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Morning Brief 2024-03-27

March 27, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Jeremiah J. Johnston
TOPIC: The historical basis for faith.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Tristin Hopper
TOPIC: Secret report paints a bleak future for Canadians.


News...

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse blocks entry of cars, sugar — with 140,000 jobs in the balance
The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is a “major disaster” for the economy — threatening to disrupt $80 billion in cargo that travels to and from one of America’s busiest ports and more than 140,000 jobs tied to the shipping traffic, experts said.

How hero cops stopped Baltimore drivers seconds before ship smash: ‘The bridge is down!
“Hold all traffic on the Key Bridge,” one emergency dispatcher told officers around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to police radio traffic. “There’s a ship approaching that just lost their steering.”

Biden Pushes For Federal Gov To ‘Pay For Entire Cost’ Of Rebuilding Baltimore Bridge
“It is my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge, and I expect Congress to support my effort,” Biden said.

Biden claims he commuted over collapsed Baltimore Key Bridge by train 'many times,' except it doesn't have rail lines
Biden, who claims to have traveled over one million miles aboard Amtrak, was skewered for “inserting himself” into yet another tragedy with a false claim.

Pilot on board the Dali tried to slow ship before it struck Key Bridge
The specially trained pilot ordered rudder turned hard to the left and an anchor drop to steady the ship and slow it down, an industry official said.

How a cargo ship took down Baltimore’s Key Bridge
The bridge was built in 1977, at a time when ships were not as big as they are now. However, it is noted in the article that a brand-new bridge would have “come down in the same way” if it were hit by such a large vessel traveling at speed.

FISA renewal deadline fast approaching amid bipartisan call for ending warrantless surveillance
The deadline to reauthorize FISA is April 19. Both sides of the aisle are raising serious privacy concerns.

Jordan pushes for warrant requirements in potential FISA reform
"The key is, well, we get the big reform, which is the warrant requirement, which is what we've been pushing for members of the Judiciary Committee," said Jordan.

Connecticut Elections Chief Reports ‘Suspicious Activity’ In Do-Over Race After Judge Overturned Primary
Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas has asked the State Elections Enforcement Commission to investigate "suspicious activity" and "potential violations" in Bridgeport's recent mayoral election, which was already marred by allegations of ballot-stuffing in the primary.

How I Became A Casualty Of The Ongoing Ideological Purge In American Jurisprudence
In the months since I was terminated for expressing opinions, I have learned that my experience is all too common in Big Law.

'Squatter Squad' uses various legal techniques to remove home invaders
A crew known as the "Squatter Squad" was shown on a recent video confronting a dozen squatters in one Los Angeles-area home, kicking in a door, and sending the lot of them packing, Fox News reported.

Arkansas airport director, accused of selling guns illegally, dies after shootout with ATF: 'Don’t ... justify what happened'
It appears that ATF was investigating Malinowski, a gun enthusiast, for allegedly purchasing dozens of firearms, claiming they were for personal use, and then turning around and reselling many of them at gun shows without a proper license and without conducting proper background checks.

Maine governor's brother helped transfer property from Chinese national to mother in China, now an alleged illegal pot grow
Paul H. Mills, brother of Maine Gov. Janet Mills, facilitated the transfer of a property from a Chinese national living in Massachusetts to her mother in China. The property is now suspected of being an illegal marijuana grow site operated by Asian criminal organizations.

Rare 'visual disorder' caused a man to see distorted 'demonic' faces: Study
“Imagine waking up one morning and suddenly everybody in the world looks like a creature in a horror movie.” Fewer than 100 cases have been reported since 1904, and some doctors have never even heard of PMO.

Banana Republic...

Trump lawfare: The next stage begins
A deep-blue Manhattan jury is likely to convict Trump of something. What might happen then? Democrats are clinging to polls that show some portion of voters who are now open to voting for Trump say that they would not vote for him if he were a convicted felon.

Trump handed gag order in Manhattan criminal trial
In his decision, New York Judge Juan Merchan, who has donated to Democrats in the past, ruled that Trump’s “prior extrajudicial statements establishes a sufficient risk to the administration of justice ... and there exists no less restrictive means to prevent such risk.”

Trump’s Reduced Bond Doesn’t Make Letitia James’ Election-Meddling Lawfare Any Less Scandalous
Like the other legally suspect cases brought against Trump by Democrat prosecutors and Biden's DOJ, James’ lawfare is kneecapping the Trump campaign by costing the candidate time and money in an election year.

