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Morning Brief 2024-12-11

December 11, 2024
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Kevin Freeman
TOPIC: What gold-backed currency would mean for the U.S. dollar.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Megan Garcia and Meetali Jain
TOPIC: Mother files lawsuit against the creator of an AI chatbot that she claims led her son to kill himself.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Tristan Harris
TOPIC: New developments in a major case involving harms to children caused by AI chatbots.

News...

Merrick Garland Is The Worst Attorney General In American History
Even Joe Biden, who nominated Garland, appears to have caught onto the fact that Garland’s DOJ is infected with partisan corruption.

Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to the Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
At the end of a lengthy two-day hearing in a Texas courtroom, Lopez criticized the auction process as flawed and said the outcome “left a lot of money on the table” for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Daniel Penny Stands By His Actions, Says He’d Face Court ‘Million’ Times To Save Others
"The guilt I would have felt if someone did get hurt if he did do what he was threatening to do, I would never be able to live with myself.”

‘The View’ Hosts Have Collective Tantrum Over Penny Verdict
Whoopi called it a "failure on the part of the courts."

Inside Luigi Mangione’s extremely wealthy family that’s been dubbed ‘beloved’ Baltimore royalty
The Mangione Family Foundation also has made hefty donations to such places as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the St. Joseph Medical Center at the University of Maryland. Even Loyola University’s pools are named after the Mangiones.

Luigi Mangione’s political views from left and right
“He was left-wing on some things and right-wing on others,” Bhogal said. He recalls Mangione mentioning he was a champion of equality but opposed to DEI, wokeness, and identity politics.

Ben Shapiro: The Murder Of Brian Thompson — How Individual Acts Of Evil Get Justified
One of the outlying symptoms of evil is to use broad-based rationalizations about systemic problems in order to justify individual acts of evil.

CNN host says ‘drop the banner’ to see CEO murder suspect’s abs while slamming leftist swooning
Reporting on swooning over the suspected murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson made for an awkward moment when a CNN host called to “drop the banner.”

AP Reporter Asks KJP On Whether Americans ‘Are Treated Fairly’ By Health Care System After Murder Of CEO
“What would you say to Americans who might sympathize with Luigi Mangione’s purported manifesto?”

Luigi Mangione Gets Thousands for Defense: 'Thank You for Your Service'
More than 380 donors have contributed $10,567 toward the fundraiser at the time of publication.

In Familiar Trend, Alleged Killer Becomes Online Sex Symbol
"The healthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione is soooo HOT," wrote another user.

Trump...

Trump offers expedited environmental approvals to companies investing $1B in US
“Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force Finds ‘Failures’ with Secret Service Leadership, Planning
“The full record of evidence clearly shows failures in advance planning by the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners. ... The Task Force’s investigation also identified pre-existing conditions and leadership failures that set the stage for tragedy.”

FBI Director Wray planning to call it quits before Trump can kick him to the curb: Report
Having read the writing on the wall, the FBI director — whose 10-year term is far from over — is reportedly preparing to save Trump the hassle.

Tulsi Gabbard goes on offense with Trump’s support as Assad falls
With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Director of National Intelligence-designate Tulsi Gabbard is doubling down on her anti-intervention stance.

Politics...

ActBlue Bombshell: Dem money platform tells Congress it didn't block foreign gift cards until fall
ActBlue has informed Congress it did not automatically block donations made with foreign-bought gift cards until recently, a potentially significant revelation in an ongoing investigation into whether China, Russia, Iran, or Venezuela routed illicit money to Democrat candidates.

Report: Top Democrat on Ethics Committee Outed as Leaker of Gaetz Report
Rep. Susan Wild admitted to the panel that she violated her sworn oath and leaked details of the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz to the press, The Hill reported Monday.

Mitch McConnell receives medical attention after fall
“He is fine, he’s in his office, and any other questions about Sen. McConnell I’ll refer to staff,” Thune said during the press conference.

Pervert Alert: Convicted Sex Offender Anthony Weiner Running for New York City Council
Anthony Weiner, the former Democratic congressman from New York and registered sex offender who served 18 months in federal prison for sending explicit texts to a 15-year-old girl, is running for office again.

