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April 22, 2025
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News...

Trump slams Supreme Court over deportations, says it is 'not possible' to try every illegal migrant
The president defended his actions in a post on Truth Social, saying it would take "200 years" to try every illegal migrant, and slammed the Supreme Court for not wanting him to "send violent criminals and terrorists back to Venezuela."

Babylon Bee: People Who Bypassed Legal Process In Migrating To USA Demand Legal Process Before Being Kicked Out
"The law has to mean something!" said José, a member of the international crime gang MS-13. "America is a nation of laws, and laws must be followed, except for the ones that say I can't sneak in and do a bunch of murderin'. Those don't count."

Republicans In Congress Look To Stop ‘Judicial Coup D’Etat’
In just three months, federal courts have hit Trump’s agenda with over a dozen national injunctions, prompting House Republicans to push back with the No Rogue Rulings Act.

Supreme Court fed up with sloppy challenges to Trump’s deportations, Turley says
Law professor Jonathan Turley notes the Supreme Court’s irritation with lower courts’ poorly prepared cases contesting Trump’s deportation efforts, citing a flood of “half-baked” emergency challenges.

Soros-backed DA lets Tesla terrorist walk after $21K in damage
A Minnesota state employee caught on video attacking six Teslas in Minneapolis was spared charges by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, who’s backed by Soros-linked groups.

Meet The Suspects Who Spent Holiday Week Getting Arrested For Alleged Tesla Vandalism
Easter week saw arrests for keying, spray-painting, and firebombing Teslas, targeting Musk’s Trump ties. A Massachusetts student, New Mexico scientist, Minneapolis resident, and Florida man were charged for attacks, with the DOJ labeling them “domestic terrorism” and promising harsh prosecution.

Colony Ridge Gave Greg Abbott $1.5 Million. Here’s What Greg Abbott Gave Colony Ridge.
Records obtained by the Daily Wire show Texas governor played central role in securing massive tax benefits for the illegal immigrant enclave.

Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse containing DHS access badge, $3K in cash stolen at DC restaurant
The Secret Service is reviewing security camera footage at the restaurant and has identified a white male suspect who was allegedly wearing a medical mask during the theft. The individual was not immediately spotted by her Secret Service detail, with the bag being discovered lost by Noem herself.

250 years after the British invaded my hometown
Christopher Bedford reflects on the men of Acton who rose at dawn to meet an empire and why remembering their stand at Concord still matters today.

Hundreds of nails found embedded in Cape Cod roads
Falmouth police discovered 478 nails deliberately placed point-up across four roads and driveways early Friday, some under parked cars’ tires, risking blowouts and accidents.

Crime-ridden Oakland replaces one awful mayor with an even worse one
After booting scandal-plagued Sheng Thao over rising crime, Oakland voters handed power to Barbara Lee — an anti-police progressive who opposed the recall and once praised Minneapolis for defunding its cops.

Politics...

Haskins: Middle-class Americans thrived under Trump’s tax cuts. Here’s the proof.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act didn’t blow up the deficit — spending did. Federal tax revenues have surged since 2017, hitting $5 trillion in 2022.

Warren squirms as podcast host grills her on defending Biden’s mental state
Sen. Elizabeth Warren struggled to explain why she vouched for Biden’s sharpness during his 2024 campaign, stammering through a podcast interview as host Sam Fragoso dismantled her defense point by point.

Democrats Try to Own Trump White House for Using Real Eggs for Easter Egg Roll: ‘Americans Dyed Potatoes’
"Trump’s White House is using 30,000 real eggs worth over $15,500 for their Easter Egg Roll. Meanwhile, Americans dyed potatoes instead of eggs this Easter to save money."

Tim Walz's daughter says Trump would have deported Jesus Christ for being an MS-13 gang member, calls right-wingers 'dumb'
Almost skipped this story since I figured she was a 12-year-old ranting on TikTok, and who isn't a moron at that age, plus we shouldn't be bashing little kids for saying dumb things ... but she's 24.

NY Times: What Is ‘Dark Woke’?
Democrats are trying out a new attitude. It’s provocative, edgy, and perilously toeing the line of not being too offensive.

Sen. Warnock hit with ethics complaint over free stay in $1M luxury home
A watchdog group says Warnock’s rent-free mansion — paid for by his church while he collects a Senate salary — violates ethics rules and wasn’t disclosed, calling it excessive and possibly tied to his political position.

