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Morning Brief 2025-09-25

September 25, 2025
 Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Todd Lyons, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director
TOPIC: What we know about the Dallas ICE facility shooting.

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Megyn Kelly
TOPIC: Jimmy Kimmel’s “cancellation” was just a five-day vacation.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
TOPIC: How long has it been known that Tylenol might be unsafe for use during pregnancy?

News...

While media denied leftist violence after Kirk murder, 3 more left-wing attacks happened
On Wednesday, an apparently left-wing, “anti-ICE” shooter tried to kill ICE agents, and the media is already churning to psyop people into believing this person was actually on the right.

Dallas attack on ICE the latest in trend of assailants engraving bullets, weapons with 'messages'
“What you see is, this is an overt and covert effort to turn political dialogue into violence, and to talk about words being violence, and therefore violence as violence is somehow justified.”

NBC said ICE held a 5-year-old autistic girl to pressure her father to surrender. He had actually abandoned her while fleeing law enforcement.
Rep. Ilhan Omar promoted the false claim and used it as a call to "abolish ICE," while attacks on ICE agents have increased 1,000%.

NY Times: After Dallas Shooting, a Rush to Score Political Points Before the Facts Are In
No, the Times didn't call out the left-wing media for trying to claim the shooter was MAGA, instead the article focuses 100% on JD Vance saying the shooter was a leftist, with the Times saying there is no proof of that.

Dallas ICE facility shooter’s mom posted anti-gun rants on social media aimed at Texas GOP leaders
“Governor Abbott, Senator Cornyn, and Senator Cruz how does it make you feel that your action to open up gun laws is responsible for the killing of 21 more people?” the anti-ICE gunman’s mother wrote in a May 25, 2022, post.

Antifa’s origin story traced to communist-Stalinist group that aided Nazi rise to power
The U.S.-based Antifa movement has embraced the label and symbols of Germany's "Antifaschistische Aktion" — a communist group whose actions enabled the Nazis to take power.

Democrats claim Antifa does not exist after movement gets terrorist designation
"Trump is trying to suppress opposition by labeling anyone who dissents as a 'domestic terrorist,'" said Democrat Rep. Daniel Goldman.

Biden-appointed judge warns DOJ brass to stop talking about CEO murderer as a 'left-wing assassin'
“Future violations may result in sanctions, which could include personal financial penalties, contempt of court findings, or relief specific to the prosecution of this matter,” the judge wrote.

Gunman opens fire on secretive Air Force base home to Area 51
The unknown suspect "fired rounds" at the main gate of the site and was "behaving erratically." Security officers then "challenged the suspect who pointed his firearm at them." The alleged gunman was shot in the leg and taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Report: DOJ preparing to seek indictment against James Comey for lying to Congress
The extent of the charges is unclear, but one source said they appear to be related to testimony to Congress he made in Sept. 2020 about a leak of information to the Wall Street Journal.

Bridget Phetasy: I’m done with default illiberalism
I wasn’t red-pilled in a single moment. It was a slow, humbling process of admitting I wasn’t the “good guy,” that I wasn’t inherently on the moral side of history. Only through conversations with people I respected did I see it clearly.

Law firms exploiting illegal immigrants to file personal injury lawsuits, expert says
The problem is particularly prevalent in New York because of its expansive personal injury protection laws and a jury pool that awards sizable damages.

Baseball coach shot during pregame prayer with kids
According to police, the three suspects fired guns from a nearby pasture in the direction of the field. It is believed they were target shooting, as people at the stadium reported they had heard gunfire all weekend.

Charlie Kirk...

Glenn Beck, fellow conservatives remember Charlie Kirk
Glenn Beck urged youths to take responsibility, find hope, and reject the lie that external factors are holding them back. As Charlie Kirk stated, "Fall in love, get married, serve something higher."

'We are not afraid': Glenn Beck, Allie Beth Stuckey, and Alex Stein jump into the breach to complete Charlie Kirk's tour
Kirk was slain, but his friends have rallied to continue his campaign for Christ and country.