Never Trump Lincoln Project paid millions in 2024 to companies owned by its leaders
The full accounting of the Lincoln Project’s expenses, made public in its latest campaign finance report, illustrates how the Never Trump group has long rewarded its leaders with donor money from wealthy Democrats, corporations, and left-wing philanthropists.

Democrat Jamaal Bowman Blames Daniel Penny's Acquittal on ‘the Evil of White Supremacy’
"Whenever you feel discomfort from your whiteness, Black people are harmed or killed. And there is never accountability or justice."

Postmaster General covers his ears while being grilled by House Republican
It's unclear if he also said, "La-la-la, I can't hear you!"

Free Speech...

State Department notifies Congress of plans to shutter ‘censorship’ agency
The State Department sent a notification to Congress that it plans to terminate an agency accused of censoring conservatives after losing support from lawmakers, according to a court filing and a source familiar with the correspondence.

Federal 'censorship nerve center' likely to shutter, but State would 'realign' staff for same work
Just the News has more on this story — and perhaps it's not the victory conservatives were hoping for.

Economy...

Corporate Media Prep To Blame Four Years Of Bidenflation On Second Trump Administration
“The evidence is increasingly clear that Donald Trump will inherit a healthy economy when he returns to the White House next month, albeit one with some soft spots,” Politico’s Friday Playbook PM claimed, citing the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report.

Boeing to Lay Off Nearly 400 Workers at Plants in Washington State
Boeing said the company is adjusting workforce levels to align with its “financial reality and a more focused set of priorities.”

Judge blocks Albertsons-Kroger $25 billion supermarket merger
The Biden-appointed judge ruled the merger would be bad for workers, arguing increased consolidation would reduce workers' bargaining power.

Immigration...

Update from San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond: County Doubling Down on Sanctuary Policies
"Today’s outrageous decision to turn San Diego County into a 'Super' Sanctuary County is an affront to every law-abiding citizen who values safety and justice. The Board of Supervisors’ 3-1 vote to embrace this radical policy is a direct betrayal of the people we are sworn to protect."

Border Patrol braces for gunfire after Mexican cartel reportedly puts out hit against American agents
"They fear no one anymore, especially the U.S. law enforcement."

Biden DHS Announces Work Permit Extensions For Migrants Even As Majority Of Jobs Go To Immigrants
"If anyone wonders why real wages for working families have declined ... look no further," one congressman said.

Illegal alien allegedly repeatedly rapes minor daughter, sent to another Mass. shelter instead of jail: Ex-facility director
"For the life of me, [I] don't understand why he wasn't locked up. A man who admits he committed rape, you're just going to put in another shelter so he can rape again another day? It makes no sense."

Would-be Mexican plane hijacker subdued by passengers and crew after he tried to force plane to fly to US
The suspect had claimed that one of his family members had been kidnapped and that he received death threats telling him not to travel to Tijuana once the flight took off.

Middle East - Afghanistan...

With Biden on His Way Out, GOP-Led House Ramps Up Funding for Joint Military Projects with Israel
Congress’ annual defense spending bill includes $500 million in funding for joint military projects with Israel, including a reversal of the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to cease production of a missile interceptor used to defend the Jewish state from Iranian attacks.

Biden Looking To Remove Al-Qaeda-Linked Group From Terror List, Remove $10M Bounty Off Leader
The consideration from Biden comes despite repeated warnings from experts that HTS is a dangerous terrorist organization.

Once They Were My Captors. Now They Rule Syria
A personal essay on regime change in Syria.

In historic campaign across Syria, IDF says it destroyed 80% of Assad regime’s military
After the rebel takeover, Israeli Air Force and Navy strike missile depots, naval vessels, fighter jets, and more to ensure they don’t fall into the wrong hands.

World Central Kitchen fires 62 Gazan workers accused by Israel of terror ties
A U.S.-based charity, the World Central Kitchen, fired dozens of Palestinians working for the charity in the Gaza Strip. “This should not be taken as a conclusion by WCK that the individuals are affiliated with any terror organization,” it said in a statement.

