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Morning Brief 2025-06-11

June 11, 2025
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Sheriff Chad Bianco
TOPIC: Gov. Gavin Newsom has created a lawless California.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Tony Moon
TOPIC: The 2025 L.A. riots are NOTHING to compared to the L.A. riots of 1992.

Hosea 2:19-20

Hosea 2:19-20

Riots...

Glenn Beck's 'No King but Christ' merch: Will faith STOP the chaos?
As progressive activists storm D.C. with recycled 2020 theatrics and chants of rebellion, Glenn Beck rolls out his “No Kings but Christ” line — reminding Americans that real authority doesn’t come from the government, mobs, or the media.

Billionaire Walmart heiress funds anti-Trump chaos, backs radical 'No Kings' protests
Walmart heiress Christy Walton, with a net worth exceeding $19 billion, is funding the "No Kings" protests scheduled for June 14, 2025, across the U.S., organized by the 50501 Movement to oppose the Trump administration, with a full-page New York Times ad promoting civic engagement. Walmart has clarified that Walton’s ads are not company-endorsed.

Left-wing nonprofits caught supplying riot gear to anti-ICE protesters in LA
The “F**k ICE” packages — which include goggles, face shields, face masks, gloves and a phone number for “jail support” — are being assembled and distributed by a nonprofit called Operation Healthy Hearts.

LA Mayor Karen Bass imposes curfew on downtown over increased vandalism, looting from riots
“We reached a tipping point,” Bass said at a news conference, declaring a local emergency after 23 businesses were vandalized Monday night.

At least 45 arrested during chaotic NYC anti-ICE protest as thousands flood the streets
Thousands of angry New Yorkers took to the streets near Foley Square in the shadow of City Hall to protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations ongoing in the city and throughout the country.

BBC: How LA erupted over false rumors of immigration raid at a hardware store
"Despite false reports, there was no ICE 'raid' at a Home Depot in L.A.," the DHS told the BBC.

Hegseth drops hammer on Democrat rep
After Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum (D) blasted Trump for sending in the military to stop the L.A. riots, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reminded her that her own party let Minneapolis descend into chaos, even allowing rioters to torch a police precinct.

Judge denies Newsom’s emergency bid to stop Trump’s military deployment in LA
A federal judge on Tuesday denied an urgent request by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta to stop what they call the “unlawful militarization” of Los Angeles by the Trump administration over its immigration raids and subsequent protests.

Ron DeSantis Reveals Newsom Turned Down Florida’s Help
Just as Florida receives aid from other states after hurricanes, DeSantis offered help to California to restore order amid the violent riots — but Newsom claimed it would "inflame the situation," then turned around and sued Trump for sending in the National Guard.

Mass deportations can’t save California, but Trump should do it anyway
Trump's potential mass deportation efforts would result in a healthier economy, reduced strain on public services, improved housing, less traffic, and lower crime rates.

New York Times blames conservatives for LA riots, says city isn’t 'engulfed'
NYT’s “disinformation” reporter claimed Trump supporters are exaggerating L.A.’s chaos, downplaying flaming streets and police assaults as just “a small part” of the city.

‘Sometimes Kids Get Killed’: Joy Behar Predicts Another Kent State As National Guard Patrols LA
Whoopi Goldberg claimed that videos of the violence were misleading because some news sources were not showing the peaceful parts of the protests.

News...

Haskins and Beck: Congress quietly advances digital dollar Trojan horse
The GENIUS Act claims to regulate stablecoins, but critics warn it paves the way for a government-aligned, programmable currency system that threatens privacy, financial freedom, and puts unchecked power in the hands of unelected institutions.

China-US agree on framework, negotiators to seek approval from Trump and Xi
”‘Agreeing on a framework’ reflects a mutual commitment to de-escalation and continued dialogue, but whether it will lead to concrete agreements or substantive breakthroughs remains uncertain.”

Appeals Court rules most Trump tariffs can remain in effect pending legal challenge
The new stay does not impact Trump's sector-based tariffs on things like aluminum and steel but does impact his 10% global baseline tariff, along with the tariffs he imposed on China and other countries.

House Judiciary Committee Advances Repeal Of The FACE Act Biden Weaponized To Jail Pro-Lifers
The pro-life movement repeatedly warned that the GOP-controlled Congress’ failure to repeal the FACE Act would enable future weaponization.