Wife of former Dem senator convicted for gold bar and cash bribes
Nadine Menendez was found guilty on all counts for helping ex-Sen. Bob Menendez take bribes including gold, cash, and a Mercedes in exchange for favors to New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government.

New video released of Nixon meeting Clinton at the White House in 1993
I don't ever think of the timelines as overlapping. Comments are fun, Roger Stone says he set up the meeting, while someone else had the transcript as, Nixon: “I am not a crook.” Bill: “I am.” Hillary: “Me too.”

Economy...

NY Post: Trump needs to make a trade deal fast to calm the markets and prove his tariffs are working
The clock is ticking: On Monday, the markets headed down steeply again, as fears of recession and inflation continue to loom. Clearly, the tariffs are driving the turmoil — not just on Wall Street but throughout the economy.

India’s Modi and US Vice President Vance optimistic on New Delhi-Washington trade deal
The two leaders hailed the “significant” progress made in trade talks between the two sides.

Trump meets with Walmart, Target, and Home Depot CEOs over tariff plans
Retail giants warned the president that new tariffs could raise prices and strain imports, but Trump signaled confidence after the closed-door White House meeting, calling it “very productive.”

Gold prices surge past $3,500 amid Trump-Fed clash, trade tensions
Just before 2 a.m. ET, gold surpassed $3,500 for the first time ever.

WEF...

Klaus Schwab steps down from WEF unexpectedly after saying he'd stay through 2027
The 87-year-old founder of the World Economic Forum abruptly resigned Monday, despite telling staff in April that his departure would be a years-long process ending in 2027. The move follows a Wall Street Journal report on internal complaints of discrimination under his leadership.

Immigration...

Raskin threatens El Salvador, vows Democrats will 'remember' who helped Trump
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin says Democrats “won’t forget” countries that cooperate with Trump’s policies once they’re back in power.

GOP offers to fund Democrats' trips to visit MS-13 gang member in El Salvador
“We just have one condition: Livestream the whole thing. Snap plenty of selfies with your MS-13 buddies — the same violent criminals you’re trying to reimport into American neighborhoods to rape, kill, and terrorize law-abiding citizens.”

Dem senator admits taxpayers funded trip to support deported MS-13 member
When pressed by Bream about who paid for the trip, Van Hollen said it was an “officially cleared, you know, congressional trip.” “So taxpayer dollars?” Bream questioned. “Yes, like every other trip,” Van Hollen replied.

COVID...

Andrew Cuomo referred to DOJ for criminal charges
Republicans resubmitted a criminal referral accusing the disgraced former governor of covering up his role in whitewashing New York’s pandemic failures as Cuomo eyes a political comeback.

Israel...

Hamas reportedly offers to cede Gaza in new deal demanding full Israeli withdrawal
Egypt and Qatar floated a Hamas-backed proposal for a five- to seven-year ceasefire, total Israeli pullout, and full hostage-for-prisoner swap, as the terror group signals it may hand Gaza to the Palestinian Authority or a new entity.

China...

China Successfully Tests Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb with Sustained Fireball Technology
The new weapon could be used for area denial or destruction of targets like swarms of drones.

US beef off the menu as the trade war hits Beijing's American-style restaurants
Crippling tariffs and soaring prices have pushed restaurants to ditch American brisket for cheaper Australian cuts, as U.S. meat vanishes from Beijing menus.

Canada...

Canada’s conservatives see a reversal of fortune: Poilievre may miss what looked like a slam dunk
From a 92.5% chance of winning down to 23.3%: The ongoing tariff row between Canada and the United States has allowed the Liberals to own the nationalist angle, while Carney’s status as a fresh face has let him shed much of Trudeau’s far-left baggage.

Europe...

Ex-CIA agent claims new documents may prove Hitler escaped to Argentina
Bob Baer says bombshell evidence could show Hitler faked his death, fled to Argentina, and inspired a Nazi revival backed by Argentinian officials — with nuclear ambitions and secret compounds built deep in the jungle.

Report projects fewer than 100,000 living Holocaust survivors by 2032
Time is running out for the world to engage with Holocaust survivors during their lifetimes, stressed a report published Tuesday.

Entertainment...

‘The King Of Kings’ Holds Strong Over Easter Weekend With Surprisingly Low Revenue Drop
The animated film has earned more than $45 million at the box office so far.

Media...

With the FCC Scrutinizing DEI Policies, CBS Settles in Anti-White Discrimination Case
CBS' parent company needs FCC approval for proposed merger.

Environment...

