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May 06, 2024
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News...

Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage for widow of fired FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd: ‘Miracle’ says widow
“When I received the phone call, I had to pull over to the side of the road because I couldn’t stop sobbing,” Christine said Friday. “This is a miracle from God in the midst of such a storm."

Patriot Mobile flies pro-Israel sky banners nationwide
“We want to encourage our Jewish students to let them know that Christians across this country support them and that we stand with Israel,” said Glenn Story, Patriot Mobile CEO. “Antisemitism has no place in America, and we stand against this hate.”

Civil War 2? Many Voters Think It’s Likely
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 41% of likely U.S. voters believes the United States is likely to experience a second civil war sometime in the next five years, including 16% who consider such a scenario very likely.

Jeffrey Epstein’s 'black book' listing 221 names to be sold in secret auction
Alexander Historical Auctions will put the black book with un-redacted names and numbers up for private sealed bid sale on May 15. The proprietor of the auction house estimates that the book might bring in $200,000.

Nurse pleads guilty to trying to kill 19 patients, 17 of whom died
Pressdee appears to have developed a taste for killing after dropping out of the nursing program and becoming a veterinary technician. She later told investigators that during her 14 years providing "critical animal care," her duties included euthanizing animals.

Man Tries To Shoot Pastor During Sermon, Gets Tackled
Police in Pennsylvania said that a man tried to murder a pastor at a church in North Braddock on Sunday while he delivered a sermon to his congregation.

Oklahoma Nine-Year-Old Runs a Mile in the Dark to Get Help for Injured Parents After Tornado
Their car was lifted and thrown into a patch of trees, crunching the pick-up truck and seriously injuring the two adults. Their son crawled out of the mangled mess and ran more than a mile in the dark through downed power lines and debris to a neighbor’s house and brought help back to his family.

Six squatters take over suburban Georgia home, then help themselves to neighbor’s car: Cops
Police in Georgia rounded up a half dozen squatters who were bedding down in a $450,000 suburban home for months — after tracing a neighbor’s stolen car to their driveway.

Banana Republic...

Trump whodunnit: Prosecutors admit key evidence in document case has been tampered with
Legal experts call revelation a “serious violation” as Jack Smith’s team admits it also misled court.

Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Knew Of Biden-Ukraine Corruption Trump Wanted Probed
The “whistleblower” who sparked Trump’s first impeachment was deeply involved in the political maneuverings behind Biden-family business schemes in Ukraine that Trump wanted probed, newly obtained emails from former Vice President Joe Biden’s office reveal.

The insanity at the heart of the Trump trial
As Trump's New York trial proceeds, the prosecution's refusal to clearly identify the crime used to elevate misdemeanor falsification of business records charges to felonies violates the Fifth Amendment and leaves even supporters of the case uncertain about the legal theory behind the indictment.

Fani Willis’ former boyfriend Nathan Wade defends workplace romance with Trump prosecutor
“Workplace romances are as American as apple pie,” Wade said in a new interview.

Politics...

ABC poll: Biden is up by 4 with likely voters
Excluding people who say they wouldn't vote, Trump has 46% support, Biden 44%. Among registered voters, it's Biden 46%, Trump 45%. Among likely voters, it's Biden 49%, Trump 45%, again not a significant difference.

Trump's real-time reviews of 2024 VP possibles and other surrogates
Trump's most prominent surrogates went to his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday to audition for vice president, and Trump provided some real-time reviews.

Video: NBC reports Biden's handlers are 'looking to shorten his speeches'
A Biden campaign spokesman insists it's about "quality over quantity." | Article

Jake Tapper points out Biden's many different stances on abortion
"In '74, he said Roe v. Wade went too far, and that a woman should not have 'the sole right to say what should happen to her body.' ... In 2006, he said, 'I do not view abortion as a choice and a right.' ... Just this year he said, 'I've never been supportive of, you know, it‘s my body, I can do what I want with it.'"

Every State Facing Deceptive, Unlimited Abortion Ballot Measures This November
Eleven states could see abortion through all nine months of pregnancy enshrined in their state constitutions this November.

Biden awards Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky the Medal of Freedom
As you'd expect, Biden screwed up reading his script and hailed Ledecky, who has won seven Olympic gold medals, for her plans to “compete this summer at the Paralympics at age 27,” melding the words “Paris” and “Olympics.”

