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November 03, 2025
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BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Jack Brewer
TOPIC: Jamaica has sustained DEVASTATING damage from Hurricane Melissa.

News...

FBI thwarts jihadist terrorist attack in Dearborn, Michigan, planned for Halloween weekend
Terrorists were inspired by ISIS, sources tell CNN.

Ex-CIA Director John Brennan explodes as he’s confronted about Hunter Biden’s laptop
Brennan lost his temper after being pressed about signing the 2020 letter dismissing Hunter Biden’s laptop story as Russian influence, poking his questioner in the chest and insisting, “We never said it was disinformation.”

National populists surge around the world — spelling doom for the global elite
Democrats are flummoxed at President Trump's success, but recent elections around the world provide the answer: Voters want conservative, not leftist, populism.

The left wants to ‘reclaim’ the American flag; did they run out of lighter fluid?
Maybe they could put that statue of George Washington back while they’re at it.

Trump confirms he's helping Dilbert creator Scott Adams get cancer treatment: 'On it'
Adams' plea for assistance went viral after he announced that he had been unable to schedule treatment using a new drug. "I will ask President Trump if he can get Kaiser of Northern California to respond and schedule it for Monday," Adams wrote. However, he didn't need to wait until Monday as Trump responded he's "on it."

Letitia James is fighting another DOJ probe for ‘selective enforcement’ against Trump’s business, NRA, unsealed docs show
Unsealed filings show New York AG Letitia James is trying to block DOJ subpoenas in a federal probe over claims she politically targeted Trump’s business and the NRA — just weeks after her own mortgage fraud indictment.

Kentucky woman received a package of human body parts by mistake, coroner says
She was expecting time-sensitive medication but opened the box to find two arms and four fingers meant to be used in surgical training, the coroner said.

Halloween sign at home of 'Mr. Crafty Pants' influencer creeps out neighbors after child sex abuse material arrest
Neighbors said the Kentucky YouTuber’s “I smell children” sign took on a disturbing new meaning after police arrested him on 29 counts related to child sexual abuse material shared through the Kik app.

Alabama police get revenge on high school seniors who covered HQ with toilet paper: ‘We don't want to hear any crying’
“We know who you are, and while you just put the PlayStation controller down for a week, we are children of the '80s and '90s who perfected this craft years ago,” Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughn said. The police responded with a "tactical" TP bombardment of the preps' homes.

Government shutdown...

Fetterman to Democrats: ‘Own the shutdown’ and reopen government now
Fetterman also noted that numerous unions and airlines are demanding that the Senate reopen the government: “And do we really want to make flying less safe by forcing this kind of situation and making things that much [more] stressed?”

Democrat Senator Mark Warner hints at end to shutdown 'this week'
Warner particularly pointed to ongoing legal proceedings over continued funding of the SNAP program.

Transportation Secretary: If shutdown continues, flights will be delayed, canceled to ensure safety
"Do I go to work and not get a paycheck and not put food on the table, or do I drive for Uber or Door Dash or wait tables?”

NYC...

NY Post: 20 reasons to vote against NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani
If Mamdani wins, he’s sure to stock his cabinet with every Democratic Socialist he can find — and they will treat Gotham as an Oberlin postgraduate study session. No business will go unpunished. No tax dollar will go unspent. Every radical idea from Marx to Noam Chomsky will get an airing.

Report claims a network of charities connected to George Soros funneled $40M to support Mamdani's political rise in tax-dodging scheme
The 34-year-old state assemblyman's team has always claimed that he rose from obscurity to become NYC's mayoral front-runner thanks to an organic, grassroots movement, funded by small donations. But that narrative is now being called into question according to a report from a watchdog website.

NY Times: Obama calls Mamdani to praise his campaign and offers to be sounding board
Barack told Mamdani, “Your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mamdani’s success beyond the election.

Trump dismisses comparisons to Mamdani: ‘I’m a much better-looking person than him’
The president also called the New York mayoral frontrunner a "communist."

Politics...

