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Morning Brief 2025-10-14

October 14, 2025
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Kevin Roberts
TOPIC: Government shutdown enters its third week. Is there any sign of a resolution?

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears
TOPIC: Could Virginia’s governorship flip blue this November?!

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Eric Dexheimer
TOPIC: How an out-of-towner is plotting to take over Loving County, Texas.

News...

The latest FBI spying makes Watergate look trivial
A newly released document shows the Biden administration’s FBI secretly monitored the phone records of at least eight Republican senators under Jack Smith’s sham Trump probe — a government-sanctioned surveillance operation that dwarfs Watergate in scope, method, and abuse of power.

If Trump labels Antifa a foreign terrorist organization, here's what he can do next
An FTO designation allows for increased ability to surveil and investigate anyone found to be in connection with it.

British billionaire cuts funding to US left-wing groups after watchdog exposé
Christopher Hohn’s foundation halted donations to American activist groups after a report revealed it funneled over $550 million into climate, DEI, and China-linked organizations, prompting calls for Congress to crack down on foreign influence in U.S. politics.

If anyone’s causing a ‘judicial crisis,’ it’s rogue lower-court judges
Dozens of Democrat-appointed judges are anonymously attacking the Supreme Court in the NY Times after it blocked their barrage of injunctions against President Trump’s policies, proving the real crisis comes from activist jurists trying to override the executive branch and sabotage his agenda.

GOP leader roasted for refusing to celebrate Columbus Day
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota was mocked Monday by X users for not celebrating Columbus Day. Thune posted a tribute to “Native American Day” on X in an attempt to acknowledge their contributions to the United States.

Why Democrats demonize Christopher Columbus and lionize Che Guevara
Many have lost the intellectual faculty necessary for making good judgments about our history — and thus also about our present and future.

Father charged with killing 13-year-old daughter's 67-year-old rapist runs for sheriff in Arkansas
"I’m the father who acted to protect his daughter when the system failed. ... Through my own fight for justice, I have seen firsthand the failures in law enforcement and in our circuit court. And I refuse to stand by while others face these same failures."

Philadelphia medical examiner again rules teacher’s 20-stab death a suicide
Fourteen years after Ellen Greenberg was found stabbed 20 times in her apartment, officials reaffirmed the controversial suicide ruling, claiming she could have inflicted the wounds herself despite expert analyses suggesting her body was moved and the injuries were inconsistent with self-harm.

Politics...

Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans 'have plans' to 'fix' Obamacare
“Let’s just state it simply: Obamacare failed the American people,” the speaker said. “It was promised to be a great success, to make health care more affordable. It’s done exactly the opposite.”

North Carolina Republicans will 'follow Trump's call' to redistrict the state
They said they needed to counteract redistricting in California.

Jay Jones wanted to 'divest' from police, pull cops from schools, compares himself to blacks killed
Hateful and violent texts sent by Jay Jones have taken the spotlight as he seeks to become Virginia's attorney general. But his animosity toward police and the justice system and his alignment with the BLM movement have flown largely under the radar so far.

Jill Biden spokesman goes scorched-earth on Biden’s worst propagandist
Former first lady aide Michael LaRosa tore into ex-White House press official Andrew Bates, accusing him of lying, gaslighting, and bullying reporters for years, and blaming Biden-era flacks like him for destroying Democrats’ credibility with the media and the public.

Obama praises Texas Dem James Talarico who said ‘God is non-binary’
Barack has fallen yet again for a boy-faced Democrat hoping to "turn Texas blue."

Economy...

Rare-earth stocks soar as China tightens supply in trade escalation with Trump
MP Materials, a U.S. mining company in which the Trump administration has taken an ownership stake, was up more than 21% Monday, while another domestic company, Energy Fuels Inc., rose 17.5%. USA Rare Earth Inc. was up more than 26%, while Critical Metals Corp surged a staggering 32%.

Rare-Earth Stocks Surge On JPMorgan’s $1.5 Trillion US Investment Pledge
Shares of companies producing rare-earth minerals surged Monday as JPMorgan announced a decade-long $1.5 trillion “Security and Resilience Initiative” aimed at investing in industries like artificial intelligence, manufacturing, and critical minerals.

Gold, silver soar to record highs
On Monday, December gold futures hit an intra-day record high of $4,124.30 an ounce, and silver futures hit an intra-day record peak of $50.56 an ounce.

