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Morning Brief 2024-04-10

April 10, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP HALF OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Chip Roy
TOPIC: CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN: Why the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act should NOT be reauthorized without a warrant requirement.

GUEST: Rep. Thomas Massie
TOPIC: CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN: Why the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act should NOT be reauthorized without a warrant requirement.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Warren Davidson
TOPIC: Breaking down the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Arthur Herman
TOPIC: What are the historical parallels between what's happening in Israel today and WWII?


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News...

CNN: House Republicans confront fight over FISA reauthorization
Sources said that while supporters of the program are confident it will be reauthorized, intelligence officials are deeply concerned that it may be renewed only with a warrant requirement — thereby making it impossible for the DOJ to use Section 702 to disrupt true, urgent threats.

CIA Officer Admits To Undercover Journalist That FBI Agents Attended January 6 Protest At Capitol
When asked if the public will ever find out, the officer responded, "Nope. And they probably never will."

Arizona high court ruling restricts abortion in nearly all circumstances, but it may pave the way to something worse than before
Activists have already begun collecting signatures for a state referendum that would make abortion up to six months a "fundamental right." If similar referenda in other states are any indication, the proposal will likely gain enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in November, when voters will likely approve it.

Biden: I’ll Consider Further Unilateral Action on Guns
During an interview with Univision that aired on Tuesday, Biden stated that he would consider taking further executive action on guns and criticized Trump because he “famously told the NRA that, don’t worry, no one’s going to touch your guns” if Trump won.

Woman Gets Sentenced To Prison For Selling Ashley Biden’s Diary
The woman and her accomplice previously tried to sell the materials to Trump’s campaign but were rebuffed and encouraged to give them to the FBI, per court papers reported by NBC News.

Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement over East Palestine train derailment
If the court approves the settlement, all class-action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment will be resolved.

Parents of Michigan school shooter both sentenced to 10-15 years for involuntary manslaughter
The first parents to ever be charged, then convicted, in their child’s mass shooting at a U.S. school were both sentenced Tuesday to 10-15 years in prison after facing the victims during a sentencing hearing in a Michigan courtroom.

Boeing hit with whistleblower allegations, adding to safety concerns
"I literally saw people jumping on the pieces of the airplane to get them to align," he said.

DeSantis Signs Bill To Further Crack Down On Retail Theft, Porch Piracy
Despite the explosion in crime in places like California, New York, and D.C., Florida has seen a 30% decrease in shoplifting since DeSantis took office in 2019.

Buttigieg mocks crime concerns from his personal security bubble
"I can safely walk my dog to the Capitol today in a way that you couldn't do when we all got here." Buttigieg, like many other elected officials, is provided with a security detail.

How to understand your Gen Alpha child
Have you ever heard words like sigma — not the Greek letter — gyat, or fanum tax? Apparently, they mean alpha male, “girl your a** thick,” and the cost of stealing food from your friends, respectively. Generation Alpha is made up of kids born since 2012.

Lawfare...

Michael Cohen, star witness
Democrat DA Alvin Bragg's already weak case against Trump heavily relies on the testimony of the former president's disbarred ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, a convicted felon who has admitted to tax evasion, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress.

Last Week In Lawfare Land: What To Know About Each Legal Crusade Against Trump
The Federalist updates us on the latest Democrat schemes to stop Trump from becoming president again.

Potential jurors for Trump’s NYC trial will be asked if they’re in QAnon or Antifa — but not about political alignments
Prospective jurors will also be asked to say under oath whether they have attended a Trump campaign event or rally, and whether they follow Trump or any “anti-Trump group” on social media, according to an order late Monday from Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.

Politics...

Morning Consult Poll: Trump Takes 1-Point Lead Over Biden
A net three-point swing toward Trump.

NY Times: More Voters Shift to Republican Party, Closing Gap with Democrats
The trend toward the Republican Party among white voters without a college degree has continued, and Democrats have lost ground among Hispanic voters, too.

Biden relays a powerful message his father imparted to him regarding the importance of having a job
"My dad used to say, 'A job, Joey, uh gavinga-muh-worz-zesha-tray ...'"

Democrats, liberals criticize ‘election deniers’ but face allegations of election irregularities
Who is an "election denier"? Al Gore fought his loss all the way to the Supreme Court, and Hillary Clinton has publicly insisted that the election was "stolen" from her. Now, many Democrats have been accused of election irregularities by members of their own party.