California’s bullet train is a joke compared to James J. Hill’s private empire
While Newsom’s taxpayer-funded boondoggle burns billions, James J. Hill built the Great Northern Railroad from scratch without handouts — efficient, profitable, and still standing. Proof that when government steps aside, real builders get it done.

Politics...

CNN analyst: Legal immigrant voters have shifted 40 points right on immigration since 2020
Legal immigrants have flipped from backing Democrats by 32 points to now favoring Republicans on immigration, with Trump’s support among them rising to 47% — the largest swing of any voter bloc.

Dems smearing Trump as 'authoritarian' were oddly quiet over Biden's strong-arm diktats
From forced vax mandates to censoring speech and defying the Supreme Court, Biden’s real power grabs drew silence.

Democrats Can’t Figure Out What Their Message On Riots Should Be
While Fetterman calls it anarchy, Maxine Waters says there's “no violence,” as Democrats trip over each other trying to explain away lawlessness millions have seen with their own eyes.

Speaker Johnson touts rescissions packages to codify DOGE cuts: 'First of many'
“Every dollar matters. We are serious about this. The Republican Party is doing everything we can to be careful stewards,” Johnson said during a news conference. “This rescission package is a critical step, and it's one of many."

How Rep. Mark Green's abrupt resignation will affect House Republicans' slim majority
Although Green is not the first Republican member to leave this Congress, his resignation has raised some eyebrows.

AOC endorses socialist Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor
According to a recent Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill poll, Cuomo is leading in the Democratic primary's first round of voting at 35%, and Mamdani is in second place at 23%.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Defends BDS Support, Vows to Arrest Netanyahu During Synagogue Event
The far-left candidate compared the Israeli leader to Putin, refused to affirm Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.

Immigration...

Lawyer: Maryland Man is 'defending bedrock constitutional protections for all of us'
"I view this as a core constitutional order case, a core due process case. And it just so happens that a Salvadoran immigrant is defending bedrock constitutional protections for all of us."

Democrat congresswoman who allegedly assaulted ICE officer is indicted on 3 counts, faces years in prison
Rep. LaMonica McIver faces up to 17 years in prison after a grand jury charged her for interfering with federal officers during a chaotic attempt to access an ICE facility in Newark.

Operation Take Back America: Over 1,150 illegal immigrant criminals charged in 2nd week of June alone
"Most of those individuals have prior felonies such as narcotics, violent crime, immigration crimes, and more. Other relevant cases charged this week relate to other immigration crimes."

'Dangerous and corrupt': Whistleblower demands DOJ probe Massachusetts migrant shelters
Jon Fetherston, a former director of a Massachusetts migrant shelter, has called for a DOJ investigation into Governor Maura Healey's shelter program, citing rampant criminal activity, including sexual assaults, and a lack of accountability.

55 Afghan refugees flagged on terror watchlist before or during resettlement in US: Watchdog
The watchdog confirmed longstanding concerns that the Biden administration failed to properly vet Afghan refugees following the disastrous withdrawal from the country.

WAR News...

Hegseth Trashes ‘Woke Garbage’ In Fort Bragg Speech, And Soldiers Roar Their Response
“Standards, accountability, readiness, training, war fighting, lethality. We’re not a college or university. We’re not interested in your woke garbage or your political correctness,” he said — and the crowd erupted in wild cheers and applause.

Trump to restore names of US military bases originally named for Confederate generals
“For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort AP Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee,” Trump said during remarks delivered at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

Flashback: Tens of thousands of Civil War veterans reunite at Gettysburg in 1913 under massive tent city
"They forgave each other; they served each other; they laughed and sang together, and in that moment, beginning within each of their hearts, they shone as bright examples to a nation still divided by the bitter division of Civil War."

Israel...

Trump said to have told Netanyahu to end Gaza war, attacking Iran off limits for now
In a tense 40-minute phone call with Netanyahu on Monday, Trump told the premier he must permanently end the war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli television reported Tuesday. Trump also reportedly told Netanyahu that threats to strike Iran "aren’t helping" nuclear talks.

Hamas Plans Attacks on US Aid Sites In Gaza, Telegram Messages Show
Terror groups warned Gazans not to accept food from American-backed aid centers, calling them "traps" and vowing to target anyone who cooperates.