Democrats’ Election Games Have One Thing In Common: Shifting Power From Voters To Party Bosses
The schemes of Democrat Party elites disenfranchise their own voters in primaries and Republican voters in the general elections.

Texas Dem Rep. Henry Cuellar indicted by DOJ on charges of taking $600K in bribes
He is accused of influencing U.S. foreign policy "in favor of Azerbaijan" and a Mexican bank.

Bob Menendez's Lawyers Say Senator Hoarded Cash, Gold Because of 'Intergenerational Trauma'
"Senator Menendez suffered intergenerational trauma stemming from his family’s experience as refugees, who had their funds confiscated by the Cuban government and were left with only a small amount of cash that they had stashed away in their home," the filing read.

Economy...

WaPo: DEI is getting a new name. Can it dump the political baggage?
Under mounting legal and political pressure, companies’ DEI tactics are evolving.

NY Times: The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings
The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says.

Jobs Report Shows Rapid Slowdown in Employment Growth
The April data, released on Friday, showed the economy added just 175,000 jobs and the unemployment rose to 3.9%, falling short of economists’ predictions of 240,000 new jobs and a 3.8% unemployment rate.

Elon Musk sounds alarm about America's national debt
Warns that without action, "The dollar will be worth nothing."

Immigration...

Top House Intel Dem defends ‘very strong vetting process’ as Biden admin considers admitting Gazan refugees to US
“The only way that people can apply for refugee status is if they ... begin a very lengthy process of vetting,” Rep. Jim Himes said.

Inside Trump’s plan to deport ‘nearly 20 million’ illegal migrants from the US
How is that possible as the U.S. Census Bureau says there are only 11 million illegal aliens in the U.S.?

Hundreds protest Massachusetts' illegal immigrant policies
Protesters were angry that the state House rejected an amendment to the bill that would have given homeless veterans priority for housing over immigrants.

Chic hotel in heart of Broadway converted to house illegal aliens in latest sign of growing NYC crisis
The chic Square Hotel in the heart of Broadway’s Theater District has been quietly operating as an emergency shelter for illegal aliens — right across from the Gershwin Theatre.

COVID-19...

Thousands Believe COVID Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?
The COVID vaccines, a triumph of science and public health, are estimated to have prevented millions of hospitalizations and deaths. Yet, even the best vaccines produce rare but serious side effects.

Israel...

Biden put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel
The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios.

Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel in one of largest attacks since war's start
There are no reports of injuries in the Lebanon attack, but at least seven people were reported injured from the Hamas barrage.

Politico: Pro-Palestinian protesters are backed by a surprising source — Biden’s biggest donors
The donors include some of the biggest names in Democratic circles: Gates, Soros, Rockefeller, and Pritzker.

Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests
Left-wing groups and veteran demonstrators provided guidance and support before rise of pro-Palestinian encampments.

Frat boys' defense of American flag at UNC highlights elite universities' hypocrisy
Elite universities' harsh treatment of fraternities for minor infractions while tolerating disruptive progressive encampments highlights their hypocritical prioritization of a vocal minority over students seeking a traditional college experience.

Rules for Campus Radicals, 2024
The anti-Israel protests are often portrayed as a spontaneous uprising, but we’re learning that behind the young idealists is an organized movement of leftists who want to spread disorder and whose candid strategy is to defy school administrators and police to achieve their radical goals.

What I Saw at Columbia’s Demonstration
The protesters wear masks, avoid eye contact, and seem uninterested in engagement or progress.

Majority of anti-Israel protestors arrested at University of Texas weren't from the school: Report
"This is calculated, intentional and, we believe, orchestrated and led by those outside our University community," the school said.

Bill Maher Criticizes Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness For ‘Jew-Hating’ Protesters
“Okay, so colleges constantly raise tuition, then the kids take out more loans, then the government comes by and pays those loans. Okay, so my tax dollars are supporting this Jew-hating,” he continued. “No, I don’t think so.”

Video: Students at NYU are now praising North Korea
"So which side do y'all think North Korea supports?"

Flashback: North Korean defector slams ‘woke’ US schools
Yeonmi Park attended Columbia University and was immediately struck by the anti-Western sentiment in the classroom and a focus on political correctness. "I thought America was different but I saw so many similarities to what I saw in North Korea that I started worrying.”

