No one trusts the FBI!-----What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge | RealClearPolitics

The National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime surged 59%, with rape and sexual assault up 67%, robbery up 38%, and aggravated assault up 62%.  - John R. Lott Jr.

During last year’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said violent crime was rising. ABC moderator David Muir immediately fact-checked him, claiming, “President Trump, as you know, the FBI says overall violent crime is coming down in this country…”
Nearly every major media outlet echoed that narrative. 

• National Public Radio ran the headline, “Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. – even if Americans don’t believe it.” 
• The Wall Street Journal declared, “Violent Crime Rate Falls Sharply After Pandemic Surge.” 
• Vox insisted, “Violent crime is plummeting.” 
• Axios reported, “New data shows violent crime dropping sharply in major U.S. cities.”

However, a new Bureau of Justice Statistics report, which includes data through 2024, shows that Trump was right during the debate when he said, “Crime here is up and through the roof.” 

The National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime surged 59%, with rape and sexual assault up 67%, robbery up 38%, and aggravated assault up 62%. 

• That’s the largest four-year increase in the survey’s 52-year history.
• The contrast with Trump’s first term is stark...

US the only country with this suicidal "birthright citizenship"!

 

Number of Young Americans Identifying as Trans and 'Queer' Plummets, Study Likens to 'Fading of a Fashion or Trend'

Number of Young Americans Identifying as Trans and 'Queer' Plummets, Study Likens to 'Fading of a Fashion or Trend': 

Colleges — typically maligned as being the breeding ground for far-leftism in 2025 — saw the number of trans-identifying students cut nearly in half after its peak in 2023.

That year, nearly 7 percent of college students identified as trans. That number now sits at less than 4 percent.

The report also made a point to note that that percentage could drop even further soon: “Today’s freshmen are less BTQ+ than seniors, suggesting that decline will continue.”

How Is Russia Overwhelming Ukraine With Drones? The Answer Is China - National Security Journal

Key Points and Summary – A new report reveals China is “materially helping” Russia’s war in Ukraine by massively increasing exports of critical drone components. -Reuben Johnson

• While Beijing claims neutrality by reducing exports of fully-assembled drones, a surge in shipments of fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries to Russia tells a different story.
• This flood of components has allowed Moscow to dramatically scale up its domestic production of jamming-resistant drones.
• As a result, Russia is now overwhelming Ukrainian defenses and logistics behind the front lines, seizing the advantage in the crucial drone war and costing “uncountable” Ukrainian lives.

After proving that it was achieving technological superiority in drone warfare, Ukraine began losing the edge against the Russian military. 

It did not happen because Ukraine suddenly slowed down its industrial effort or because Russian industry achieved some game-changing breakthrough.

• It occurred due to an overnight surge in support from Russia’s long-time allies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...

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History for October 18

History for October 18 - On-This-Day.com 

Mike Ditka 1939 - Football player and coach

• 1469 - Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. The marriage united all the dominions of Spain.
• 1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
• 1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre).
• 1956 - NFL commissioner Bert Bell disallowed the use of radio-equipped helmets by NFL quarterbacks.
• 1968 - Two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were suspended by the U.S. Olympic Committee for giving a "black power" salute during a ceremony in Mexico City.
• 1970 - Quebec's minister of labor was found strangled to death after eight days of being held captive by the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ).

The UN Is About to Institute a De Facto Tax on American Citizens: 'The Ultimate in Taxation Without Representation'

The UN Is About to Institute a De Facto Tax on American Citizens: 'The Ultimate in Taxation Without Representation': 

The United States boasts plenty of coal, wood, and fowl — enough to provide all the tar and feathers required.

Indeed, the globalist bureaucrats at the United Nations should remember how Americans deal with unconstitutional attempts at taxation.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.N. this week stands “poised to impose what amounts to a global tax on carbon emissions” — what the WSJ called “the ultimate in taxation without representation.”

The way we were-----Battle of Saratoga 1777 - The Victory That Saved the Revolution?

Victor Davis Hanson: The Secret Behind Trump’s Middle East Breakthrough

Chicago Rioter with Suspected ties to Antifa Arrested with Firearm and Four Magazines Outside ICE Broadview Facility | Homeland Security

This violent rioter is a journalist and teacher at the University of Illinois; social media posts glorify violence against federal law enforcement

• Chicago Rioter with Suspected ties to Antifa Arrested with Firearm and Four Magazines Outside ICE Broadview Facility
• This violent rioter is a journalist and teacher at the University of Illinois; social media posts glorify violence against federal law enforcement.