The left’s latest scheme to permanently change elections in America
Their latest tactic is to undermine the basic principle of “one person, one vote” with a new scheme called ranked choice voting.

Lara Trump: RNC Focused Like A Laser On Election Integrity
“We are making sure that we leave nothing to chance because we have to understand the importance of this election.”

Economy...

Gas Prices Hit 6-Month High, Spiking More Than 50% Under Joe Biden
In the past month, gas prices rose more than 20 cents. They are more than a dollar more expensive ($2.38) than when Trump left office.

You Will Own Nothing: Blackstone Bets on Wealthy Renters
After a hiatus, Blackstone is shoving its chips on U.S. apartments again. But this time, the private-equity giant is betting on a particularly safe group of tenants — those with six-figure household incomes and perfect credit scores who like to live in plush homes without the hassle of owning them.

Immigration...

CBP released more than 125,000 unvetted illegal migrants onto San Diego streets, says county supervisor: 'Dire consequences'
"That's just the minimum we know about and doesn't include families, boat arrivals, or elderly people who are processed differently. The numbers have gone through the roof."

COVID-19...

Rand Paul Op-Ed On Fox News: The Great COVID Cover-Up: Shocking Truth About Wuhan And 15 Federal Agencies
In a Tuesday op-ed, Paul writes that government officials from 15 federal agencies "knew in 2018 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was trying to create a coronavirus like COVID-19."

Israel...

Biden urges Israel ‘to just call for’ 6-8 week ceasefire, doesn't mention hostages as part of the deal
The White House adamantly insisted it does not mark a shift in policy after Biden did not mention Hamas or a hostage deal in his appeal to Israel.

Hamas refusing Israeli demand for release of 40 living hostages in truce deal
Hamas has claimed that in order to do so, it would have to release male Israeli troops, as the terror group isn’t in possession of 40 living elderly people, women, and female soldiers.

Iran Smuggles Arms to West Bank, Officials Say, to Foment Unrest with Israel
The covert operation, described by U.S., Iranian, and Israeli officials, is heightening concerns that Iran is seeking to turn the West Bank into a flashpoint in its shadow war with Israel.

IDF Bombs Hamas Rocket Launch Posts In Humanitarian Zone
“This is just another example of Hamas’ exploitation of the civilian population for their own benefit,” the IDF wrote.

Jordan failed to stop pro-Palestine protests. Now it's accusing Hamas of leading them.
Jordan has detained hundreds for participation in protests against Israel's war on Gaza, as pro-government voices suggest Hamas is behind the uprising.

Nearly Half of US Muslims Support Hamas in War
A recent poll by the Pew Research Center shows that nearly half of Muslims in the U.S. support the Hamas terrorist group in its war against Israel — a similar proportion to that found in a different poll of Muslims in the United Kingdom.

Media Refuses To Cover ‘Death To America’ Protest In Michigan Even Though White House Condemned It
Politico, MSNBC, CBS News, the New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, the Washington Post and NPR were among the major outlets that did not cover the event.

Student Arrested After Pro-Hamas Sit-In Has Ties to the White House, Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Org
One of the leaders of a group of students who held a sit-in at Vanderbilt University this week in support of Hamas is a long-time Democratic party activist with White House ties.

Dozens of anti-Israel protesters arrested after storming cafeteria in Senate office building: Cops
The mob of demonstrators marched inside the Dirksen Senate Office Building around lunchtime while chanting phrases such as, “Senate can’t eat until Gaza eats!” | Video

Ukraine-Russia...

Russia Says It's Investigating Senior US, NATO Officials for ‘Financing Terrorism’
While the Investigative Committee did not specify which terrorist attacks it suspects were funded by Western organizations, the announcement comes as top Russian officials double down on claims that Ukraine and the West were involved in the deadly Crocus City Hall attack last month.

UN nuclear watchdog's board sets emergency meeting after Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant attacks
Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked the nuclear plant with drones for a third day. Kyiv said it had nothing to do with any such attacks, and any incidents were staged by Moscow.

The Washington Post Is More Dangerous Than So-Called Russian Propaganda
The paper claims Russian propaganda is fueling opposition among Republicans to further Ukraine funding, dismissing genuine concerns over the cost and lack of accountability as the result of "an increasingly sophisticated strategy" by the Kremlin to exploit America's economic woes and border crisis.

