Editorial: Crazy As A Fox!

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Trump seized power on August 11, 2025 mark that day down on you calendar. Add thirty days to the day and circle Wednesday September 10, 2025. Why that date? Because the law allows Trump to seize power only for 30 days!

Why now? Why not in some other month? Simple… Congress is not in session! Congress could order him to stop but if they are not in session well they can’t order him to stop, can they?

The emergency? Since Trump’s first term, homicide levels in D.C. are about the same. Violent crime is also roughly on par with where it was then. The main difference is property crime, which is higher now — mostly due to a spike in car thefts. So I want to know: what exactly is the emergency?

It is a simple as that… he’s cagey alright!

The mayor of Washington DC said according to PBS,

Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, questioned the effectiveness of using the Guard to enforce city laws and said the federal government could be far more helpful by funding more prosecutors or filling the 15 vacancies on the D.C. Superior Court, some of which have been open for years.

See you in thirty days. For the rest of the story.

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Just after I clicked on "Publish" this pops up in my feeds!

FBI Releases 2024 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics

So I asked to ChatGPT to analyze it and this is what it reported back...

Yes, the FBI has released its 2024 crime statistics, and the data reveals a significant nationwide decline in both violent and property crimes.

📉 Key Findings from the 2024 FBI Crime Report

Violent Crime: Decreased by 4.5%, marking the second consecutive annual drop. Notably, murders and nonnegligent manslaughters fell by 14.9%, reaching their lowest level in nine years. 

Reuters, 

Property Crime: Declined by 8.1%, with significant reductions in burglaries (8.6%) and motor vehicle thefts (18.6%). 

Reuters

Hate Crimes: Decreased by 1.5%, though they remain among the highest levels recorded in over 30 years.

Law Enforcement Assaults: Despite the overall crime decline, assaults on law enforcement officers reached a 10-year high, with 85,730 officers assaulted and 64 feloniously killed. 

Reuters

🗓️ Implications for Washington, D.C.

These national trends suggest that Washington, D.C. is experiencing a reduction in crime, aligning with the broader national decline. However, specific data for D.C. would provide a clearer picture. The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program compiles official data on crime in the United States, published annually in the "Crime in the United States" series.