Earliest worship: Evidence of 35,000-year-old prehistoric rites found in northern Israel
Researchers hail discovery of ritual complex at Manot Cave as "a global breakthrough," marking the oldest such findings in the Levant.

Ukraine - Russia...

US Transfers $20 Billion 'Loan' to Ukraine Backed by Russian Assets
On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen gathered members of her staff in her large conference room, and officials watched as the $20 billion transfer was executed on a laptop from the Treasury Department to the World Bank, which will then disburse it to Ukraine.

Almost half of Ukrainians now support Trump: Poll
The new national survey, commissioned by New Europe Center NGO, found that 44.6% of Ukrainians trust Trump, a far higher show of backing than in France, 16%, or Great Britain, 30%.

China...

Ex-CCP Officials Funneled Millions to US Universities, Nonprofits to Promote Green Energy, Tax Forms Show
Energy Foundation China, which operates primarily from Beijing, promotes energy policies designed to weaken U.S., watchdogs warn.

Europe...

Flashback: The Nazis’ War on Christmas
They literally tried to take the Christ out of Christmas.

BBC: Romania cancels election over TikTok videos
Romanians are still stunned by the 11th-hour cancellation of their presidential election after allegations of "massive" and "aggressive" meddling by Moscow to warp the vote, which saw a far-right candidate propelled by TikTok come close to victory.

Entertainment...

Jamie Foxx Finally Reveals Mystery Illness That Led To Coma
Foxx revealed that the mystery illness that led to him being in a coma for more than two weeks in 2023 was “a brain bleed that led to a stroke.”

Media...

Glenn Beck interviews left-wing Ana Kasparian, and they agree on mainstream media lies and the border crisis
While the duo broached several topics, one highlight of their conversation was their discussion of the mainstream media and the border crisis it pretended didn’t exist.

CNN loses to Food Network as network’s prime-time viewership languishes
CNN finished No. 17 during prime time last week amid a news cycle that included the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, a slew of news related to Trump’s Cabinet picks, the fallout from Biden announcing he would pardon his son, and a rebel alliance’s challenging Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Matt Gaetz to host his own TV show on OAN
"I've got the sources, I've got the insights, and there is such a spirit of optimism to unlock the opportunity of America," Gaetz said.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Nancy Mace Attacked By Pro-Transgender Man At US Capitol
“I was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man,” Mace said in a post on X. “One new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm and it’ll heal just fine. The Capitol police arrested the guy. Your tr*ns violence and threats on my life will only make me double down. FAFO.”

Education...

University of South Carolina student eats Constitution in front of TPUSA display
“I didn’t really know this was a Constitution,” the student says. “I’m just hungry.”

AI...

Trump’s AI vision: End Biden’s tyranny, restore fairness in tech
Joe Biden’s artificial intelligence "equity agenda" reshaped federal agencies and advanced censorship of conservative views. Trump’s appointees will fight to reverse the damage.

Scientists create AI that 'watches' videos by mimicking the brain
Conventional AI excels at recognizing still images, but MovieNet introduces a method for machine-learning models to recognize complex, changing scenes — a breakthrough that could transform fields from medical diagnostics to autonomous driving.

Science...

I’m a UFO researcher from New Jersey. The drone situation is out of control.
This is a disturbing situation, which is why we, as citizens, must demand that the Pentagon release more information to both Congress and the American people.

Sports...

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow is most recent pro athlete to be victim of home burglary
The NFL and the NBA have warned their athletes about “well-organized, sophisticated” transnational crime rings and urged them to safeguard valuables.

Caitlin Clark says she has benefited from white privilege and wants to elevate black women during Time interview
“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” Clark groveled.

Dec. 11, 2008 - The fairness doctrine… Glenn talks about Obama and the media… Pat Gray with a Compean and Ramos update… Guest John Ondrasik… Glenn Beck's 'The Christmas Sweater' book… Obama press conference… Glenn in Time magazine…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace requires concessions

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

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

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

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

Peace or bloodshed?

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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

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

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

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

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

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

Outsourcing presence

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

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

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

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

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

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

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

Reclaiming our humanity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

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Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

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Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.