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November 11, 2025
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News...

Trump defends global focus, says ignoring world affairs risks ‘world war’
The president pushed back on critics urging him to focus solely on domestic issues, saying a president must “watch over the world” to prevent global chaos from reaching U.S. shores. Responding to MTG’s complaints, he said she’d “lost her way,” arguing that strong foreign policy — including peace deals and trade pressure on China — keeps America prosperous and safe.

Supreme Court agrees to decide if mail-in ballots can arrive after Election Day
The court agreed to hear the matter after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law in 2024.

Florida AG probes JPMorgan’s cooperation with Arctic Frost as it debanked Trump
The investigation was prompted by information released by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which disclosed last month that special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation into Donald Trump had targeted hundreds of Republican individuals and entities with subpoenas.

House J6 subcommittee chair requests interviews with Kamala Harris' security detail on DNC pipe bomb
"Given the presence of [former] Vice President Kamala Harris’ Secret Service detail at the DNC when authorities discovered the pipe bomb, your agents may possess information that is necessary for our oversight and request your cooperation in this process."

Trump pardons Giuliani, Powell, others involved in 2020 alternate electors case
The White House emphasized that those pardoned, some of whom still face state-level charges, did nothing wrong.

Ted Cruz schedules hearing on impeaching 'rogue' federal judges
The Senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled to take place next week.

'Won't be the last': Felon freed by Biden autopen arrested after Omaha shooting
Alleged Omaha-area gang member Khyre Holbert is back in custody after the Biden White House freed him 13 years early.

Nantucket $5 million home offered for free — if you can haul it away
A historic five-bedroom Nantucket home is being given away at no cost, but the catch is steep: The new owner must move the entire structure off its oceanfront lot within 180 days.

Florida man paid his cousin at least $6K to kill the 17-year-old high school junior he molested: Feds
Lenard White hired his cousin to gun down a high schooler who he molested to keep her from testifying — now both will spend life in prison.

Government shutdown...

Senate passes resolution to reopen government through January, sends legislation to House
The government has been shut down since Oct. 1 and became the longest on record last week after it surpassed the 2018-2019 record of 35 days. It has now been shut down for 41 days.

These Senate Dems were the shutdown's loudest critics. Now they're condemning the deal to reopen the government.
Democrats who accused Republicans of using poor families as political tools now oppose an agreement that would resume SNAP payments.

Democrats roast Chuck Schumer over shutdown deal
“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” Rep. Ro Khanna of California posted on X.

Trump tells air-traffic controllers ‘get back to work, NOW!!!’ — while recommending a $10,000 bonus to those who’ve remained on job
“For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU,” Trump said while praising those who did their job and saying he'd recommend large bonuses for them.

NY Times: What were Democrats thinking?
This NYT column says the Democrats' government shutdown wasn't about Obamacare subsidies. Rather, it was about "Trump's authoritarianism." And Democrats lost because they're good and Trump is bad, saying "Trump's willingness to hurt people exceeds their [Democrats'] willingness to see people get hurt."

‘The View’ host’s tirade over shutdown ending is a masterclass in gaslighting
The hens on "The View" couldn’t decide who to blame — first calling the GOP villains for a shutdown Democrats caused, then raging at their own party for ending it.

NYC...

Nonprofit tied to anti-Semitic Mamdani ally Linda Sarsour received millions in public funds from New York City and state, records show
The Arab American Association of New York organized a pro-Hamas demonstration soon after Oct. 7. Will it receive more taxpayer money under Mayor Mamdani?

Zohran Mamdani’s first staff picks show he’s going full speed ahead ... to disaster
Don’t expect 1st Deputy Mayor-designate Dean Fuleihan to rein in an ounce of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's worst urges: He imposed no such restraint when he worked for Bill de Blasio.

Rudy Giuliani offers 6 words of advice to Zohran Mamdani after NYC mayoral win
“My advice to him is to step down and do something else,” Giuliani told the Post.

Politics...

Matt Walsh: American elections are now being decided based on tribal blood feuds in Africa
State Sen. Omar Fateh narrowly lost the Minneapolis mayor’s race to incumbent Jacob Frey, with social media chatter suggesting Somali voters split along tribal lines rather than uniting behind a fellow countryman.