UK, Canada, Australia, and others sanction Israel's finance, national security ministers over West Bank violence
Five Western nations hit Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir with sanctions over their push for West Bank settlements and alleged incitement. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the two ministers “have been inciting violence against Palestinian people” and “encouraging egregious abuses of human rights.”

Rubio Defends Israeli Officials After 5 Western Governments Sanction Them For ‘Extremist Rhetoric’
Rubio called for a reversal of the sanctions and said that the United States “stands shoulder to-shoulder with Israel.”

Media...

CNN's Parent Company To Spin Off Struggling Network
Move mirrors MSNBC's corporate split as both outlets face tumbling ratings and viewership.

ABC fires Terry Moran after unhinged rant calling Trump adviser ‘a world-class hater’
The network cut ties with the senior correspondent after he posted a vitriolic attack on Stephen Miller, violating ABC’s policies on objectivity and professionalism.

Bob Costas rips mainstream media for doing ‘MAGA Media’: ‘There really isn’t two sides’
While accepting a media award, the long-winded bore blasted major networks for settling Trump lawsuits and accused them of pandering to the president instead of defending the free press.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Simone Biles gives half-hearted apology to Riley Gaines for personal attack
After calling Gaines “truly sick” and a “sore loser,” Biles walked it back days later with a vague statement blaming a flawed system and admitting it “didn’t help” to get personal and blandly saying, "I apologize."

From gold medals to gender politics: Simone Biles should quit, again
Biles is undoubtedly a world-class athlete, but her mental weakness has let her down before. In 2021, she quit the team competition early at the Tokyo Olympics after performing poorly on one piece of equipment.

Education...

New York students given anti-Israel study guide calling Zionism 'extreme nationalism'
Teachers in a Long Island district handed out a guide accusing Israel of terrorism and smearing Zionism, but both the school and state claim they didn’t create or approve it — offering no answers on who did.

Health...

HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new 'MAHA' agency
The proposed new agency, the Administration for a Healthy America, has a $20.6 billion budget designed to support the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda. That includes taking over — and significantly reducing — funds for the CDC's chronic disease centers along with some of the institutes that are currently part of the NIH.

Religion...

Southern Baptists agree to push Supreme Court to ban gay marriage
The resolution was part of a broader measure that also called to defund Planned Parenthood and to keep transgender athletes out of female sports.

Technology...

Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin ‘tentatively’ set to begin June 22
Musk said Tesla will “geofence” the service, limiting where the Model Y robotaxis can initially operate and that employees will remotely monitor the fleet.

Chinese AI giants freeze tools during national exams
Big Chinese tech companies appear to have turned off some AI functions to prevent cheating during the country’s highly competitive university entrance exams. More than 13.3 million students are sitting the four-day gaokao exams, which began on Saturday and determine if and where students can secure a limited place at university.

Amazon's $20B data center plan draws federal scrutiny over nuclear power deal
Amazon is building two massive data center sites in Pennsylvania, including one plugged directly into a nuclear plant — raising concerns at FERC over fairness and power grid impact.

OpenAI hits $10 billion in annual recurring revenue fueled by ChatGPT growth
The milestone comes roughly two and a half years after the company launched ChatGPT and nearly doubles last year's revenue. OpenAI is aiming for $125B in revenue by 2029.

Google pushes more buyouts, warns underperformers to consider leaving
Amid AI expansion and cost cuts, Google is offering U.S.-based workers in key units a “voluntary exit” with severance — while warning low performers and remote staff to shape up or ship out.

Travel...

Florida man convicted of posing as flight attendant to score more than 100 free flights
Prosecutors said Alexander exploited a program intended for airline staff. He faces up to 30 years in federal prison.

Sports...

Coco Gauff: ‘I’m proud to represent the Americans that look like me’
After becoming the first American woman since Serena Williams to win the French Open, Gauff said her victory was for Americans who “look like me” and feel unsupported.

Potpourri...

Video: Why are America's streetlights turning purple?
They're not supposed to glow like a Prince concert. Turns out it’s a mix of shoddy manufacturing and classic government incompetence.

June 11, 2010 - Obama summons BP officials… Tea Party… MLK didn’t want power, he sought justice… Left says NYC budget cuts will lead to riots… Small businesses have lost 2.4 million jobs… Mickey Mouse fought for free speech… War on drugs is racist?...

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.