‘Unrepentant Liar’: Charlie Kirk’s Team Is Not Buying Jimmy Kimmel’s Crocodile Tears
Kimmel took most of the monologue to laud himself as a free speech hero and attack the Trump administration.

Megyn Kelly schools student over his ‘blatant’ Charlie Kirk assassination ‘lie’ at Virginia Tech TPUSA event
“Well then you have no point. Then your point is utterly empty. ‘Contributing to the atmosphere?’ Let’s just be clear, he was motivated by leftist ideology.”

Sisters who trashed Charlie Kirk memorial begging for cash to pay legal bills after losing jobs
“My sibling and I are being doxxed online and my sibling was fired from their job,” Kaylee wrote in the GoFundMe, adding that their First Amendment rights were being violated.

Charlie Kirk could be placed on US currency under new House GOP proposal
Reps. Abe Hamadeh and August Pfluger want Treasury to authorize 400,000 silver dollars with Kirk's likeness.

Politics...

White House video trolling Biden at Presidential Walk of Fame goes viral online
The video ridicules the scandal related to autopen signatures of the prior administration.

Democrats Fume Over Kamala's 'Unhelpful and Divisive' Memoir
Kamala Harris' media blitz to promote her memoir isn't satisfying fellow Democrats, who call the book "unhelpful and divisive" and warn that she risks looking like a "sore loser," according to a Wednesday report.

Kamala Harris’ First Book Tour Appearance Disrupted by Gaza Protesters
At least three people in the audience at the New York event shouted at the former vice president about the situation in the Middle East, with Harris saying, "What is happening to the Palestinian people is outrageous, and it breaks my heart."

The Guardian: '107 Days' by Kamala Harris review — no closure, no hope
I don’t know if Harris found writing "107 Days" cathartic, but reading it certainly wasn’t. Instead, the book, which unfolds in strictly chronological order, is a frustrating slog. It seems likely to alienate her critics further and provides no closure or hope for her supporters.

The Observer: Kamala Harris has no lessons for the Democrats — or herself
In "107 Days," Harris is uninterested in the true causes of her defeat and unable to offer hope for her party’s future.

Devine: Kamala Harris blames Biden, Dems and everything but herself
The opening scene of Kamala Harris’ campaign memoir sums up the entire disaster of the Biden-Harris era: two selfish narcissists focused entirely on their own needs and insecurities, trapped together in an alliance with no regard for each other and no concern for the American people.

Kamala claims mole at Fox News leaked election night info to her team
She alleges that a “mutual friend” embedded in Fox News’ war room passed internal data to her campaign during election night.

Free speech...

We Just Got Proof Of A Huge Attack On Free Speech, And It Has Nothing To Do With Jimmy Kimmel
This is the most widespread and devastating campaign against free speech in modern times.

Google admits to choking conservative speech, offers zero compensation for damages
Alphabet told Congress it will reinstate some banned accounts but refused to make amends for years of deplatforming, demonetization, and censorship carried out under its COVID and election policies.

United Nations...

Trump demands probe into ‘triple sabotage’ at UN
The president cited an escalator failure, a dead teleprompter, and his speech audio being cut as deliberate acts, vowing to file a formal complaint with the U.N. secretary-general.

NY Times: How Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private
In the decade since Trump burst onto the political scene, world leaders have learned to get used to two versions of the American president. There is the public, bellicose Trump; and the private, in-person Trump, who is often conflict-averse and eager to accommodate in one-on-one or smaller interactions.

Middle East...

Trump envoy Witkoff expects Mideast ‘breakthrough’ in coming days
“We presented what we call the Trump 21-point plan for peace in the Mideast and Gaza. ... We’re hopeful, and I might say even confident, that in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough.”

Over 20 Israelis injured in Houthi drone strike in Eliat
The drone strike injured a total of 22 civilians who were at a shopping center in the Israeli port city of Eilat.

Ukraine - Russia...