Ukraine-Russia...

Over 6,000 Russian troops killed last week, bringing death toll to nearly 500K since war began
With a depleted fighting force, Russia has started actively recruiting women for the war, the New York Times reported, even extending the efforts into prisons.

Nuclear war fears drive new market for bomb shelters
I build discreet bomb shelters for wealthy American clients who fear nuclear war. Here are some of their common requests.

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger.
"I never thought I would see North Korean ballistic missiles being used to kill people on European soil."

Europe...

Labour says it will ‘work to earn votes back’ after Gaza-related election defeats
Independent candidates, several of whom explicitly campaigned in support of Palestine, gained five seats.

Green Party councilor shouts 'Allahu Akbar' after being elected in Leeds
"We will not be silenced. We will raise the voice of Gaza. We will raise the voice of Palestine. Allahu Akbar!"

Asia...

Japan and India reject Biden's description of them as xenophobic
Japan said Biden’s judgment was not based on an accurate understanding of its policy, while India rebutted the comment, defending itself as the world’s most open society.

Crying contest for babies held in Hiroshima on Children's Day
Babies aged 6 to 18 months are dressed in traditional happi coats and headbands. Two babies sit face-to-face in a sumo ring. The baby who cries first is the winner.

Entertainment...

Mark Hamill meets Biden in pre-‘May the 4th’ DC visit: ‘Can I call you Joe-bi-Won Kenobi?’
"With this one, strong the douche chills are, hmm," said Yoda.

Kevin Spacey breaks his silence over sexual assault allegations amid UK documentary release
“I’ve never told someone that if they give me sexual favours, then I will help them out with their career, ever. I’ve clearly hooked up with, you know, some men who thought they might get ahead in their careers by having a relationship with me."

Free Madonna concert draws crowd of more than 1 million on Brazilian beach
Riotur, the municipality’s tourism department, estimated that 1.6 million people flooded onto the 2.4-mile stretch of sand on Saturday.

Environment...

New Data Highlights Achilles’ Heel Of One Of Biden’s Favorite Green Power Sources
Wind generation fell by about 2.1% in 2023 relative to 2022 generation, despite the 6 gigawatts of wind power capacity that came online last year.

Microsoft just signed the biggest corporate renewable energy deal ever
And it's all to keep up with soaring AI data center power demands.

Education...

Chicago Teachers Union's $50 billion in demands: Abortions, migrant services, required LGBTQ training, gender-neutral bathrooms
Gates is demanding at least 9% wage increases each year over the next four years, which would push the average salary from the current rate of $93,182 to $144,620 in the 2027-2028 school year. The union is also calling for the district to hire 2,500 new teacher aides.

University of California Now Discriminates Based on Parental Income, Education
UCSD's new selection criteria for certain majors, which prioritizes students based on parental income and education, appears to be a thinly veiled attempt to achieve desired racial discrimination in violation of California's voter-approved ban on affirmative action and the Supreme Court's ruling against race-based admissions.

School district fires superintendent over claims she harassed softball players who didn't clap loudly enough for her daughter
Students said she contacted players late at night after the awards ceremony and threatened seniors' graduation privileges if they failed to apologize for not clapping for her daughter.

Technology...

Google Censors Trump Ad for Unspecified Reasons
Google just booted a Trump ad that is completely, 100%, verifiably true for unspecified "policy violations."

Science...

Man Claims to Have Caught 'Time Traveler' Using His Shed
Alec Schaal posted a series of security videos on TikTok that show a young man sneaking into his backyard shed. A day later, the same man leaves the shed looking a few decades older.

Scientists Keep Finding Giant Sinkholes in China that Hide Ancient Forests, Unknown Wildlife, and Long-Lost DNA
These sinkholes are known as karst tiankengs — and they appear to be a hotbed of genetic diversity and home to endangered species like the Manglietia aromatica.

Animals...

Flashback: CNN reports on cats that look like Adolf Hitler
Back in 2010, we fretted over cats resembling Hitler. Today? Students are the ones resembling Hitler.

Orangutan Successfully Self-Medicates In The Wild, Study Shows
A male Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia appeared to heal a wound to its face using specific leaves in a rare instance of animal self-medication in the wild, a study published Thursday showed.

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Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

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.