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Morning Brief 2025-11-04

November 04, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Stephen Moore
TOPIC: New York is losing its "most precious resource: their citizens."

News...

DOJ reveals Comey expected to work for 'President Clinton' and coordinated anonymous media leaks before 2016 election
Federal prosecutors unveiled emails showing Comey anticipated joining a Hillary Clinton administration and secretly approved leaks to shape media coverage of her email scandal. The DOJ filing includes notes proving he knew of Clinton’s plan to smear Trump with Russia claims despite denying it to Congress.

Read handwritten notes on Clinton’s ‘plan to tie Trump’ to Russia that James Comey left in an FBI safe in 2016
Comey testified under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020 that he was unfamiliar with Clinton’s plan to tie Trump to Russia.

Obama judge accused of breaking law to help Biden DOJ secretly seize GOP senators’ phone records
Judge James Boasberg approved gag orders blocking carriers from notifying 11 Republican lawmakers about subpoenas from Special Counsel Jack Smith for their private phone data. Legal experts say the move may violate a federal law protecting Congress from such secret seizures.

Group of GOP Senators introduce legislation to codify Antifa terror designation
“Violent extremists who target our law enforcement officers and destroy our communities must be held accountable. It’s far past time to designate Antifa a terrorist organization. The Stop ANTIFA Act makes it clear that organized violence has no place in America,” Sen. Moody of Florida wrote in a news release.

5 things to watch as Supreme Court considers Trump’s tariffs
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs will be scrutinized by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, placing the president’s most significant economic initiative into the justices’ hands.

Foreign charities pump nearly $2 billion into US left-wing causes, watchdog finds
A new report reveals five foreign charities funneled billions into U.S. groups pushing radical climate and progressive agendas. The money, much of it from U.K. and Danish foundations, has funded protests, litigation, and policy campaigns aimed at reshaping American energy and environmental policy.

Maine churches, schools opening chapters of the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA organization
At least 20 Turning Point chapters have been established at colleges, high schools, and churches in Maine in the two months since its co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah.

Michigan Muslim preacher helped radicalize teen ‘co-conspirator’ in Halloween terrorist plot, FBI says
The teen was influenced by Dearborn preacher Ahmad Musa Jibril, an ISIS supporter previously tied to convicted jihadists. The FBI says the teen reposted Jibril’s content and sought his father’s advice on when to act, allegedly being told to “do the good deed now” before agents intervened.

Mystery deepens over Special Forces soldier who blew up Cybertruck outside Trump Las Vegas hotel
“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call,” Livelsberger wrote in a notes app. “Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives.”

Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies
Hallford and her husband admitted to giving families fake ashes.

Mississippi mom guns down monkey that escaped from overturned truck to protect her children: ‘I did what any other mother would do’
Jessica Bond Ferguson said she and other Heidelberg residents had been on high alert after word spread that monkeys — believed to be carrying dangerous diseases but later confirmed by officials not to be — had been roaming loose since last week.

Government shutdown...

8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week
The eight Democrats, who include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Jon Ossoff, the latter a top Republican target in 2026, will need to feel comfortable with whatever is offered by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and they may need to hear from President Trump himself.

'Moderate' House Dems, GOP release ‘principles’ for ObamaCare subsidy extension
A quartet of bipartisan House lawmakers on Monday proposed a framework to temporarily extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits that includes a sunset period and an income cap for high earners.

Johnson defends filibuster as Trump urges Senate to scrap it amid shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the filibuster remains an “important safeguard” against Democrats’ “worst impulses,” even as President Trump pushed to eliminate the 60-vote rule to end the record government shutdown.

Schumer wants to file complaint about ’60 Minutes’ editing Trump interview, White House fires back
"Due to the Schumer Shutdown, even your frivolous filing could not be processed by the FCC ..."

NYC...