RNC responds to 28 bomb threats, nearly 500 tips of suspicious election activity
The Republican National Committee says it handled 28 bomb-threat reports and about 478 voting-day issues across states including New Jersey and Virginia, deploying hundreds of poll workers and attorneys to secure ballots and enforce election laws.

Socialist takes lead in Seattle mayor race by 91 votes
Katie Wilson is not shying away from comparisons to Zohran Mamdani. The ridiculous mail-in voting laws in Washington mean they won't know who their mayor is for days or weeks still.

Democrat House candidate says ‘America deserved 9/11,’ celebrates Charlie Kirk’s murder, vows to imprison MAGA voters
Michigan congressional candidate Samuel Smeltzer, a self-described socialist and “furry,” has called for killing billionaires, imprisoning ICE agents, and locking up Trump supporters in labor camps.

Nancy Pelosi’s daughter launches 2028 bid for California state Senate
Christine Pelosi announced she’ll run for state Senator Scott Wiener’s seat in 2028 rather than seek her mother’s soon-to-be-vacant House seat. The longtime Democratic operative says she’ll fight for “San Francisco values,” as Wiener campaigns to succeed the retiring former speaker in Congress.

Economy...

Senate Republicans push labor reform as they navigate pro-union faction of MAGA
A group of GOP senators led by Bill Cassidy introduced seven bills to overhaul labor law, reflecting a new populist strain in the party that is courting unions.

California’s $20 fast-food wage kills thousands of jobs, boosts automation
Studies show the state’s 2024 minimum-wage hike wiped out roughly 18,000 fast-food jobs, doubled price increases, and accelerated the shift to kiosks and AI-run kitchens.

Babylon Bee: Dave Ramsey in critical condition after learning of 50-year mortgage
According to sources, Ramsey collapsed at his desk after reading a Truth Social post from Trump in which he pushed the concept of a 50-year home mortgage to combat the growing housing crisis.

Immigration...

Border Patrol agents dodge bullets and bricks from leftist rioters in sanctuary city: DHS
Leftist activists in Chicago engaged in a series of violent attacks against federal agents who were conducting immigration enforcement operations over the weekend.

Illegal alien with past felony firearm violation in custody after weekend Border Patrol attack in Chicago
A gunman allegedly opened fire on Border Patrol agents during a Chicago immigration raid.

WAR news...

‘Don’t awaken the Jaguar’: Narco state leader makes grandiose threat to Trump on cartel crackdown
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist militant overseeing record cocaine exports, warned President Trump not to “attack the condor” as U.S. forces hit cartel operations across Latin America.

Ex–Navy SEAL claims Obama delayed bin Laden raid to attend Correspondents' Dinner
Former SEAL Team Six member Matt Bissonnette alleged Obama postponed the 2011 mission to kill Osama bin Laden by 24 hours so he could attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a delay that led to warmer conditions that caused a helicopter to crash during the raid.

China...

Daily Caller: US nuclear bomber fleet shares fence with trailer park linked to Chinese intel-tied fraudster
A foreign-owned trailer park bordering Whiteman Air Force Base — home to America’s nuclear-capable B-2 bombers — is tied to a Canadian couple linked to ex-Chinese intelligence associate Miles Guo.

Canada...

Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000
Alberta & Saskatchewan want us to liberate them from this goofiness.

Europe...

BBC ‘apologises for error of judgment’ over Trump speech edit as government claims it's not biased
Meanwhile Downing Street has said the BBC is not corrupt or institutionally biased, appearing to hit back at claims by Trump and other critics of the public broadcaster.

Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1B over allegedly 'false, defamatory' documentary on J6 remarks
"We will review the letter and respond directly in due course," a BBC spokesperson said.

BBC's Trump deception is a stain on all of Britain — and it's just one bit of its bias
If you come for Donald J. Trump, you better not miss. That’s a lesson the BBC just learned the hard way.

Asia...

Report: Indian police foil ISIS-linked plot to launch chemical and gun attacks across major cities
A year-long investigation led to the arrest of three men accused of planning terror strikes across India, including a doctor allegedly developing ricin poison for mass attacks. Authorities say the group had ties to ISIS and obtained smuggled firearms dropped by drones and scouted government sites in multiple cities before being caught.

Entertainment...

Billy Bob Thornton talks Hollywood, politics with Joe Rogan
"Who the hell would want to listen to a musician or an actor talk about politics?"

Puff Daddy's life in prison includes a job in the chapel, drug treatment, and discipline over a banned phone call
Combs has landed one of the most sought-after prison jobs and enrolled in a program that could shorten his sentence.