NY Post: Trump’s pro-Ukraine shift a ‘strategic move’ based on new intel showing Russian battlefield, economic losses
“It doesn’t signal any substantive policy change,” affirmed a source close to the administration. “It’s a clear and obvious negotiating tactic to push Russia.”

NY Times: With His Pivot on Ukraine, Trump May Be Washing His Hands of the War
President Trump has shown dwindling interest in mediating a peace accord, joining European “security guarantees” for Ukraine or providing aid and intelligence to the Ukrainians.

China...

War Department contractor warns China is way ahead, and 'we don't know how they're doing it'
EdgeRunner CEO Tyler Saltsman, whose company builds offline AI for the U.S. Space Force, said Beijing’s tech edge comes from ignoring copyright and pouring stolen data into its systems.

Media...

Jimmy Kimmel shatters usual time slot ratings despite Nexstar, Sinclair blackouts
The show had 6.3 million viewers on Tuesday night, making it the most-watched regularly scheduled episode in the show’s more than 22-year history.

Flashback: Johnny Carson’s farewell sets late-night ratings record
NBC said his final “Tonight Show” drew an estimated 55 million viewers, surpassing Tiny Tim’s 1969 wedding episode, 45 million, as the most-watched late-night broadcast in history.

NBC Exonerating Radical Leftist Groups From Kirk Assassination Proves Their Own Culpability
“The reason I knew that you were about to say something that wasn’t true is that it started with ‘NBC News claims,'” the Federalist CEO Sean Davis quipped on "Gutfeld!" regarding an NBC headline claiming “no evidence” of ties between Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin and left-wing groups.

Roseanne Barr still has some things to get off her chest about ABC and Kimmel
“I got my whole life ruined, no forgiveness and all of my work stolen and called a racist for time and eternity ... for racially misgendering someone. It just shows how they think. It’s a double standard.”

Environment...

NY Times Mag: It Isn’t Just the US. The Whole World Has Soured on Climate Politics.
Climate activists were once venerated as moral authorities by heads of state and a broadly liberal mass media; now they are being given jail sentences stretching multiple years for the crime of merely planning protests that might block up commuter traffic or for throwing paint against plexiglass they knew would protect the artwork hung behind it — a victimless publicity stunt if ever there was one.

Trump Admin Halts More Taxpayer Cash Going Down ‘Green New Scam’ Drain
The Trump administration axed $13 billion in unobligated funds that were going to support what it terms former President Joe Biden’s “green new scam,” according to the Department of Energy.

$2.2 billion solar plant in California scheduled to be turned off after years of wasted money
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy under President Obama issued $1.6 billion in three federal loan guarantees for the project, and the secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, hailed it as “an example of how America is becoming a world leader in solar energy.”

LGBTQIA2S+...

California schools refuse to play girls’ team with boy on roster
More than seven high schools have forfeited matches rather than face Jurupa Valley, where a male athlete competing as a girl has dominated volleyball and track, leaving opponents unwilling to take the court.

Democrat who spoke out on trans issue now getting primaried by bearded lady
It has flown under the radar a bit, but Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, one of the few in his party who has been outspoken against pro-trans activists, is getting challenged by a bearded woman who claims she's a man.

Education...

Flyers Posted on Georgetown's Campus Advertise New Extremist Group That 'Celebrates When Nazis Die'
The flyers, which aim to gauge interest in a "John Brown Club" chapter, also include the "Hey, fascist! Catch!" phrase Charlie Kirk's assassin inscribed on a bullet.

Florida board of education signs off on a charter school expansion inside traditional public schools
This year’s law loosens restrictions on where "schools of hope" can operate, allowing them to set up operations within the walls of a public school if the campus has underused or vacant facilities.

Health...

Tylenol tweeted in 2017 that pregnant women shouldn't take their products
"We actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant. Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns today."

Autism has always existed. We haven’t always called it autism.
What looks like a surge in cases is largely the result of shifting definitions and reclassification in schools and medicine, with many children once labeled “intellectually disabled” or “emotionally disturbed” now recognized as autistic.

Sports...