Biden jokes about Trump being ‘crushed by debt’
“The other day, a defeated guy came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, I’m being crushed by debt — completely wiped out,’” Biden told the crowd at a campaign fundraiser in Raleigh, North Carolina. “I had to look at him and say, ‘Sorry Donald, I can’t help you.'”

Trump’s Truth Social skyrockets on first trading day
On its first day, Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, was valued at roughly $8 billion, greater than respected companies such as Mattel and Western Union. Trump owns 60% of the stock.

Politics...

Biden gains on Trump in 6 battleground states in new poll
A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll published Tuesday found Biden still trailing Trump in six of seven battleground states, but he chipped away at Trump’s lead almost across the board and overtook the former president in one state.

Biden's oft-repeated story about why he entered politics appears to be a complete fabrication
Biden has repeatedly told a story about how he decided to enter politics after feeling guilty for winning a case against a disfigured welder while working as a law clerk. However, court records and interviews suggest the case concluded years before Biden even graduated law school, and the welder actually won a substantial settlement.

Furious Karine Jean-Pierre hangs up on radio interview after being asked if Biden has dementia
“When I told a number of people that I was talking to you today, it was interesting though, they all said, ‘Would you please just ask her? Does the president have dementia?’ And so, before I move on from it, does he?”

Biden-Harris campaign describes Trump as 'feeble, confused, and tired'
Once again, the Biden campaign rolls out the "I know you are, but what am I?" defense for an "elderly man with a poor memory."

Biden’s dog biting spree under investigation
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce has launched an investigation into OSHA, asking if Biden's dog got special treatment while White House staff lived in fear of getting bitten.

Leftist Celebs Host 'Fundraiser From Hell' for Joe Biden
The star-studded extravaganza will take place Thursday evening at Radio City Music Hall and will feature performances by aging starlet Queen Latifah, Broadway sensation Ben Platt, and the morbidly obese Lizzo, who is facing numerous accusations of sexual harassment.

Federal Judge Says Dark Money Behemoth Arabella Advisors Must Open Its Books
The largest subsidiary of the liberal dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors will soon have to open its books to a former executive, who alleges she was unlawfully terminated after blowing the whistle on the group’s alleged abuse of charity laws.

RFK Jr. VP Pick Nicole Shanahan a Leftist ‘Criminal Justice’ Advocate Who Has Given Thousands to Joe Biden
RFK Jr. has marketed himself as a middle-of-the-road independent, yet his pick for VP is a far-left progressive.

Democrats ramp up attacks on RFK Jr.: ‘He should be ashamed of himself’
Many pro-Biden figures in the party are criticizing Kennedy as a “spoiler” propelled by GOP funds and conspiracy theories.

Economy / ESG / DEI...

California Restaurants Cut Jobs as Fast-Food Wages Set to Rise
Chains lay off workers, shave hours ahead of state minimum-wage increase.

How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam
It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics.

Immigration...

Voters Say Immigration Is Top Issue Facing Country: Harvard Harris Poll
Just 36% of respondents said that they approve of Biden’s handling of immigration.

Illegal Migrant charged with shooting dead 25-year-old Michigan woman was deported under the Trump administration
Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, is alleged to have shot and killed Ruby Garcia, 25, whose body was left at the side of highway U.S. 131 in downtown Grand Rapids on Friday night.

WAR News...

Another War Would Catch the U.S. Off Guard. Just Look at History.
As the U.S. aids foreign combatants like Ukraine, our own weapons stockpiles are growing dangerously low.

Vanity Fair: Here’s How Nuclear War Could 'Destroy Civilization' in Just a Few Hours
And why Putin and Trump present major danger to the United States’ nuclear paradigm.

Russian fighter jets scramble to intercept nuclear-capable US bombers at border
The specifics of the incident were partly disclosed by Norway's armed forces, which confirmed the American B-1B strategic bombers traversed Norwegian airspace before proceeding into international airspace over the Barents Sea.

France Might Requisition Arms Producers to Speed Up Production to Help Ukraine
"We have missed out on certain contracts with Eastern Europe countries for whom the criterion of delivery deadlines is more important than the price," Lecornu said.

Kremlin calls Zelensky ‘peculiar kind of Jew’ as Russia blames Ukraine for IS attack
Pressed on how the Jewish leader could be linked to jihadist terror, Putin spokesman says he’s "a Jew who in many ways shows sympathy and inclination to the nationalist spirit" in Kyiv.

Israel...

