Welcome to the weekend. Happy Labor Day weekend. I'm Jackie Alamanny along with Eugene Daniels and Laura Baron Lopez who is in for Jonathan Kart.We begin with the resistance to President Trump's plans to militarize Chicago and a possible looming shutdown showdown between the Trump administration and state and local officials. Late Saturday, President Trump doubled down on warnings to Illinois Governor JB Pritsker, telling him to straighten out Chicago fast or possibly be subjected to a federal law enforceme ...

Social Commentary & Political Discourse - The tweet alleges a specific case involving an Afghan migrant accused of rape in 2019, highlighting concerns about immigration policies and their perceived impact on European society [1] - The narrative focuses on the legal and financial implications of the case, emphasizing the burden on taxpayers [1] - The tweet uses strong language ("THE RAPE OF EUROPE") to express a controversial viewpoint on immigration and its consequences [1]

RT Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar)It happened again.An illegal Iraqi migrant, known to the authorities, has been arrested again after having previously released, for pushing a 16 y/o girl in front of a train in Germany. The girl did not survive.According to new information from the prosecutor's office, police received a report shortly before the incident because the man was causing a scene at the station. When they arrived he had already pushed the girl in front of the train. He was questioned, but was REL ...

RT Jeremy Kauffman 🦔🌲🌕 (@jeremykauffman)80% of all crimes are committed by people with 3+ prior arrests.Most people are not criminals. A tiny minority are antisocial psychopaths who commit most crimes.This is some of the lowest-hanging policy fruit there is. https://t.co/6N7Zj0VpbC ...

Crime Statistics & Political Context - Republican-led states exhibit higher homicide rates, with 8 of the top 10 states with the highest homicide rates being led by Republicans [1] - 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rate have Republican governors [1] - Cities like Memphis, Tennessee, and Hattisburg, Mississippi, have higher crime rates than Chicago [2] National Guard Deployment Discrepancies - Republican governors from Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, and Louisiana sent National Guard troops to Washington DC, despite their own cities having higher homicide rates [4][5] - Jackson, Mississippi's capital, has a homicide rate more than 300% higher than Washington DC [4] - Memphis, Tennessee's homicide rate is 60% higher than Washington DC [4] - Ohio has two cities, Dayton and Cleveland, with higher homicide rates than Washington DC [5] - Shreveport, Louisiana, also has a higher homicide rate than Washington DC [5] Political Undertones - The deployment of troops to US cities is viewed as a "crimefighting pretext" and a "joke" [1] - The deployment strategy appears politically motivated, targeting cities like Chicago while overlooking cities with higher crime rates in Republican-led states [2]

And joining us now is Democratic Congressman from Colorado and former Army Ranger Jason Crowe. Congressman, thanks for being here. We just played some of what Mayor Bowser said about crime falling in Washington.20 days into this federal takeover, carjackings have dropped 87% from the same period last year, overall crime is down 15%. What do those results tell you. Well, Anna, there's a couple of things happening here.Number one, crime has been going down in the District of Columbia for some time now. Uh num ...

If Trump really cares about crime, why is his DOJ cutting programs that reduce it? @MaryEllenKlas has a theory (via @opinion) https://t.co/JQX3m2nfR0 ...

Security Concerns - LayerZero processed $82 million in stolen funds [1] - $2.8 billion total value locked (TVL) shares pools with crime [1] - Stargate contamination technically exposes every liquidity provider (LP) to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) [1] On-Chain Activity - Wintermute moved 6,000 ETH (Ethereum) [1] - Blacklisted wallets are contaminating Stargate pools daily [1]

This is a lot of news cycles turn over things that Republicans have elevated and found irritating. Uh are they as important as some of the policies we were going to talk about? That's debatable. It's just it's the media environment Democrats work in. They they are responding to things that they can denounce but can't really control. Yeah. I feel like it's everything from Sydney Sweeney and the American Eagle ad to the Cracker Barrel rebranding logo. And then on the more serious front of everything from crim ...

Political Landscape & Crime Perception - The political magazine piece discusses how Trump is focusing on crime, and Democrats need a stronger, faster response [1] - Voters prioritize feeling safe in their neighborhoods, making crime a top issue, traditionally favoring Republicans [3] - A poll indicated that 70% of Americans believe crime is as bad as recent years or getting worse, while only 20% think it's decreasing [4][5] - Trump is leveraging these fears, shifting focus from issues like Medicaid cuts to crime [5] - The effectiveness of Trump's approach isn't about winning a fight, but about positioning himself as tough on crime [6] - Perception of crime rates doesn't align with actual crime rates; if people don't feel safe, statistics are irrelevant [10] Democratic Strategy & Challenges - Democrats need specific solutions to protect communities, rather than dismissing Trump's actions as authoritarian [7] - Democrats should highlight that violent crime exploded in 2020 during Trump's presidency and that they have been working to control it since [13][14] - Military deployment is not the solution to crime, and the National Guard is not a crime-fighting organization [16][17] - Democrats have underestimated the impact of public disorder on people's sense of security [19] - Democrats need to address the feeling of insecurity and offer solutions to make people feel safe [27]