Roger Goodell: NFL renegotiating TV deals 'could happen as early as next year'
The NFL can opt out of its TV contracts with NBC, CBS, Fox, and Amazon Prime Video after the 2029 season, and with ESPN after the 2030 season, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell thinks he has leverage with the TV partners to start asking for more money now.

Animals...

New ‘apex predator’ dinosaur fossil unearthed with remains of crocodile prey still in mouth
The species was seven meters long, weighing over 1,000 kg, which is complete gibberish, as no one knows what that means.

‘Very mean squirrel’ sends at least 2 people to the ER in California
Joan Heblack said she was walking in San Rafael when a squirrel seemingly came out of nowhere and attacked her leg, clawing and biting. “It clamped onto my leg. The tail was flying up here. I was like, ‘Get it off me, get off me!’” Heblack said.

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Why do Americans feel so empty?

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Anxiety, anger, and chronic dissatisfaction signal a country searching for meaning. Without truth and purpose, politics becomes a dangerous substitute for identity.

We have built a world overflowing with noise, convenience, and endless choice, yet something essential has slipped out of reach. You can sense it in the restless mood of the country, the anxiety among young people who cannot explain why they feel empty, in the angry confusion that dominates our politics.

We have more wealth than any nation in history, but the heart of the culture feels strangely malnourished. Before we can debate debt or elections, we must confront the reality that we created a world of things, but not a world of purpose.

You cannot survive a crisis you refuse to name, and you cannot rebuild a world whose foundations you no longer understand.

What we are living through is not just economic or political dysfunction. It is the vacuum that appears when a civilization mistakes abundance for meaning.

Modern life is stuffed with everything except what the human soul actually needs. We built systems to make life faster, easier, and more efficient — and then wondered why those systems cannot teach our children who they are, why they matter, or what is worth living for.

We tell the next generation to chase success, influence, and wealth, turning childhood into branding. We ask kids what they want to do, not who they want to be. We build a world wired for dopamine rather than dignity, and then we wonder why so many people feel unmoored.

When everything is curated, optimized, and delivered at the push of a button, the question “what is my life for?” gets lost in the static.

The crisis beneath the headlines

It is not just the young who feel this crisis. Every part of our society is straining under the weight of meaninglessness.

Look at the debt cycle — the mathematical fate no civilization has ever escaped once it crosses a threshold that we seem to have already blown by. While ordinary families feel the pressure, our leaders respond with distraction, with denial, or by rewriting the very history that could have warned us.

You cannot survive a crisis you refuse to name, and you cannot rebuild a world whose foundations you no longer understand.

We have entered a cultural moment where the noise is so loud that it drowns out the simplest truths. We are living in a country that no longer knows how to hear itself think.

So people go searching. Some drift toward the false promise of socialism, some toward the empty thrill of rebellion. Some simply check out. When a culture forgets what gives life meaning, it becomes vulnerable to every ideology that offers a quick answer.

The quiet return of meaning

And yet, quietly, something else is happening. Beneath the frustration and cynicism, many Americans are recognizing that meaning does not come from what we own, but from what we honor. It does not rise from success, but from virtue. It does not emerge from noise, but from the small, sacred things that modern life has pushed to the margins — the home, the table, the duty you fulfill, the person you help when no one is watching.

The danger is assuming that this rediscovery happens on its own. It does not.

Reorientation requires intention. It requires rebuilding the habits and virtues that once held us together. It requires telling the truth about our history instead of rewriting it to fit today’s narratives. And it requires acknowledging what has been erased: that meaning is inseparable from God’s presence in a nation’s life.

Harold M. Lambert / Contributor | Getty Images

Where renewal begins

We have built a world without stillness, and then we wondered why no one can hear the questions that matter. Those questions remain, whether we acknowledge them or not. They do not disappear just because we drown them in entertainment or noise. They wait for us, and the longer we ignore them, the more disoriented we become.

Meaning is still available. It is found in rebuilding the smallest, most human spaces — the places that cannot be digitized, globalized, or automated. The home. The family. The community.