Justice KBJ Compares Blacks to Disabled Persons Incapable of Voting - The Last Refuge

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was DEI nomination to the Supreme Court, and another thing entirely to listen to her own words as she proves it. - Sundance
During oral arguments in ‘Louisiana v. Callais’, a case before the high court considering whether Louisiana’s congressional map (which includes two majority-black districts), where plaintiffs in the case argue the congressional map is unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on race; 

• Justice KBJ compares black people to disabled people. 
• The comparison for the argument she is trying to make is ridiculous. 

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Witch hunt: Jan. 6 investigators seized 30 million lines of phone records to hunt Trump allies * WorldNetDaily * by Melissa O'Rourke, Daily Caller News Foundation

Witch hunt: Jan. 6 investigators seized 30 million lines of phone records to hunt Trump allies * WorldNetDaily * by Melissa O'Rourke, Daily Caller News Foundation: 

Congressional investigators collected tens of millions of phone records in an effort to map connections between conservatives and the Trump White House as part of the Democrat-led Jan. 6 investigation, according to an FBI memo obtained by Just the News. The memo states the trove, revealed to the FBI by ex-Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, contained roughly 30 million lines of phone data collected without a warrant, Just the News reported Wednesday.

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Must read!!-----How Biden and Obama Failed in the Middle East | RealClearPolitics

The short answer to why both the Biden and Obama administrations failed to achieve peace in the Middle East is that they took actions opposite to President Donald Trump's current efforts, which have led to a ceasefire. - Victor Davis Hanson 

• First, consider Iran...
• Two, both former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden pressured Israel in general and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in particular to make constant concessions...
• Three, both Obama and Biden despised and personally insulted Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and the Saudi royal family...
• Four, the Obama and Biden administrations were reluctant to use force to curb terrorism in the Middle East...

Lunch video-----The Dark Psychology Behind Anti-Trump Extremism

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Video shows Nancy Pelosi exploding with fury at reporter over Jan. 6 claims: 'SHUT UP!' | Blaze Media

Video shows Nancy Pelosi exploding with fury at reporter over Jan. 6 claims: 'SHUT UP!' | Blaze Media: 

"Congresswoman Pelosi, are you at all concerned that the new January 6 committee will find you liable for that day?" Alison Steinberg asked. "Are you at all concerned about the new January 6 committee finding you liable for that day? Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6?" "Shut up!" Pelosi blurted out.

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About time!-----Will Gavin Newsom and CA Finally Be Held Accountable for Illegal Immigrant Truckers? Florida AG Says Yes - Becky Noble

The horrific crash in August on the Florida Turnpike, where a truck driver, later found to be an illegal immigrant who could barely speak English and could not read road signs, shocked the nation and brought the question of just exactly who is driving 18-wheelers across the country into sharp focus.

• Now, one state attorney general has had enough and is holding the state where many of these truckers get their licenses accountable.

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When it's OPM!---'MTA overtime king' and four other high-rollers arrested

Last stop for the gravy train. - David Meyer and Aaron Feis

“MTA overtime king” Thomas Caputo and four other current and former employees of the transit agency were busted Thursday for allegedly reaping thousands of dollars in pay for time they didn’t actually work — and instead spent bowling, vacationing out of state and, in one case, running a 5K.
The defendants — four Long Island Rail Road workers and one subway maintenance worker — were among the MTA’s top earners in the period of alleged fraud, the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office said, thanks to annual OT payments of $240,000 or more.

“These employees allegedly worked very hard — to steal MTA time and money, ignoring their duty to keep the tracks and rails safe for their fellow workers and riders,”...

#1 This day 1974-----Billy Preston - Nothing From Nothing (1974)

Government transportation!-----CTA violent crime nears decade high as feds threaten funding cuts

Chicago Transit Authority violent crime hit its second-highest level since 2015, while the arrest rate dropped.  - Patrick Andriesen

• Violent crimes end in arrests less often than other crimes. 
• Fewer than 1-in-5 violent CTA crimes led to an arrest compared to a little over 1-in-4 for all transit crimes.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in mid-September threatened to cut funding systemwide unless Chicago transit administrators showed how public safety was being improved...

"Probation"??!!