Iran tried Mamdani’s ideas 45 years ago — it ended in ruin
In 1979, Iran’s revolutionaries — an alliance of Marxists and Islamists — rose on promises of justice and equality. They pledged to give citizens free water, free electricity, and free housing. The slogans captured a nation’s imagination, uniting two ideologies that despised each other but shared the same illusion: that moral purity and government control could replace economic discipline.

Mamdani leans into Sarsour support, Muslim faith & ‘Islamophobia’ claims in campaign finale
Surrounded by his far-left allies, Mamdani cast criticism of him as anti-Muslim attacks and called on voters to “make history” in Tuesday’s election.

Trump endorses Cuomo and threatens to pull federal funding to NYC if Mamdani wins
"If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds ... this once great City has ZERO chance of success, or even survival!"

Cuomo downplays president's endorsement
"We need a mayor who can stand up to Donald Trump and get the funding that New York deserves," Cuomo told reporters. "I can stand up to Trump. Trump will go through Mamdani like a hot knife through butter."

Elon Musk urges New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo
"Bear in mind that a vote for Curtis is really a vote for Mumdumi or whatever his name is. VOTE CUOMO!"

Abbott says he’ll impose 100% tariff on New Yorkers moving to Texas after election
“After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”

Politics...

‘Total and complete garbage’: CNN pollster says the Democrat brand is ‘in the basement’
"If you’re a Democrat potentially thinking about running in 2028, jump right in — because at this point there is no front-runner."

Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi blurts out he’s ‘all for you paying higher taxes anywhere in the country’
“I don’t want someone to say I’m moving to Florida or Texas because I can have lower taxes there. Wherever you go in the country, I’m all for you paying higher taxes anywhere in the country.”

Fetterman shares the one line he won’t cross as a Democrat
Sen. Fetterman told Fox News he refuses to demonize political opponents, saying Democrats lose credibility when labeling Trump or his supporters as fascists. Fetterman said he prefers open dialogue over vilification, adding, “I’m not gonna call you a fascist or a Nazi ... that’s wrong.”

Jeffries says Trump and Mike Johnson are running a 'pedophile protection program'
“The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program,” Jeffries said. “That’s what they’ve been doing, and that’s the reason why they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, for weeks now.”

Pelosi: Trump is ‘worst thing on the face of the earth’
The San Francisco leftist called Trump “a vile creature” and “the worst thing on the face of the Earth.”

NBC News: Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement
Democrats are bracing for the possible retirement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, one of the party’s most powerful, popular, and effective leaders.

Economy...

Both subprime and super prime loans are on the rise, signs of a K-shaped economy that is a ‘prescription for real trouble’
The share of consumers taking out the riskiest form of loans has reached its highest peak this decade, a sign of growing financial stress for many Americans.

US layoffs reflect ‘no hire, more fire’ environment
The U.S. labor market’s post-pandemic penchant for holding on to employees is coming to an end, analysts say. For years, many large businesses effectively hoarded workers, leading to a “no hire, no fire” environment; that’s now shifted to a “no hire, more fire” job market, a Reuters columnist wrote.

Fed injected $50 billion into markets last Friday as repo surge sparks liquidity fears
Despite the Fed's stance that these operations are part of routine market management, analysts are beginning to question whether these measures are indicative of deeper liquidity issues.

Immigration...

Over 2 million illegal aliens gone as Trump’s deportation plan delivers early results
DHS says more than two million illegal aliens have left the U.S. since Trump’s return to office, including 1.6 million who self-deported. Officials credit tougher enforcement, new incentives to leave, and a 99.99% drop in migration through Panama’s Darien Gap as proof the president’s border policies are working.

Federal memo says cartels offering $10K for shooting at Border Patrol agents
“Additional reporting suggests that assailants may wear Mexican military uniforms to avoid raising suspicion while carrying long arms or machine guns,” the alert says.

Israel...

