Authored by Don Tracy via RealClearPolitics,
I happen to know what it means to be on the wrong end of urban violence. I was held up at gunpoint in Memphis. That experience taught me something that no policy paper ever could: When you’re facing a criminal with a weapon, political debates about federal jurisdiction become meaningless. What matters is whether your city is doing everything possible to keep people safe.
To that end: Memphis said yes to federal help. Chicago said no. The results tell you everything you need to know about what happens when politics overrides public safety.
Memphis Chose Cooperation
In Memphis, the numbers speak louder than any political speech. When the city partnered with federal law enforcement through the Memphis Safe Task Force, murders dropped 48%, sexual assaults fell 49%, and robberies decreased 61% in just 56 days.
Overall crime hit a 25-year low. Murder reached a six-year low. Sexual assault dropped to a 20-year low.
A Memphis resident at a Grizzlies game said what statistics can’t: “It is so peaceful … we’re just enjoying life and it just feels so free.”
Chicago Chose Politics
Chicago took a different path. Mayor Brandon Johnson stated that the city “does not intend to apply for any federal grants that require the city to comply with President Trump’s political aims.”
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times
The doctor who led an investigation into deaths following COVID-19 vaccination is now the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top drug regulator, the agency announced on Dec. 3.
Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, who had been a senior adviser to FDA leadership, has been appointed acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fda-appoints-doctor-who-led-covid-19-vaccine-death-investigation-top-drug-regulator
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Journalist Lara Logan is raising new allegations about what she describes as a coordinated command structure within the federal government that she says has influenced major investigations, protected powerful figures, and retaliated against whistleblowers across multiple agencies.
In a recent statement, Logan said the system operates through the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, known as CIGIE, which she notes was created during the Obama administration with bipartisan support.
Logan framed her remarks around a central question about how large and complex government operations can appear unified in suppressing information or advancing particular investigations.
https://www.lifezette.com/2025/12/who-is-behind-it-all-lara-logan-points-to-a-hidden-command-and-control-system-watch/?utm_source=daily-email-morning
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FORMER FDA CHIEF: YES, THE BIDEN ADMIN WITHHELD HEART RISK DATA ON COVID VACCINES Former Biden FDA Commissioner Robert Califf just admitted what many suspected: the Biden administration sat on critical safety data showing heart inflammation risks, especially in young men, from COVID vaccines. The data flagged elevated rates of myocarditis, but instead of alerting the public, officials delayed and deflected. Califf now says they “should have communicated faster,” but that’s little comfort for parents whose teenage sons were told the shots were “safe and effective” with no mention of cardiac risks. This wasn't a messaging glitch, but a deliberate choice to keep Americans in the dark during a public health campaign. Turns out, "trust the science" came with fine print they forgot to show us. Who knows if there is more information that the Biden administration stayed silent on in order to further their own “health” agenda and campaign.
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1996753892885831697
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