DNC chair say he opposes political violence, then calls Trump administration a ‘fascist regime’
"I've been very vocal, after Charlie Kirk died, that there's no place for political violence," Ken Martin told Semafor in an interview. "But calling out a fascist regime for what it is? There's no doubt in my mind, when you look at other fascist regimes around the world, over our history, that this not only has the hallmarks of a fascist regime, it is a fascist regime."

Obama campaigns with scandal-plagued Virginia Dem who fantasized about murdering opponents
Barack hit the campaign trail in Virginia on Saturday, speaking on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and standing on the same stage as scandal-plagued attorney general nominee Jay Jones.

Michigan Democrats speak at fundraiser led by Hamas sympathizer who told Jews to ‘go back to Poland’
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, and Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud headlined an event hosted by an Arab-American PAC led by Osama Siblani, a Hezbollah supporter known for praising Hamas and calling for Israeli Jews’ expulsion.

Democrat state senator allegedly secretly recorded 2 critics having sex in order to silence them
A Maryland state senator is denying allegations that she threatened to release highly compromising video of a former political consultant to keep her from making public comments about the senator.

Book tours...

A book so bad it shattered liberals' faith in DEI
Karine Jean-Pierre has written the worst political memoir ever written in the history of the English language. This is not hyperbole. Imagine writing a book so bad it could shame Democrats and liberals into second-guessing their cult-like devotion to DEI.

Kamala Harris used to call teens 'stupid,' now says 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote
In a new interview promoting her book, Harris argued that teenagers deserve a say in shaping policies that will affect their future, despite once calling 18- to 24-year-olds “stupid” when she served as California’s attorney general.

Kamala goes scorched earth, recalls how Biden ‘angered’ her in pre-debate pep-talk
In a new interview promoting her book, Harris recalled how upset she was that Biden called before her debate with Trump to let her know that Democrat donors in Philadelphia were not going to back her campaign because they said she had bad-mouthed Biden.

Michelle Obama complains again about ‘white hot glare’ during White House years
In a new interview promoting her book, the former first lady said she and Barack Obama “couldn’t afford any missteps” as the first black couple in the White House.

Economy...

Trump warns SCOTUS overturning tariffs would reduce US to 'Third World' status
"If we win, we will be the Richest, Most Secure Country anywhere in the World, BY FAR. If we lose, our Country could be reduced to almost Third World status — Pray to God that that doesn’t happen!" he concluded.

Trump tariffs could add $40 billion to holiday shoppers’ and sellers’ costs, LendingTree warns
The average American holiday shopper will pay $132 more because of the tariffs implemented by President Trump, the online lending marketplace estimates.

Immigration...

Death threats against ICE officers up by 8,000%, DHS says
ICE officers continue to work without pay paid during the federal government shutdown.

DHS moves to require DNA, facial scans, and voice prints for all immigration applicants
A new Trump administration rule would mandate biometric data collection for anyone seeking an immigration benefit, expanding DHS authority to gather DNA, facial imagery, and other identifiers to prevent fraud and verify identity.

Trump administration ends automatic work permit extensions for foreign nationals
A new DHS rule halts automatic renewals of employment authorization, citing the need for stricter vetting and fraud prevention, as USCIS warns that working in the U.S. is “a privilege, not a right.”

WAR news...

Democrat says Trump’s boat strikes should cause MAGA to ‘imagine who gets killed’ under President AOC
"All my MAGA friends ... need to imagine who gets killed when President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that it doesn’t matter what the law says."

US military strikes another drug boat in Caribbean, Hegseth compares narco-traffickers to Al-Qaeda
"These narco-terrorists are bringing drugs to our shores to poison Americans at home — and they will not succeed. The Department will treat them EXACTLY how we treated Al-Qaeda. We will continue to track them, map them, hunt them, and kill them."

Trump says Maduro’s days leading Venezuela are numbered
Trump declined to confirm or deny reports of planned U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan territory.

Israel...

Jerusalem Post: If Israel handles it right, rare Middle East diplomatic openings could reshape region
The stick has been wielded effectively. Now it’s time to see if the carrot can be just as powerful.

Ukraine - Russia...

Drones spotted over NATO state military base linked to US nuclear weapons
Over the weekend, multiple large drones were spotted flying over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel Air Base, a site believed to host U.S. tactical nuclear weapons and soon F-35 jets.