Trump plan would place US-led force in control of Gaza for two years
A leaked draft U.N. resolution shows the Trump administration proposing an International Stabilization Force to govern Gaza and handle security, border control, and Hamas disarmament. The U.S.-backed force would work with Israel and Egypt while overseeing civilian safety and rebuilding efforts until the Palestinian Authority completes reforms.

US looks to build ‘new Gaza’ on half of Strip under IDF control, but faces pushback
A plan to build half a dozen residential regions on the eastern side of the Yellow Line for up to one million people receives a chilly reception from some potential donor countries in the Gulf.

Ukraine - Russia...

Russia scrambles to reassure China after Trump-Xi summit
Following Trump’s breakthrough talks with Xi Jinping, Russia sent PM Mikhail Mishustin to Hangzhou to shore up ties. Analysts say Moscow is uneasy over warming U.S.-China relations but confident Beijing won’t sacrifice its partnership with Russia, despite Trump’s pressure over the Ukraine war.

22 earthquakes rattle Russia over 24 hours
The region has seen frequent seismic activity over the last few months, with a potent 8.8 magnitude earthquake striking on July 29 and prompting tsunami warnings up and down the U.S. West Coast.

China...

Report: China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips
Local governments have beefed up incentives to help Chinese tech giants such as ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent, which have been hit with higher electricity costs following Beijing's ban on purchasing Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips.

Europe...

Worker dies after 11 hours trapped under collapsed medieval tower in Rome
The man had been carrying out conservation work on the medieval tower, which is part of the Roman Forum.

Media...

Top Heritage Foundation staffer departs after Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes controversy
Ryan Neuhaus, who until Friday was chief of staff to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, left the conservative think tank in the wake of an uproar over a statement from Roberts last week defending Tucker Carlson after he interviewed anti-Semitic white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

BBC caught doctoring Trump’s Jan. 6 speech to make him look like he incited Capitol riot
A leaked dossier reveals the BBC edited Trump’s J6 speech to splice his call to “fight like hell” into his remarks about marching to the Capitol, falsely portraying him as urging violence.

The Atlantic says it’s Trump officials’ own fault they have to flee homes for safety
The threat of left-wing violence against senior members of the Trump administration is so severe that families with young children are being forced to vacate their homes and live on military bases. According to the Atlantic, they had it coming.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Court orders ‘gender-affirming’ care for pedophile who abused his son
A federal judge ordered the Bureau of Prisons to provide laser hair removal and cosmetic treatments to convicted child predator, who now claims he's a woman. The man, sentenced to over 20 years for abusing his 10-year-old son, sued after being denied the procedures, and the court sided with him.

LA singer says her Gold’s Gym membership was revoked after heated confrontation with ‘man’ using women’s locker room
Singer Tish Hyman says Gold’s Gym revoked her membership after she confronted a man using the women’s locker room, saying she and other women had repeatedly filed complaints about him. Video shows Hyman shouting for the man to stay out before staff escorted her out and canceled her membership.

Education...

Letitia James leads blue-state coalition, teachers' unions suing Trump for ‘weaponizing’ loan forgiveness
The left-wing lawsuit claims the Education Department unlawfully rewrote loan forgiveness rules to exclude groups accused of violating federal law. The administration says it’s ending taxpayer support for organizations tied to crimes, illegal immigration, and performing sex changes on children.

Health...

Human 'butt-breathing' trials completed as bottom can be used 'beyond primary function'
In years to come, our lungs might be entirely pointless as a bunch of researchers have completed the first-ever human trials of "butt-breathing." It seems that our bottoms could be good for another use.

AI...

Big Tech's rising AI investments show market bubble 'still has a good ways to go'
"We're still in such a massive growth phase that the bubble still has a good ways to go before we're at risk of the massive correction," Futurum Group analyst David Nicholson said.

Science...

JD Vance declares himself 'UFO' lunatic as he vows to pull back the curtain on government secrets
The vice president said he plans to use his access to classified material to uncover what the government knows about UFOs, promising to “pull back the curtain” on long-hidden secrets.