White House dismisses suggestion that Biden allowed UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire due to political pressure
When confronted by CBS News' Ed O'Keefe about whether domestic political pressure influenced Biden's decision to allow a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Kirby denied the claim, insisting that the move was in line with Israeli national security interests, despite failing to explain how the resolution benefits Israel.

Israeli hostage recalls horrific sexual assault by Hamas captor, becoming first to speak about the abuse: ‘Shoved the gun at my forehead’
“He came towards me and shoved the gun at my forehead,” Soussana told the New York Times. The soldier forced her to shower and then dragged her into a children’s bedroom adorned with Spongebob Squarepants decorations, where she said he sexually assaulted her.

Canada...

Proposed 'Rain Tax' Sparks Anger Online
Toronto officials are proposing to hit homeowners with a "stormwater charge" according to how much their properties' water runoff would impact the storm sewer system. The charge would be based on each property's hard surface area, including roofs, driveways, parking lots, and other concrete landscaping.

Europe...

Assange Extradition On Hold Until US Gives More Assurances
A British court ruled that Julian Assange would not be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless the U.S. authorities guaranteed that he wouldn't receive the death penalty.

South America...

Javier Milei to Cut 70,000 State Jobs
The Argentine President plans to fire 70,000 government workers in the coming months in one of the clearest signs yet of how the libertarian’s chainsaw-style approach intends to slash the swollen state.

Entertainment...

Feds left Diddy's mansions in shambles
New video shows busted safes, pill bottles by the bed, and clothes strewn across floors after feds trashed the mogul's L.A. and Miami homes in sex trafficking probe.

Usher claims he saw some 'very curious things' while living at Diddy's mansion when he was 14
A 2016 interview of Usher resurfaced when he talked about his time living with the Puff Daddy in the spring of 1994. He said, "I don't know if I could indulge and even understand what I was looking at."

Media...

Poll: Majority of likely voters do not trust news media
The recently released Center Square Voters’ Voice poll found that 43% of Americans say the media is trustworthy, compared with 54% who said it is not trustworthy.

NBC’s Most Insufferable, Nagging Hosts Saved Democracy By Blowing Up Ronna McDaniel’s Contract
The seething and nagging over such a banal personnel change was truly awe-inspiring.

Chuck Todd learns very quickly why no one believes his sudden interest in 'credibility' and the 'basic truth'
"Those trying to make this a left-right issue are being intentionally dishonest," he charged. "This is about whether honest journalists are supposed to lend their credibility to someone who intentionally tried to ruin ours."

Environment...

Biden's DOE commits $6B to climate projects advancing DEI
Only projects that demonstrate a commitment to an "equitable and inclusive clean energy future" by "develop[ing] and ultimately implement[ing] a comprehensive Community Benefits Plan" are eligible.

Thousands of Solar Panels in Texas Destroyed by Hailstorm
Aerial footage showed rows of cracked photovoltaic cells at the Fighting Jays Solar Farm near Houston.

Religion...

Fairfax County’s board of supervisors mocks Christians by designating Easter as Transgender Visibility Day
Members of the board are sending a message to Christians that they do not matter as they turn one of their holiest days into a celebration of an ideology that undermines the church’s core convictions.

Nicaraguan regime bans Christian activities during Holy Week, organizes fashion shows instead
Ortega has suggested that Catholics critical of the regime or sympathetic to critics of the regime were "terrorists."

Trump partners with Lee Greenwood to sell 'God Bless the USA' Bibles
"All Americans need a Bible in their home and I have many. It's my favorite book. It's a lot of people's favorite book," he said.

AI...

AI Is Becoming More Persuasive Than Humans
A Large Language Model with access to demographic data successfully used that data to personalize messaging. This model was statistically more persuasive than humans when discussing a number of topics.

Technology...

Authorities reportedly ordered Google to reveal the identities of some YouTube videos' viewers
You apparently don't have to do anything illegal for law enforcement to ask for your Google data.

Meta Oversight Board Recommends Loosening Standards To Allow Users To Glorify Terrorists As Martyrs
As of now, Facebook and Instagram posts that refer to "designated dangerous individuals" — such as Hamas terrorists — as "shaheed" are removed under a Meta policy that bars users from glorifying terrorists.

March 27, 2012 - Recapping the Supreme Court hearing on Obamacare... Dinosaur is a bad word now?... Where is Obama getting his parenting advice from?... Why Stu's job sucks... Polling shows the vast majority want people to show an ID to vote...

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.