Politico: The dark side of Zelenskyy’s rule
Opposition lawmakers and civil society activists say Ukraine’s leadership is using lawfare to intimidate opponents and silence critics.

China...

Trump says Xi assured him China won’t invade Taiwan during his presidency ‘because they know the consequences’
“He never brought it up. People were a little surprised by that. But they understand what’s gonna happen. [Xi] has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, ‘We would never do anything while President Trump is president,’ because they know the consequences,” Trump stated.

China's next-gen fusion reactor could achieve first plasma in just 2 years
The promise of fusion energy is hard to overstate. With the ability to leverage the energy-producing physics that power our sun, humanity could tap into a near-limitless wealth of carbon-free energy, forever ending our dependence on the fossil fuels that are quickly poisoning the planet.

Canada...

Movement barrels forward to euthanize 12-year-old children in Canada
Canada’s state-run euthanasia program is being pushed to include minors as young as 12, with advocates urging lawmakers to judge “maturity” instead of age and to let older teens choose euthanize without parental consent.

Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentences for child porn
In a 5-4 decision, the court found the mandatory one year for possession or accessing child sexual abuse materials violated the Charter because of certain hypothetical scenarios where such a sentence would be disproportionate, meaning that it should be of no force and effect.

Europe...

Police rule out terrorism in mass stabbing attack on UK train
"There is nothing to suggest this is a terrorist incident," British Transport Police Superintendent John Loveless said. The two arrested remain in custody, he said, adding that one is a 32-year-old black British man and the other is a 35-year-old man of Caribbean descent.

Oslo stunned as tests reveal it's new fleet of Chinese electric buses can be remotely shut down
Norway’s transit agency found its new Chinese-made Yutong buses could be controlled from abroad, prompting security fears that Beijing could disable the fleet or disrupt service at will.

Africa...

Trump warns US may go ‘guns-a-blazing’ into Nigeria over Christian killings
President Trump threatened to cut all aid and ordered the Department of War to prepare for possible military action if Nigeria’s government fails to stop Islamist massacres of Christians, calling the situation an “existential threat” and a “mass slaughter.”

‘A deep sense of gratitude’: Nicki Minaj praises Trump for action on persecuted Christians
"Thank you to The President and his team for taking this seriously."

Entertainment...

Harrison Ford goes on unhinged rant about Trump over global warming
“He doesn’t have any policies, he has whims. It scares the s**t out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. He knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo, and he’s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a hand basket. It’s unbelievable. I don’t know of a greater criminal in history.”

Media...

White House restricts press access after reporters caught 'secretly recording' sensitive information, offices
Reporters will no longer have open access to senior communications areas in the West Wing after aides discovered some had been secretly recording meetings and photographing documents, prompting tighter security controls to protect national security discussions.

Environment...

Trump admin looking to restore coal plants as America’s grid buckles
The DOE announced Friday that it issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to restore coal plants across the U.S. to “design, implement, test, and validate three strategic opportunities for refurbishment and retrofit of existing American coal power plants to make them operate more efficiently, reliably, and affordably.”

Education...

Explosion rocks Harvard Medical School as police hunt two suspects
An early-morning blast inside the Goldenson Building, believed to be intentional, sent two suspects fleeing the scene before officers arrived.

AI...

Microsoft AI chief says only biological beings can be conscious
Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings are capable of consciousness and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise.

WSJ: The AI revolution will bring prosperity
Most speculation about artificial intelligence has focused on its potential to kill jobs and on the policies that government might implement to control AI and cushion workers against unemployment. Amid all the pessimism and calls for government protection, it’s important to remember that our only window into the future is the past.

Nov. 3, 2004 - Gloat Fest 2004... Bush wins re-election... Michael Moore speech... Yesterday Glenn was expecting to have a pity party... John Kerry has conceded... Bush's margin of victory... Story about the band Good Charlotte...

The Crisis of Meaning: Searching for truth and purpose

Mario Tama / Staff | Getty Images

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

Gary Hershorn / Contributor | Getty Images

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

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

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.

Anadolu / Contributor | Getty Images

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.

Brandon Bell / Staff | Getty Images

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.