Tuberville suggests Ukrainian leaders are spending money US gives them on ‘beach houses all over the world’
“We are printing $80,000 a second, borrowing $80,000 a second, $4.6 million a minute! And we’re thinking about giving Ukraine more money to waste — these people can’t buy any more houses, and what they bought, they’ve got beach houses all over the world. Let’s start thinking about our country.”

Zelensky Ex-Advisor Suspected of Being Part of Group that Embezzled Nearly $2.5 Million
Artem Shylo, a former adviser at the President's office, was detained for allegedly leading a group formed in 2021 that stole funds from Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s national railway company.

Canada...

Canadian Man Has 2 Healthy Fingers Amputated For ‘Body Integrity Dysphoria’
The 20-year-old ambidextrous man experienced “profound distress” over his left hand’s fourth and fifth fingers and decided to have them amputated, according to the case report

Europe...

German minister to speed up deportations to fight rising crime
"Foreign offenders must leave Germany much more quickly. The strict deportation rules we have created must now be enforced. Anyone who doesn't stick to the rules must leave," Nancy Faeser said, adding she also had zero tolerance for violent crime, which was up 8.6% last year.

South America...

Brazilian President Lula indirectly calls out Elon Musk on climate crisis, further fueling tensions
Lula spoke of “billionaires trying to build a rocket to find something in space,” alluding to Musk wanting to colonize Mars. “He will have to learn to live here. He will have to use his money to help preserve the environment.”

Javier Milei Sets Aside Dollarization Plan Due To Politics, Says He'd End Up In Prison
Milei spoke of the challenges he faces as the leader of the South American country, including a "bankrupt" central bank and a "fiscal, monetary, and currency disaster of extravagant proportions." Milei's initial plan to overturn the crisis was to anchor Argentina's economic future to the U.S. dollar.

Media...

I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.
Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.

Environment...

International court rules Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women
An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis was in violation of human rights, resulting in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ripple effect across the globe.

Flashback: Montana judge found there was 'a fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment'
Last year, a judge ruled the state has a constitutional obligation to protect its residents from climate change. This and other cases are being brought by a group called Our Children’s Trust, which gets kids/teens to be the face of the lawsuits.

Trillions in taxpayer subsidies haven’t made wind and solar power cheaper or better for Americans
A new study looking at the United States shows that to achieve 100% solar or wind electricity with sufficient backup, the U.S. would need to be able to store almost three months’ worth of annual electricity. It currently has seven minutes of battery storage.

LGBTQIA2S+...

NY Times: England Limits Youth Gender Medications, Part of Big Shift in Europe
The National Health Service in England started restricting gender treatments for children this month, making it the fifth European country to limit the medications because of a lack of evidence of their benefits and concern about long-term harms.

What’s With This ‘Partner’ Crap?
By changing the words, leftists changed the terms of the ideological fight. It didn’t happen by accident; they knew what they were doing. And they know what they are doing now with “partner.” That's the “progressive” left pushing the “there are no genders” crap on kids.

Prominent LGBT activist claims animals are 'biologically trans,' gets fact checked
Peter Tatchell has wrote in the past, "Whilst it may be impossible to condone paedophilia, it is time society acknowledged the truth that not all sex involving children is unwanted, abusive and harmful."

Religion...

Writer for the Atlantic makes surprising conclusion about church attendance, religious life
"I wonder if, in forgoing organized religion, an isolated country has discarded an old and proven source of ritual at a time when we most need it. It took decades for Americans to lose religion. It might take decades to understand the entirety of what we lost."

AI...

Japan Warns AI Could Cause Total Collapse of the Social Order
Two top Japanese companies have warned that artificial intelligence could cause a total collapse of the social order if it is not rapidly reigned in.

Jamie Dimon says AI may be as impactful on humanity as printing press, electricity, and computers
“While we do not know the full effect or the precise rate at which AI will change our business — or how it will affect society at large — we are completely convinced the consequences will be extraordinary,” Dimon said.

Eclipse...

UFO spotted shooting through clouds over Texas during the solar eclipse
The video has made waves on social media, with some proclaiming it may have been a dragon. | Video

Mexican TV outlet accidentally airs man’s testicles during solar eclipse coverage
RCG Media’s 24/7 news program was covering the eclipse when its three anchors presented clips submitted by fans experiencing the celestial phenomenon — only to fall prey to a well-known prank in Latin America.

April 10, 2008 - Controversial Obama delegate stays with campaign... The economy... Marcus Luttrell and David Bellavia about Vets for Freedom... Ben Stein about his new documentary 'Expelled'... Compean and Ramos update... Elton John in concert...

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.

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

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.