US, India returning to trade talks, with focus for both sides on energy
Talks were suspended in August after the Trump administration hiked tariffs on most India goods to 50% as a penalty for Indian purchases of Russian crude oil.

New vehicle prices top $50,000 while auto loan delinquencies keep rising
The average price paid for a new vehicle last month topped $50,000 for the first time ever, Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book reported Monday. Meanwhile, auto loan delinquency rates remain near all-time highs for those with low credit ratings.

Amazon to hire 250,000 workers during holiday season for third straight year
Overall, U.S. retailers plan to add fewer than 500,000 seasonal jobs this year, the lowest since 2009, while Target plans 100,000, Bath & Body Works 32,000, and Spirit Halloween 50,000.

Immigration...

Majority of voters back Trump deploying National Guard to defend ICE facilities
A Rasmussen poll found 52% of voters support the president’s use of the National Guard to protect ICE sites, and 56% agree that activist judges are waging a “legal insurrection” through unconstitutional rulings blocking his actions.

Oregon spends twice as much on free health care for illegal aliens as on state police
State budget records show Oregon will pour $1.5 billion into its “Healthier Oregon” program offering taxpayer-funded medical coverage to illegal immigrants from 2025 to 2027 — more than double the $717 million allocated for state police — illustrating the deep-blue state’s priorities amid rising crime and fiscal shortfalls.

Anti-ICE protest in Portland takes ugly turn when naked cyclists show up
Hundreds of naked demonstrators swarmed the ICE facility in Portland, blocking the driveway and clashing with federal officers as agents worked to clear the crowd — just days after a judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops to the site.

Israel...

Trump calls for ‘new era of harmony’ at Middle East summit following Gaza ceasefire
Speaking at a global summit in Egypt, President Trump urged nations to join the Abraham Accords and help rebuild Gaza after his U.S.-brokered peace deal ended two years of war, declaring that “a beautiful Middle East” was finally within reach.

Peace through strength: Understanding why Trump succeeded where others failed
Trump doesn't like long wars. His tendency to want results, focus on personal relationships, and transactionalist mindset allowed him to do what no other U.S. president had done before.

Hamas storms through Gaza, executing opposition groups in attempt to cling to power
As Israelis celebrated the return of their countrymen from Hamas captivity early Monday, the terror group stormed through the streets of Gaza executing Palestinians they claim collaborated with Israel, graphic videos circulating on social media show.

What comes next after the end of the Israel-Hamas War?
While rebuilding Gaza and discussing the Palestinian future are important steps, the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza remains unclear.

Trump earns fresh comparisons to Cyrus the Great as last living hostages return home
Knesset speaker hails the U.S. president as a "giant of Jewish history," after he was first compared to the ancient Persian ruler in 2018 for moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.

Bill Clinton praises Trump for Israel-Hamas peace deal
"President Trump and his administration, Qatar, and other regional actors deserve great credit for keeping everyone engaged until the agreement was reached."

Biden backhandedly 'commends' Trump for getting 'renewed' peace deal 'over the finish line'
"The road to this deal was not easy. My Administration worked relentlessly to bring hostages home, get relief to Palestinian civilians, and end the war. I commend President Trump and his team for their work to get a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line."

No, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire could not have happened earlier
The truce came only after Israel and President Trump applied decisive military and diplomatic pressure — destroying Hamas’ strongholds, crippling Iran’s capabilities, and forcing Qatar to act. Claims that Biden’s earlier diplomacy could have achieved the same result are pure fantasy.

Bernie Sanders celebrates release of Palestinian murderers, rapists, and terrorists
The Vermont senator, who has called for a ceasefire for the past two years, also used the moment to call for an end to the U.S.-Israel alliance.

Mamdani-linked DSA denounces ‘conditional’ Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal, demands ‘Palestinian liberation’
While acknowledging “the relief that may be afforded to Palestinians under the agreement in humanitarian assistance and cessation of Israeli military operations,” the DSA said it harbors “no illusions that Israel will honor any negotiated agreement that preserves Palestinian life or self-determination.”

Wife of NYC socialist front-runner mourns pro-Hamas influencer’s death
Rama Duwaji, wife of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, shared tributes to Palestinian influencer Saleh al-Jafarawi, who had celebrated Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, drawing new scrutiny as her husband faces questions over foreign donations and his stance on Israel.

