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Morning Brief 2025-11-10

November 10, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Christopher Rufo
TOPIC: Rufo's new BlazeTV show "Rufo & Lomez" to bring analysis that will reveal "the power structures, taboos, and hidden narratives shaping the modern world."

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Robby Starbuck
TOPIC: If AI is left unchecked, it will be used to “shape narratives, influence opinions, and even SWING elections.”

News...

Senate advances deal to reopen government after Dems cave
It's not over yet, but in a 60-40 vote, the Senate invoked cloture to break the filibuster and move forward with a bipartisan spending patch to fund the government through Jan. 30, 2026, as well as a “minibus” package that will fully restore food stamp benefits.

Glenn Beck reflects on Kirk’s legacy
“I knew that Charlie was different,” he told NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon. “I had tremendous respect for Charlie. I meant what I said. He was really one of the key reasons why Donald Trump won.”

Zohran Mamdani’s message about rich a false narrative: Glenn Beck
“You’re getting money from George Soros, Bill Gates, the Tides Foundation,” Glenn Beck told NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon on Saturday. “Don’t talk to me about the rich. The rich are calling the shots in your own campaign and your own life. And I find it reprehensible.”

Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say
A forensic analysis of a female former U.S. Capitol Police officer’s gait is a 94%-98% match to the unique stride of the long-sought Jan. 6 pipe-bomb suspect, according to a Blaze News investigation confirmed by several intelligence sources.

Brennan, Strzok, Page subpoenaed as part of federal Russiagate probe: Sources
A Florida grand jury has issued subpoenas to top Obama-era intelligence officials as part of a widening investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia case, focusing on alleged misuse of the Steele dossier and political interference in the 2017 intelligence assessment.

House GOP probe targets Soros-linked groups over alleged Antifa funding ties
In the letter to Open Society Foundations, the committee wrote, "According to a recent report from the Capital Research Center, since 2016, OSF has donated more than $80 million to extremist organizations that support or engage in terrorism or other extremist violence."

Cotton presses DOJ to investigate Code Pink's terror, CCP ties
The Arkansas senator noted that the left-wing activist organization has partnered with a terrorist front group and receives funding from a CCP propagandist.

Trump pardons Wyoming diesel mechanic jailed for emissions ‘deletes’
President Trump granted a full pardon to Troy Lake, a 65-year-old Wyoming mechanic imprisoned for disabling diesel emissions systems. The move, championed by Sen. Cynthia Lummis, was hailed as a stand against federal overreach that criminalized working-class tradesmen under Biden-era enforcement.

Politics...

Leftism unleashed? Obama tells Democrats 'not to impose litmus tests' for candidates after Mamdani's win
Obama urged Democrats to welcome socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City, signaling growing establishment acceptance of the party’s far-left wing. Mamdani has called for seizing the means of production and higher taxes on white people, and he has defended the anti-Israel slogan “globalize the intifada.”

Alarming number of Americans, Democrats expect a politically violent future
A majority of Americans believe political violence will increase at a startling uptick. Others hold the belief that it is justified. The acceptability of such justifications appear to be divided by party lines, according to polling.

Trump is not to blame for Democrats electing violent extremists
Democrats have a long history of defending and electing party leaders engaged in the worst behavior imaginable, while Republican voters are still rejecting extremists.

Politico: Poll — here’s who Democrats think is their leader
Answers given by 2024 Kamala Harris voters to the question, "Who do you consider to be the leader of the Democratic Party?" The top answer was "Don't know," with 21%. Harris was second with 16.1%, and "Nobody" was 3rd with 10.5%. Schumer was next with 7.7%, and Jeffries was tied with Obama at 7.4%.

Dems send Hunter Biden’s father to lecture Americans on Trump ‘profiting’ from presidency
"Can you imagine if any other president in American history did that? Can you imagine what would happen?"

WaPo editorial board: Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.

Mamdani's people make demands — hate Israel and America, or we will end you
The election of the socialist mayor is unleashing a toxic sludge of unsavory characters poised to seize seats of prestige at city hall.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says Democrats know 'nothing Mamdani is saying can ever work'
"If you talk to them in private, they'll be like: 'Yeah, that can never work.'"

