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Progressives Duck as Pendulum Swings Back

March 5, 2023 Ray Cardello

Signs are becoming evident that the sentiment on crime in this country is finally swinging back to reality. Republican Lee Zeldin was unsuccessful in unseating Kathy Hochul for the Governor’s office in New York. Still, his anti-crime platform was strong enough to sweep Republicans into many statewide offices. The performance in such a solid Blue … Read more

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Things We Won’t Talk About

January 19, 2023 Op-Ed

Over the past few years, the list of things most Americans won’t speak of or discuss has become a long list. A recent addition to that list is the dramatic increase of people “suddenly dying” since around October 2021. Why is there a huge increase in excess deaths across Western Civilization?

Burlington VT Mayor and City Council Want More Cops But Will They Have Their Back – And Why Would They?

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If you looked through the haze and smoke from all those peaceful protests back in 2020, you saw some things. The Democrat Cop haters running Burlington, Vermont, for example, defunded the city police force. Before that, they had 92 sworn officers. Today, they are down to sixty-three, twenty-two of whom are on actual patrol. Why yes, crime is up.

Not Enough White Men Are Killing Each Other and That’s Racist

December 12, 2022 Auntie Vaquser

When it comes to Democrats, what you get never aligns with the shiny brochure of narratives they sell you – it’s usually the opposite. Take Black Lives Matter. Since the Summer of 2020, The Left couldn’t shut up about it, but since then, black men have been dying at a record-setting pace.

Democrat Rule Will Do that: Vermont Has Its Highest Homicide Rate in Three Decades

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Steve MacDonald

If you are looking for a silver lining, this report on spiking homicides in increasingly-crime-riddled Democrat Vermont does imply that at some point in the past, there were more homicides in a year than in 2022.

Bouncing Back

October 8, 2022 Steve Earle

Is it just me or are we starting to see the price of gas increasing again? Hope not but a couple of stations look like it. One thing is we can be happy we are not out in California where it’s at $6.00 or more but there is no reason it should be above $2.00 … Read more

Defund-The Police Sanctuary City Has to Pay State Troopers Overtime to Patrol Downtown

October 8, 2022 Steve MacDonald

After basking in the fiery glow of BLM Summer, the geniuses running the city of Burlington, Vermont, defunded their police force. The 30% budget cut had two immediate effects. Crime rose, and they had trouble hiring police officers. But they’ve decided on a temporary solution.

No, the Democrats (NH’s Hassan, Shaheen, Kuster, and Pappas) Can Never Out Run “Defund the Police” Albatross around Their Necks

September 24, 2022 Skip

And they did it to themselves. I DVR Fox News’s “The Five” because I like to watch/listen to smart people talking about the issues of the day. On Thursday’s show (which I am just watching as I type this), their first segment had this as their topic and had a clip of all Democrat candidates … Read more

SAFE-T Act Denies Police Ability To Remove Trespassers From Private Property, Abolishes Cash Bail

September 12, 2022 Op-Ed

The latest disaster waiting to unfold will now take place in Illinois. Chiraq, helmed by the horribly inept and clueless Lori Lightfoot, has long dominated the list of deadliest cities in America. Still, this wasn’t enough for state legislators and bat-s*** crazy governor J.B. Pritzker.

One of the “Safest*” Democrat Run Cities in America Passes 500 Murders for 2022

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Steve MacDonald

In Progressive mythology, gun control does not mean a tight grouping on the target; it means disarming law-abiding citizens. A corollary to that is making it as difficult or expensive as possible for those who insist on protecting themselves. The stated goal is public safety but the reality is the inverse.

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Political Ad – “Stop the Insanity”

October 24, 2024September 5, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Sky News Australia has a segment that includes a very powerful political ad created by a group called Citizens for Sanity. The focus? The political left’s obsession with giving criminals more rights than everyday, law-abiding Americans.

Burlington Police Chief Lacks Manpower to Investigate Murder Suicide Because BLM-Appeasing City Council Defunded Them

July 28, 2022 Steve MacDonald

We’ve been charting the Democrat decline of Burlington, Vermont, for a few years, and it is swirling the bowl as predicted. Property crime has been rising, and now gun crime is becoming a problem, but the local PD lacks resources. Can you guess why?

A Tale of Two Shootings

June 26, 2022June 25, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The week of May 22, 2022, there were two mass firearm assaults. One in Uvalde, Texas I am sure you are all aware of – 19 children and 2 adults dead. The second, Charleston, West Virginia, you would probably never have heard of except for this editorial.

Minneapolis Residents Who Sued City for Defunding the Police Win in State Supreme Court

June 23, 2022 Steve MacDonald

In October 2020, a group of concerned residents sued the City of Minneapolis. Their gripe? They actively defunded the police department and that caused the number of officers to fall below that required by the city charter. Oh, and an exponential rise in crime.

Liberal San Francisco Successfully Recalls Soft on Crime (Soros?) DA Chesa Boudin

June 9, 2022 Steve MacDonald

This does not bode well for the Democrats and their “defund the police,” soft on crime policies. One of those progressive DAs who got elected (most likely with George Soros money) just got kicked out of office. In San Franciso!

“Democrat Leaders Are Not the Patriotic, Pro-American Worker Democrats of the Distant Past”

May 30, 2022 Don

How rich, ignorant, and/or uncaring must people be to not realize that President Biden’s policies have been disastrous, especially for middle- and lower-income Americans? Today’s over 8% inflation means a family with a $60,000 income last year now needs an extra $5000 to maintain the same modest lifestyle. The gasoline price jump from $2.099, just … Read more

If Violent Crime is an Issue in the 2022 Mid Terms (It Is!) Can Dems Survive That?

April 15, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Rassmussen says Americans think violent crime will be an issue in the 2022 elections, with 61% saying violent crime is worse. What does that mean for the political landscape?

Biden Issues Order to Ban Automobiles

April 14, 2022 Ray Cardello

Joe Biden will issue an Executive Order banning all gas and electric automobiles and will issue free Electric Bikes to replace them. Okay, so that is a parody and carries a lot of satire, but I am just following the logic Biden uses with increasing crime.

Crime

March 16, 2022 Steve Earle

An interesting item in the news on Monday: Amazon announced on Friday it is relocating its employees from downtown Seattle due to “rampant violence” (their words).

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Data Point – Criminals Just Keep Criminalizing…

March 2, 2022 Skip

From a discussion over a Virginia bill that would “enable large numbers of murderers who act nice in prison while serving more than 10 years of their sentences to seek release.