These are the daily virtues that do not trend on social media, but that hold a civilization upright. If we want to repair this country, we begin there, exactly where every durable civilization has always begun: one virtue at a time, one tradition at a time, one generation at a time.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The Bubba Effect erupts as America’s power brokers go rogue

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When institutions betray the public’s trust, the country splits, and the spiral is hard to stop.

Something drastic is happening in American life. Headlines that should leave us stunned barely register anymore. Stories that once would have united the country instead dissolve into silence or shrugs.

It is not apathy exactly. It is something deeper — a growing belief that the people in charge either cannot or will not fix what is broken.

When people feel ignored or betrayed, they will align with anyone who appears willing to fight on their behalf.

I call this response the Bubba effect. It describes what happens when institutions lose so much public trust that “Bubba,” the average American minding his own business, finally throws his hands up and says, “Fine. I will handle it myself.” Not because he wants to, but because the system that was supposed to protect him now feels indifferent, corrupt, or openly hostile.

The Bubba effect is not a political movement. It is a survival instinct.

What triggers the Bubba effect

We are watching the triggers unfold in real time. When members of Congress publicly encourage active duty troops to disregard orders from the commander in chief, that is not a political squabble. When a federal judge quietly rewrites the rules so one branch of government can secretly surveil another, that is not normal. That is how republics fall. Yet these stories glided across the news cycle without urgency, without consequence, without explanation.

When the American people see the leadership class shrug, they conclude — correctly — that no one is steering the ship.

This is how the Bubba effect spreads. It is not just individuals resisting authority. It is sheriffs refusing to enforce new policies, school boards ignoring state mandates, entire communities saying, “We do not believe you anymore.” It becomes institutional, cultural, national.

A country cracking from the inside

This effect can be seen in Dearborn, Michigan. In the rise of fringe voices like Nick Fuentes. In the Epstein scandal, where powerful people could not seem to locate a single accountable adult. These stories are different in content but identical in message: The system protects itself, not you.

When people feel ignored or betrayed, they will align with anyone who appears willing to fight on their behalf. That does not mean they suddenly agree with everything that person says. It means they feel abandoned by the institutions that were supposed to be trustworthy.

The Bubba effect is what fills that vacuum.

The dangers of a faithless system

A republic cannot survive without credibility. Congress cannot oversee intelligence agencies if it refuses to discipline its own members. The military cannot remain apolitical if its chain of command becomes optional. The judiciary cannot defend the Constitution while inventing loopholes that erase the separation of powers.

History shows that once a nation militarizes politics, normalizes constitutional shortcuts, or allows government agencies to operate without scrutiny, it does not return to equilibrium peacefully. Something will give.

The question is what — and when.

The responsibility now belongs to us

In a healthy country, this is where the media steps in. This is where universities, pastors, journalists, and cultural leaders pause the outrage machine and explain what is at stake. But today, too many see themselves not as guardians of the republic, but of ideology. Their first loyalty is to narrative, not truth.

The founders never trusted the press more than the public. They trusted citizens who understood their rights, lived their responsibilities, and demanded accountability. That is the antidote to the Bubba effect — not rage, but citizenship.

How to respond without breaking ourselves

Do not riot. Do not withdraw. Do not cheer on destruction just because you dislike the target. That is how nations lose themselves. Instead, demand transparency. Call your representatives. Insist on consequences. Refuse to normalize constitutional violations simply because “everyone does it.” If you expect nothing, you will get nothing.

Do not hand your voice to the loudest warrior simply because he is swinging a bat at the establishment. You do not beat corruption by joining a different version of it. You beat it by modeling the country you want to preserve: principled, accountable, rooted in truth.

Adam Gray / Stringer | Getty Images

Every republic reaches a moment when historians will later say, “That was the warning.” We are living in ours. But warnings are gifts if they are recognized. Institutions bend. People fail. The Constitution can recover — if enough Americans still know and cherish it.

It does not take a majority. Twenty percent of the country — awake, educated, and courageous — can reset the system. It has happened before. It can happen again.