NYC's new socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visits mosque during trip to Puerto Rico
Zohran Mamdani jetted off to a luxury summit for progressives in Puerto Rico just two days after winning New York City's mayoral race and spent time at a local mosque.

Free speech...

Trump administration moves to deport UK censorship activist
The White House is preparing to revoke the U.S. visa of Imran Ahmed, head of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate, a group tied to Labour leader Keir Starmer’s top aide. Officials say the move would signal zero tolerance for foreign activists who push censorship of Americans under the guise of combating “disinformation.”

Economy...

Consumer sentiment nears lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown
The current conditions index slid to 52.3, a drop of nearly 11% from last month, while the future expectations measure fell to 49, down 2.6%. On a year-ago basis, the two measures respectively slumped 18.2% and 36.3%.

Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years: Report
Job cuts for the month totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago. It was the highest level for any October since 2003. This has been the worst year for announced layoffs since 2009.

Justice Dept probes meatpackers over ‘illicit collusion, price fixing’ driving up prices
Beef prices set records in 2025.

50-year mortgage: Housing director calls Trump’s idea ‘complete game changer’
For a $400,000 loan with a 6% interest rate, a simple comparison using an amortization calculator shows you’d get a monthly mortgage payment of $2,398 under a 30-year loan, and $2,105 under a 50-year loan. Those numbers do not include taxes or insurance.

Goldman Sachs says we’re not in an AI bubble, and its young multimillionaire clientele are all in on AI-energy investments and healthcare innovations
At a private Goldman Sachs summit in Aspen, ultra-wealthy investors discussed AI’s massive potential in medicine, productivity, and energy while brushing off fears of an industry bubble. Executives urged caution but said AI remains one of the century’s top investment frontiers.

Texas ranks first for top business climate third year in a row
Site Selection surveyed corporate executives, site selection consultants, and real estate professionals who said the most important criteria for the best business climate was the availability, cost, and reliability of utilities. Texas, which leads the U.S. in oil and natural gas production, also produces more electricity than any other state.

Immigration...

Wild moment defiant suburban moms use their 'privilege as white women' to take on ICE
"Someone sitting in the road is not doing harm, people being apprehended is harmful."

Quivering teen boy wipes tears as he fears ICE will snatch his parents, who are US citizens
"I just want to tell you guys that I'm scared for my parents to walk out there, to walk out their house because I might not be able to say goodbye to them if they go to work. I might not ever be able to say 'bye' or see them again," he began, his voice breaking as he spoke.

COVID...

Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams to allow fired COVID workers to get jobs back
Adams, who steps down on Dec. 31, said he is giving about 2,900 city workers who were fired during the pandemic over their refusal to get vaccinated another shot at coming back to work as he prepares to depart city hall.

WAR news...

AP: US military strike off the coast of Venezuela disrupts life in impoverished fishing communities
In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela’s breathtaking northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had indeed been running drugs but were not narcoterrorists or leaders of a cartel or gang.

Putin answers Maduro’s call to help Venezuela resist Trump
On Friday, Moscow confirmed it would consider Caracas’ request for critical support — including repairs to Russian‑made fighter jets, upgrades to radar systems, and the delivery of missile units.

Maduro reportedly open to leaving Venezuela in exchange for amnesty and 'comfortable exile': Report
Citing people who have dealings with Caracas, the Atlantic noted that there are some in the U.S. who propose resuming negotiations with the regime, rather than the ongoing military campaign pressure that includes strikes against alleged drug vessels in the region.

Middle East...

Trump’s Berlin Wall moment for the Muslim world
With up to 27 Muslim-majority nations in play, the president could deliver history-making Abraham Accords signings that reshape the region and defeat anti-Israel radicals.

US confirms aid is flowing into Gaza, contradicting Hamas propaganda
American and Israeli officials report an average of 674 aid trucks entering Gaza daily since the Oct. 10 ceasefire — far above Hamas’ fabricated numbers. The data shows food, medicine, and clean water deliveries surging, while U.S. officials accuse Hamas of stealing and manipulating aid to fuel propaganda against Israel.

Male Israeli hostage recounts brutal sexual torture by Gaza captors
While female hostages have bravely spoken of sexual assault in captivity, his testimony is the first by a male survivor to publicly describe such abuse. "It was sexual violence — and its main purpose was to humiliate me," he said. "The goal was to crush my dignity. And that's exactly what he did."