‘The 5 families of Christmas’: NYC tree sellers battle mob ties, murder, and mayhem in new doc
"The Merchants of Joy" dives into New York’s cutthroat Christmas tree trade, following five rival families who face mafia shakedowns, fierce turf wars, and even murder while competing to control the city’s yuletide business — all in a frantic five-week season.

Media...

Jimmy Kimmel's wife has cut off family members over Trump: 'We're not aligned anymore'
McNearney said that she felt family members who supported Trump were a personal insult to her.

Stephen Colbert admits late-night TV tells viewers ‘how to think’
Colbert told GQ his show “curates” the day’s events to help audiences process how they “should feel” about them.

'South Park' creator says Paramount, David Ellison haven’t pushed back on Trump satire: 'They’re letting us do whatever we want'
But wait, I thought Ellison was bowing to Trump to get FEC approval of a merger by firing Colbert — why would "South Park" be allowed to bash the president? Oh right, Colbert is losing tens of millions a year while "South Park" is making money.

Progressive radio show host posts photo of herself kissing Jasmine Crockett's sneakers
"Why, yes I DID kiss the sneakers of @JasmineForUS and I DO worship the ground she walks on! And she was LOVELY about it!" she posted on social media.

Environment...

California’s green policies leave data centers sitting dormant
AI facilities in Santa Clara are complete but powerless as the city-owned utility fails to meet their energy demands. California’s aggressive climate mandates and shutdown of reliable coal and gas plants have crippled its grid, leaving Big Tech unable to power the very systems that fueled its push for a “green” future.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Democrats insisted the Supreme Court was ‘plotting’ to abolish gay marriage. They were wrong.
The Court rejected former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ petition to overturn the 2015 gay marriage ruling, refusing to revisit Obergefell v. Hodges despite years of Democrat warnings that Trump’s justices would erase it. Not one justice backed her appeal.

Appeals court bans punishing students for using 'biological' pronouns: Not disruptive, harassing
Full 6th Circuit overturns panel on party-line vote, says students use correct pronouns for gender-confused peers because "there is no practical alternative" to compelled affirmation of what they hold to be a lie.

LGBTQ+ teacher posts meme apparently threatening violence over pronouns: Report
A Virginia high school teacher was placed on leave after sharing a meme depicting a rainbow-colored hand holding a gun with the caption, "Put the pronouns back in the email."

Education...

Mamdani’s vast support among the college-educated tells us all we need to know about higher ed
New York City’s election suggests that higher education must undergo significant changes to prevent socialism from taking over America.

AI...

OpenAI warns of ‘potentially catastrophic’ risks from superintelligence
The company says the race toward self-improving AI could outpace humanity’s ability to control it and urged research, cooperation, and possibly slowing development.

Survey shows nearly 90% of companies are now using AI, but few are integrating it into operations
McKinsey’s 2025 report found that while most companies are experimenting with AI, only a minority have embedded it into core operations. The firms seeing the biggest gains are those redesigning workflows and using AI to drive innovation rather than just efficiency.

Sports...

Olympics set to ban all transgender athletes for LA 2028 after 'finding scientific evidence of advantages to being born male'
A ban on men competing in women's sports is strongly expected to be in place for the 2028 Olympics — but it remains unclear if there will be barriers against athletes with differences of sexual development after the boxing furor at Paris 2024.

Nov. 11, 2004 - Yasser Arafat dies... Finding an appropriate song... Scott Peterson case... One of the worst songs ever recorded... The biggest myth of the Middle East... List of Democrat accomplishments for African-Americans... Voodoo...

Why do Americans feel so empty?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The crisis beneath the headlines

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

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

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

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

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

The quiet return of meaning

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

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

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

Harold M. Lambert / Contributor | Getty Images

Where renewal begins

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What triggers the Bubba effect

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

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

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

A country cracking from the inside

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

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

The Bubba effect is what fills that vacuum.

The dangers of a faithless system

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

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

The question is what — and when.

The responsibility now belongs to us

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

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

How to respond without breaking ourselves

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

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

Adam Gray / Stringer | Getty Images

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Grim warning: Bad-faith Israel critics duck REAL questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Truth-seeking is real work

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

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

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

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

Bad-faith questions

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

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

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

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

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

The real target

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

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

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

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

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.