Travel...

Director of elite private school, son stung to death by swarm of Asian giant hornets during zip-line vacation
The man and his son were swarmed and stung more than 100 times while they were zip-lining at an eco-adventure resort in Laos.

Nov. 4, 2004 - Why America is unique... Coming together... What we have in common... Is Barack Obama the next great hope for the Democrat Party?... All the potential 2008 Republican candidates will move the party to the left...

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.

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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.

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.

Shocking: AI-written country song tops charts, sparks soul debate

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A machine can imitate heartbreak well enough to top the charts, but it cannot carry grief, choose courage, or hear the whisper that calls human beings to something higher.

The No. 1 country song in America right now was not written in Nashville or Texas or even L.A. It came from code. “Walk My Walk,” the AI-generated single by the AI artist Breaking Rust, hit the top spot on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart, and if you listen to it without knowing that fact, you would swear a real singer lived the pain he is describing.

Except there is no “he.” There is no lived experience. There is no soul behind the voice dominating the country music charts.

If a machine can imitate the soul, then what is the soul?

I will admit it: I enjoy some AI music. Some of it is very good. And that leaves us with a question that is no longer science fiction. If a machine can fake being human this well, what does it mean to be human?

A new world of artificial experience

This is not just about one song. We are walking straight into a technological moment that will reshape everyday life.

Elon Musk said recently that we may not even have phones in five years. Instead, we will carry a small device that listens, anticipates, and creates — a personal AI agent that knows what we want to hear before we ask. It will make the music, the news, the podcasts, the stories. We already live in digital bubbles. Soon, those bubbles might become our own private worlds.

If an algorithm can write a hit country song about hardship and perseverance without a shred of actual experience, then the deeper question becomes unavoidable: If a machine can imitate the soul, then what is the soul?

What machines can never do

A machine can produce, and soon it may produce better than we can. It can calculate faster than any human mind. It can rearrange the notes and words of a thousand human songs into something that sounds real enough to fool millions.

But it cannot care. It cannot love. It cannot choose right and wrong. It cannot forgive because it cannot be hurt. It cannot stand between a child and danger. It cannot walk through sorrow.

A machine can imitate the sound of suffering. It cannot suffer.

The difference is the soul. The divine spark. The thing God breathed into man that no code will ever have. Only humans can take pain and let it grow into compassion. Only humans can take fear and turn it into courage. Only humans can rebuild their lives after losing everything. Only humans hear the whisper inside, the divine voice that says, “Live for something greater.”

We are building artificial minds. We are not building artificial life.

Questions that define us

And as these artificial minds grow sharper, as their tools become more convincing, the right response is not panic. It is to ask the oldest and most important questions.

Who am I? Why am I here? What is the meaning of freedom? What is worth defending? What is worth sacrificing for?

That answer is not found in a lab or a server rack. It is found in that mysterious place inside each of us where reason meets faith, where suffering becomes wisdom, where God reminds us we are more than flesh and more than thought. We are not accidents. We are not circuits. We are not replaceable.

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The miracle machines can never copy

Being human is not about what we can produce. Machines will outproduce us. That is not the question. Being human is about what we can choose. We can choose to love even when it costs us something. We can choose to sacrifice when it is not easy. We can choose to tell the truth when the world rewards lies. We can choose to stand when everyone else bows. We can create because something inside us will not rest until we do.

An AI content generator can borrow our melodies, echo our stories, and dress itself up like a human soul, but it cannot carry grief across a lifetime. It cannot forgive an enemy. It cannot experience wonder. It cannot look at a broken world and say, “I am going to build again.”

The age of machines is rising. And if we do not know who we are, we will shrink. But if we use this moment to remember what makes us human, it will help us to become better, because the one thing no algorithm will ever recreate is the miracle that we exist at all — the miracle of the human soul.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.