Iran plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico, US officials say
The plan was hatched by the same Quds Force unit of the IRGC — the shadowy Unit 11000 — that in recent months allegedly tried to conduct attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Australia and Europe, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Ukraine - Russia...

Russia attacks nuclear substations, kills 7, Ukraine says
"Russia once again targeted substations that power the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X. "These were not accidental but well-planned strikes. Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe."

Media...

BBC execs step down after network accused of deceptive edit of Trump's January 6 speech
As Blaze News previously reported, the edit in question appeared on the BBC's one-hour Panorama special, titled "Trump: A Second Chance?" The documentary featured a clip purporting to show Trump saying, "We're going to walk down to the Capitol, and I'll be there with you. And we fight. We fight like hell."

Environment...

Sierra Club embraced social justice, DEI after being 'flush' with cash — and then destroyed itself: NYT
The report included many firsthand accounts of how racial activists were brought into the fold and then colonized the environmental mission, leading to the downfall of the organization.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Transgenderism is in rapid decline among young Americans, indicating it was a social contagion
Six major studies, including FIRE and Census data, reveal that nonbinary and trans identification among U.S. students has dropped by more than half since 2023, even as political views and religiosity remain unchanged.

The radicalizing relationship between alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and trans lover Lance Twiggs
How did he end up the only suspect in the public, brutal assassination of conservative activist and thought leader Charlie Kirk?

Appeals court says Texas can enforce drag show ban, suggests not all drag shows violate state law
The three-judge panel reversed a 2023 district court ruling that found the law unconstitutional.

First openly trans lawmaker admits to sickening child sex charges involving kids as young as 3
Former Democratic New Hampshire state Rep. Stacie-Marie Laughton, a man who claims he's actually a woman, pleaded guilty to charges including sexual exploitation of children last week in a Boston federal court.

Georgia police officer investigated after confronting male that used women’s restroom at library
“I use the restroom, the women’s restroom, like I have been for months, if not years,” Swinson said. "He says, ‘Excuse me, sir.’ So misgendering me right away, just goes, 'But you're not a woman. That's obvious.'"

Education...

Obama judge orders Department of Education to stop blaming Democrats for shutdown in workers' out-of-office emails
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown on the outgoing messages from the Department of Education violated the workers' free speech rights.

AG Paxton sues Texas school district for refusing to display Ten Commandments in classrooms
Paxton is asking a court for an injunction to force the district to comply with the law. The law was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year and went into effect on Sept. 1.

Welcome to Harvard, where studying is now a hate crime
Rumors that Harvard might end its grade-inflation gravy train sparked outrage from students who see academics as oppression and activism as education.

Health...

Silicon Valley startup backed by Altman and Armstrong explores embryo gene editing
Preventive, a San Francisco biotech funded by Sam Altman and Brian Armstrong, is researching genetic embryo editing to eliminate hereditary disease — sparking fears it could pave the way for designer babies and violate U.S. law banning such practices.

'Gross' influencer faces ire from fans for going on night out with highly contagious infection
The 30-year-old donned a Powerpuff Girls T-shirt and puffy red eyes as she told her 5.1 million followers her diagnosis and proceeded to get ready for her birthday bash. "All right, get ready with ol' pink eye for my 30th birthday party!"

Sports...

Trump attends Washington Commanders game for NFL 'Salute to Service' ceremony
Air Force One flew over the stadium prior to the start of the festivities to mark Veterans Day.

Lions receiver breaks out ‘Trump dance’ while pointing to president in box after touchdown
Amon-Ra St. Brown knew his audience. The Lions’ star receiver broke out the “Trump dance” during Sunday’s game against the Commanders with Trump in attendance.

Two MLB pitchers indicted in gambling-scheme bombshell
Two Cleveland Indians pitchers have been indicted over a scheme in which they allegedly shared inside information about their pitches with sports bettors, who then used that information to win hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Nov. 10, 2004 - Yasser Arafat... Woman arrested, had an 8-year old 'boyfriend'... Spirituality makes students happier... Americans send pictures to Europe apologizing for Bush winning... Brad Pitt going to Africa to study... Scott Peterson...

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.

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.

The melting pot fails when we stop agreeing to melt

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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.