Wake up. Stand up. Demand integrity — from leaders, from institutions, and from yourself. Because the Bubba effect will not end until Americans reclaim the duty that has always belonged to them: preserving the republic for the next generation.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Grim warning: Bad-faith Israel critics duck REAL questions

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Bad-faith attacks on Israel and AIPAC warp every debate. Real answers emerge only when people set aside scripts and ask what serves America’s long-term interests.

The search for truth has always required something very much in short supply these days: honesty. Not performative questions, not scripted outrage, not whatever happens to be trending on TikTok, but real curiosity.

Some issues, often focused on foreign aid, AIPAC, or Israel, have become hotbeds of debate and disagreement. Before we jump into those debates, however, we must return to a simpler, more important issue: honest questioning. Without it, nothing in these debates matters.

Ask questions because you want the truth, not because you want a target.

The phrase “just asking questions” has re-entered the zeitgeist, and that’s fine. We should always question power. But too many of those questions feel preloaded with someone else’s answer. If the goal is truth, then the questions should come from a sincere desire to understand, not from a hunt for a villain.

Honest desire for truth is the only foundation that can support a real conversation about these issues.

Truth-seeking is real work

Right now, plenty of people are not seeking the truth at all. They are repeating something they heard from a politician on cable news or from a stranger on TikTok who has never opened a history book. That is not a search for answers. That is simply outsourcing your own thought.

If you want the truth, you need to work for it. You cannot treat the world like a Marvel movie where the good guy appears in a cape and the villain hisses on command. Real life does not give you a neat script with the moral wrapped up in two hours.

But that is how people are approaching politics now. They want the oppressed and the oppressor, the heroic underdog and the cartoon villain. They embrace this fantastical framing because it is easier than wrestling with reality.

This framing took root in the 1960s when the left rebuilt its worldview around colonizers and the colonized. Overnight, Zionism was recast as imperialism. Suddenly, every conflict had to fit the same script. Today’s young activists are just recycling the same narrative with updated graphics. Everything becomes a morality play. No nuance, no context, just the comforting clarity of heroes and villains.

Bad-faith questions

This same mindset is fueling the sudden obsession with Israel, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in particular. You hear it from members of Congress and activists alike: AIPAC pulls the strings, AIPAC controls the government, AIPAC should register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The questions are dramatic, but are they being asked in good faith?

FARA is clear. The standard is whether an individual or group acts under the direction or control of a foreign government. AIPAC simply does not qualify.

Here is a detail conveniently left out of these arguments: Dozens of domestic organizations — Armenian, Cuban, Irish, Turkish — lobby Congress on behalf of other countries. None of them registers under FARA because — like AIPAC — they are independent, domestic organizations.

If someone has a sincere problem with the structure of foreign lobbying, fair enough. Let us have that conversation. But singling out AIPAC alone is not a search for truth. It is bias dressed up as bravery.

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If someone wants to question foreign aid to Israel, fine. Let’s have that debate. But let’s ask the right questions. The issue is not the size of the package but whether the aid advances our interests. What does the United States gain? Does the investment strengthen our position in the region? How does it compare to what we give other nations? And do we examine those countries with the same intensity?

The real target

These questions reflect good-faith scrutiny. But narrowing the entire argument to one country or one dollar amount misses the larger problem. If someone objects to the way America handles foreign aid, the target is not Israel. The target is the system itself — an entrenched bureaucracy, poor transparency, and decades-old commitments that have never been re-examined. Those problems run through programs around the world.

If you want answers, you need to broaden the lens. You have to be willing to put aside the movie script and confront reality. You have to hold yourself to a simple rule: Ask questions because you want the truth, not because you want a target.

That is the only way this country ever gets clarity on foreign aid, influence, alliances, and our place in the world. Questioning is not just allowed. It is essential. But only if it is honest.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

A nation unravels when its shared culture is the first thing to go

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Texas now hosts Quran-first academies, Sharia-compliant housing schemes, and rapidly multiplying mosques — all part of a movement building a self-contained society apart from the country around it.