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says starved and tortured Israeli hostages were treated ‘better than the average Gazan’
"They're probably being treated better than the average Gazan because they are the pawns and the chips that Hamas had," Amanpour said Monday morning on CNN News Central. "Now Hamas has given up all its leverage, by the way, by giving them all up."

Will 'The View's' Alyssa Farah Griffin keep her promise to wear a MAGA hat after Trump secured hostage release?
"If he does good — if he gets the Israeli hostages out, I promise I will wear a MAGA hat for one day on the show and say, ‘Thank you for doing it.'"

Ukraine - Russia...

Trump's Israel-Hamas deal sets stage for new overtures to Iran and Russia, if they want it
Trump has been touted as a historic peacemaker after he helped end or de-escalate multiple global conflicts in the wake of his second term, which began just 10 months ago.

Trump to meet Zelenskyy at White House on Friday
The meeting was scheduled after the two leaders spoke twice on the phone over the weekend and discussed the possibility of the U.S. approving the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, according to NBC.

Europe...

Netherlands seizes Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Nexperia, a subsidiary of China’s Wingtech Technology, specializes in the high-volume production of chips used in automotive, consumer electronics, and other industries, making it vital for maintaining Europe’s technological supply chains.

Asia...

Seoul blasts Hyundai for boosting US investments during trade talks
South Korea’s industry minister said Hyundai’s decision to expand its U.S. investments while Seoul negotiates tariffs with Washington was “deeply regrettable,” accusing the automaker of undermining the nation’s leverage as it seeks relief for its car industry.

Entertainment...

Martin Sheen, who played a president on TV, lectures Trump on how to be the president
The left-wing actor launched into a tirade during a live podcast, calling Trump “the biggest nothing in the world” and dishing out presidential advice as if playing one on "The West Wing" made him a statesman.

Justin Trudeau mocked relentlessly after steamy session with Katy Perry
“Katie Perry vacationing on a yacht with her new same-sex partner, Justin Trudeau,” one person said in response to the photo.

Media...

Press outlets, including the Washington Times and Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon pledge ahead of deadline
Newsmax, the Washington Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, the New York Times, CNN, the Guardian, Breaking Defense, and other outlets have all said they would not sign it. Those outlets will be made to turn in their credentials by Tuesday at 5 p.m. and remove their things from the press offices.

Restrictions on Pentagon press corps part of American history, despite uproar
The U.S. Wartime Censorship Office restricted content flows abroad and the War Department regularly censored journalist’s articles with sensitive material — neither of which the modern Pentagon has proposed.

John Oliver complains about Bari Weiss takeover at CBS, claims her past work is 'irresponsible,' 'deeply misleading'
"It is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading.”

Religion...

Beijing’s crackdown on ‘underground’ churches is a damning sign of weakness
If Xi Jinping’s rule of China is so fragile that he feels mortally threatened by independent religious institutions, it’s hard to see how any Western nation can trust his word on anything.

New York Times attempts to explain rise in Christianity among Gen Z. The piece is as terrible as you’d think.
A Times guest essay fretted that the growing revival of conservative Christianity among young Americans — especially Gen Z men — could threaten “liberal democracy,” framing faith and traditional values as dangerous while ignoring how left-wing culture pushed a generation to seek meaning elsewhere.

Technology...

Europe’s war on innovation is driving it into technological irrelevance
While American freedom fuels invention, Europe’s regulators keep choking creativity with red tape like the Digital Markets Act and Copyright Directive — punishing success, stifling competition, and proving that bureaucrats can kill progress faster than they can regulate it.

How did biblical Judeans track time? Trove of 6th-century BC inscriptions offers clues
New analysis of 2,600-year-old Tel Arad ostraca suggests Iron Age soldiers tracked months, days, and supplies with sophisticated numerical systems.

Science...

SpaceX launches 11th test flight of giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket
It was the 11th test flight for a full-scale Starship, which Musk intends to use to send people to Mars. NASA's need is more immediate. The space agency cannot land astronauts on the moon by decade's end without the 403-foot Starship.

Travel...

Canadian airline to charge extra for reclining seats
In an effort to make flying even more miserable, WestJet announced that its flyers will now have to pay an upcharge if they want a reclining seat on their next flight.

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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.

A break in trust: A NEW Watergate is brewing in plain sight

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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.

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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.

Warning: Stop letting TikTok activists think for you

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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.