and is fixing them, according to a statement Monday evening.

Sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell died after car went into Texas pond, sheriff says
She served as secretary of transportation in the Trump administration and as secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush.

Economy / ESG / DEI...

Texas still skeptical about companies claiming to withdraw from ESG commitments
“We heard firms telling Texas one thing but then providing very different and often contradictory information to states like New York or California."

Capital One to buy Discover — making 6th largest bank in US
Aims to build “a payments network that can compete with the largest payments networks and payments companies,” Richard Fairbank, chairman and CEO of Capital One, said in a statement.

Immigration....

Inside Mayor Adams’ migrant debit card boondoggle — no-bid bank gets $50 million, border crossers up to $10,000 each
This debit-card program has the potential to become an open-ended, multibillion-dollar Bermuda Triangle of disappearing, untraceable cash, used for any purpose. It will give migrants up to $10,000 each in taxpayer money with no ID check, no restrictions, and no fraud control.

Chinese illegal immigrant apprehensions up 4000% at US-Mexico border since 2021
Since October 2023, there have been over 20,000 encounters with illegal immigrants from China. In the entirety of fiscal year 2021, there were just 450 of these encounters.

Mexican army kills 12 gunmen in shoot-out near Texas border
The shoot-out occurred when soldiers were patrolling Miguel Aleman municipality on the border with the United States. It said members of the Secretariat of National Defense "were attacked by armed civilians who were hiding in the bush."

WAR News... 

Following Biden remarks, US proposes UN resolution calling for temporary ceasefire
The United States has proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and opposing an Israeli ground offensive in southern Gaza.

Soros network gave paid fellowship to head of anti-Israel center propping up terrorism
The philanthropy network steering the wealth of Democratic megadonor George Soros awarded a paid fellowship to the leader of a law school’s anti-Israel office facing a Senate investigation for promoting terrorist sympathizers, records show.

IAEA chief says Iran bulking up stockpile of nearly weapons-grade uranium
Iran continuing to enrich around 7 kilograms of uranium to 60% purity per month, well beyond needs for commercial nuclear use, agency head says, with enough for 3 nukes already.

International court hears arguments regarding Israel occupying West Bank and Gaza
Netanyahu said that he doesn't believe this hearing is legitimate and his country won't recognize it as such. “The discussion at The Hague is part of the Palestinian attempt to dictate the results of the political agreement without negotiations,” he said in a statement.

El Al Flight Targeted By ‘Hostile Elements’ Trying To Take Over Communication Network
For the second time in a week, a plane from the Israeli flagship airline El Al was targeted by hostile elements trying to divert the aircraft from its planned course.

Freelance reporter threatened to ‘kill every Jew’ and shoot pro-Israel US officials: Court docs
A freelance reporter based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is facing up to five years in federal prison after allegedly threatening to “kill every Jew” in the city and “shoot every pro-Israel U.S government official,” according to a federal affidavit.

Ukraine / Russia...

Biden admin now says US may give Ukraine long-range missiles that can strike Russia
In 2022, Biden said US had no intentions of sending Ukraine "rocket systems that can strike Russia."

Trump compares Navalny death to domestic problems: ‘Nation in decline’
“The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country,” he posted on social media.

COVID-19...

WHO director is upset 'conspiracy theories' may derail his global pandemic treaty
"Six years ago, I stood on this stage and said the world was not prepared. ... Less than two years later ... COVID-19 pandemic struck. And indeed the world was not prepared." The WHO general director glossed over how the world was unprepared and in the dark largely on account of his organization and China.

Entertainment...

'The View' hosts worry Biden might 'flub' on debate stage against Trump
"The View" host did not want Trump to have a debate platform with Biden because he would be "legitimized" and Biden might "flub."

Media...

The Biden administration is mad at the NY Times for being too tough on the admin
But the NY Times is fighting back, saying, laughably, we "will cover Biden and Donald Trump fairly, meaning the paper will accurately report on the good and the bad of both candidates."

Europe...

Dutch prime minister warns Europeans to stop 'whining' about Trump, focus on Ukraine
Trump sparked some outrage in Europe after he stated that if re-elected as president, he would not defend members of NATO who failed to meet defense spending targets. Rutte said he agrees with Trump's analysis, saying the former president is "completely right."

Spain Conservatives Win Local Election as Socialists Retreat
Spain’s strongest opposition party comfortably won Galicia’s regional election, while Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists lost about a third of their seats.

Environment...

Hawaii's Democrat governor wants to impose $25 'climate impact fee' on tourists to prevent wildfires, preserve beaches
"I believe this is not too much to ask of visitors," Green stated.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Girls' high school basketball team forfeits after trans player injures 3 players in Massachusetts
"Once the third (girl) was injured, the remaining five expressed concern to him about continuing to play."

Secretary of state urged staffers to avoid ‘problematic’ terms like ‘manpower’ and ‘mother/father’
The Biden administration official argued in the memo that gender is a social construct and that a person’s gender identity “may or may not correspond with one’s sex assigned at birth,” according to the Feb. 5 missive.

Police are called to investigate My Little Pony convention in Moscow
The adults-only event was was allegedly pushing the LGBTQ+ agenda, which is illegal in Russia.

Education...

NH Dems try to silence GOP rep reading explicit passages they want in schools
New Hampshire Democrats objected and sought to stop a Republican state lawmaker from reading sexually graphic excerpts from books they defend keeping in school libraries.

Massachusetts school board members ask for National Guard to be deployed to contain high school fights
The letter claims that "our high school has experienced a disturbing increase in incidents related to violence, security concerns, and substance abuse" in recent months.

Technology...

Biden’s Plan To Boost American Chip Manufacturing Is Already Facing Setbacks
Chipmakers like TSMC and Intel have pushed back factory construction timelines in the U.S. amid industry downturns and delays in receiving billions from the CHIPS Act meant to boost domestic semiconductor production.

AI falsely accuses, fines artificial intelligence expert of using phone while driving: Report
Tim Hansenn was charged by the Dutch police, thanks to their AI smart camera Monocam, with using his phone while driving. However, he was just scratching his head.

Science...

Our human ancestors often ate each other, and for surprising reasons
First it was normalizing incest, now it's normalizing cannibalism.

Sports...

Stock car driver delivers epic quote during Daytona race
"I’m just gonna put my foot on the floor and I’m not lifting until I see God or the checkered flag," Andy Jankowiak said.

Feb 20, 2012 - Glenn tells about his whirlwind trip to meet with top officials at the Vatican... Saw Greece's demise firsthand... The real reason contraception is an issue in this campaign... Examples of racism at ESPN...

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

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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.