It is time to talk honestly about what is happening inside America’s rapidly growing Muslim communities. In city after city, large pockets of newcomers are choosing to build insulated enclaves rather than enter the broader American culture.

That trend is accelerating, and the longer we ignore it, the harder it becomes to address.

As Texas goes, so goes America. And as America goes, so goes the free world.

America has always welcomed people of every faith and people from every corner of the world, but the deal has never changed: You come here and you join the American family. You are free to honor your traditions, keep your faith, but you must embrace the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. You melt into the shared culture that allows all of us to live side by side.

Across the country, this bargain is being rejected by Islamist communities that insist on building a parallel society with its own rules, its own boundaries, and its own vision for how life should be lived.

Texas illustrates the trend. The state now has roughly 330 mosques. At least 48 of them were built in just the last 24 months. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex alone has around 200 Islamic centers. Houston has another hundred or so. Many of these communities have no interest in blending into American life.

This is not the same as past waves of immigration. Irish, Italian, Korean, Mexican, and every other group arrived with pride in their heritage. Still, they also raised American flags and wanted their children to be part of the country’s future. They became doctors, small-business owners, teachers, and soldiers. They wanted to be Americans.

What we are watching now is not the melting pot. It is isolation by design.

Parallel societies do not end well

More than 300 fundamentalist Islamic schools now operate full-time across the country. Many use Quran-first curricula that require students to spend hours memorizing religious texts before they ever reach math or science. In Dallas, Brighter Horizons Academy enrolls more than 1,700 students and draws federal support while operating on a social model that keeps children culturally isolated.

Then there is the Epic City project in Collin and Hunt counties — 402 acres originally designated only for Muslim buyers, with Sharia-compliant financing and a mega-mosque at the center. After public outcry and state investigations, the developers renamed it “The Meadows,” but a new sign does not erase the original intent. It is not a neighborhood. It is a parallel society.

Americans should not hesitate to say that parallel societies are dangerous. Europe tried this experiment, and the results could not be clearer. In Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, entire neighborhoods now operate under their own cultural rules, some openly hostile to Western norms. When citizens speak up, they are branded bigots for asserting a basic right: the ability to live safely in their own communities.

A crisis of confidence

While this separation widens, another crisis is unfolding at home. A recent Gallup survey shows that about 40% of American women ages 18 to 39 would leave the country permanently if given the chance. Nearly half of a rising generation — daughters, sisters, soon-to-be mothers — no longer believe this nation is worth building a future in.

And who shapes the worldview of young boys? Their mothers. If a mother no longer believes America is home, why would her child grow up ready to defend it?

As Texas goes, so goes America. And as America goes, so goes the free world. If we lose confidence in our own national identity at the same time that we allow separatist enclaves to spread unchecked, the outcome is predictable. Europe is already showing us what comes next: cultural fracture, political radicalization, and the slow death of national unity.

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Stand up and tell the truth

America welcomes Muslims. America defends their right to worship freely. A Muslim who loves the Constitution, respects the rule of law, and wants to raise a family in peace is more than welcome in America.

But an Islamist movement that rejects assimilation, builds enclaves governed by its own religious framework, and treats American law as optional is not simply another participant in our melting pot. It is a direct challenge to it. If we refuse to call this problem out out of fear of being called names, we will bear the consequences.

Europe is already feeling those consequences — rising conflict and a political class too paralyzed to admit the obvious. When people feel their culture, safety, and freedoms slipping away, they will follow anyone who promises to defend them. History has shown that over and over again.

Stand up. Speak plainly. Be unafraid. You can practice any faith in this country, but the supremacy of the Constitution and the Judeo-Christian moral framework that shaped it is non-negotiable. It is what guarantees your freedom in the first place.

If you come here and honor that foundation, welcome. If you come here to undermine it, you do not belong here.

Wake up to what is unfolding before the consequences arrive. Because when a nation refuses to say what is true, the truth eventually forces its way in — and by then, it is always too late.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.