Zeldin torches media for claiming no evidence in Biden EPA’s $20B green slush fund scandal
EPA chief Lee Zeldin blasted legacy outlets for ignoring clear signs of Democrat insider corruption as the agency fights to claw back billions from Biden’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, calling media denials “a sacrifice of integrity.”

California loses another major refinery as anti-fossil fuel agenda backfires
Valero is shutting down its Benicia refinery, joining Phillips 66 and Chevron in fleeing California’s hostile regulations — leaving the state with soaring gas prices, a shrinking fuel supply, and no plan beyond hoping EV mandates solve the mess.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Supreme Court To Decide On Parents’ Right To Exempt Children From Explicit LGBT Content
Justices are set to hear arguments today in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case in which Maryland parents are challenging their school district’s removal of parental notice and opt-outs for explicit LGBT content.

Boston Marathon Has 3 Gender Categories. Men Could Win All Of Them.
The Boston Marathon has three race categories for participants based on gender — but because of woke policies, male runners have the opportunity to compete — and could win the top prizes — in all three categories: male, female, and nonbinary.

Education...

Harvard sues Trump administration over $2B funding freeze tied to anti-Semitism crackdown
The university claims the funding cut — meant to push schools to fight campus anti-Semitism — violates federal law and threatens critical research, while insisting it’s already taking steps to address Jewish student concerns.

Trump Admin Freezes Additional $1 Billion In NIH Grants To Harvard University
“This is a pause of grant funding, not a termination. ... Assuming Harvard decides to come back into compliance with his federal civil rights laws, [funding can] be turned back on.”

Dem-backed school board budget chair accused of scheming to steal $1.5M in planes, blowing funds at strip club
The budget chair of Fairfax County spent years pulling off a premeditated con to steal two airplanes worth $1.5 million, a new lawsuit filing alleges.

Religion...

The Legacy Of Pope Francis Is Chaos, Confusion, And Division In The Catholic Church
Francis didn’t change Catholic teaching, but he pushed a moral relativism in which theology and doctrine are negotiable.

Trump To Attend Funeral Of Pope Francis In Rome
“Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome,” the president shared in a Truth Social post. “We look forward to being there!” It’s not immediately clear when the funeral will be.

Pope Francis’ moral compass faltered on Israel
From the very beginning of his papacy, Francis struck a markedly different tone toward the Jewish State than toward its adversaries.

Babylon Bee: Catholic Church To Consider Electing Pope Who's A Catholic This Time
Cardinals are reportedly eager to move past the papacy of Francis and focus on such classic doctrines such as all the stuff that's in the Bible and Catholic teaching. "I actually can't remember what's in the Bible at this point," said Poupard. "We should see what it says. It might be important."

AI...

DOJ says Google must be broken up to stop AI-driven search monopoly
Federal prosecutors opened a major antitrust trial by comparing Google’s dominance to Standard Oil, pushing for the sale of Chrome and an end to exclusive deals they say entrench its control over search and threaten the future of AI competition.

Politeness to ChatGPT Costs OpenAI Tens of Millions in Energy Expenses, Adds to Pollution
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reveals that users saying "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT is costing tens of millions in electricity and computing power — which in turn is hurting the environment.

Survey: Students Say AI Use Can Reduce Math Anxiety
In a recent survey, 56% of high school students said that the use of artificial intelligence can go a long way toward reducing math anxiety.

Police charge man with creating AI porn from NC students’ photos
A man is charged with two counts of misdemeanor stalking for allegedly posting AI-generated pornographic photos of North Carolina State University students on a pornographic website.

Sports...

TV Ratings Could Reportedly Be Proposed as Criteria for College Football Playoff Selection
It seems the SEC, Big Ten, and their television partners — the actors who conspired to create the current state of college football to line each of their pockets with more TV revenue — may want ratings to factor into the selection process for their television product.

April 22, 2004 - Oil for Food scandal... Glenn Beck future call... FBI looks for missing gas tanker... Queen Mary ocean liner arrives in New York... Jim Dingle interrupts the program to talk issues... Have we become Canada when it comes to health care?...

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

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peace requires concessions

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

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

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

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

Peace or bloodshed?

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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

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

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

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

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

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

Outsourcing presence

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

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

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

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

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

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

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

Reclaiming our humanity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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

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

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

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

They were wrong.

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

Willful blindness

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

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

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

Monthly attacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Democrats are radicalizing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Broken windows theory in action

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

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

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

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Reversing the decline

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

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.