Glenn Beck: This crisis is tearing families apart — and we need to be honest about it



Families across the country are being ripped apart by estrangement, leaving parents, children, and grandparents grieving loved ones who are still technically alive.

And Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck has seen this happen all too often.

“So a couple of days ago, we told you about what was happening in Chicago. These 200 parents get into a room. They have grown children that aren’t speaking to them anymore. And by the time we were off the air, I got to tell you, our inbox looked like that room,” Glenn begins.

One grandmother wrote to Glenn to tell him that she hadn’t seen her 14-year-old granddaughter since April.

“Her and her son were close, but now she’s just a label that she says he picked up someplace else,” Glenn says.


“A listener whose brother actually stood in his front lawn and screamed that he was voting for a pedophile and a rapist. He hasn’t spoken to his brother ever since,” he continues.

“A mom who cut off her oldest son since they had a disagreement. Two years later, he was dead of fentanyl. Now his sister has cut her off,” he adds.

These estrangements, often based on political disagreements, are what Glenn calls “a death with no funeral.”

“Nobody’s bringing a casserole,” he says.

And as we’ve entered an era rife with self-diagnoses of perpetual victimhood, Glenn believes this is getting worse.

“There’s a word that just keeps showing up on both sides of the door and that word is 'narcissist.' Kids now say it about the parents, the parents say it about the kids, then the ex-wives, the bosses, the pastors, the guy who cut you off in traffic,” he explains.

“'Gaslighting' was Webster’s word of the year in 2022. Now add 'toxic,' 'trauma,' 'triggered,' and 'boundaries,'” he says.

“We have built an entire vocabulary for describing what everyone else is doing to us,” he continues, adding, “We are breeding personality disorders.”

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Bret Baier humiliates Pritzker over big fat lie about Chicago's murder rate



Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) attempted in an interview on Thursday to once again gaslight Americans about the bloodletting in his state's most populous city. Evidently immune to the Democrat's latest deception, Fox News host Bret Baier shut down Pritzker's attempt and confronted him with the facts about Chicago's obscenely high murder rate.

"Why does Chicago have the highest murder rate of all the big cities?" asked Baier.

'JB Pritzker just flat out lied about an obvious fact.'

Pritzker, whom President Donald Trump recently suggested should be jailed, responded, "Well, we are not in the top 30 in terms of our murder rate. ... Our murder rate has been cut in half over the last four years, and every year it's gone down by double digits, and if you look at all of the violent crime over the last four years, they've all gone down."

Baier then pulled up a map highlighting the apparent murder rates for America's biggest cities. The graphic indicated that Chicago led the way in blood with a murder rate of 17.47 homicides per 100,000 people.

By way of comparison, the reported murder rate for: Philadelphia was 16.91; Dallas was 13.62; Houston was 13.8; San Antonio was 8.39; Phoenix was 8.36; Los Angeles was 6.95; and New York City was 4.5.

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

According to the Illinois-focused research nonprofit Wirepoints, Chicago ranked first last year for total murders out of the nation's 75 biggest cities, with 573 homicides. It also reportedly experienced the most homicides per capita among the nation's 20 biggest cities last year.

Chicago Police Department statistics indicate that as of Oct. 19, the city has seen 347 known homicides so far this year.

After Baier noted that "Chicago is number one over Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego," Pritzker said, "Look, you can pull statistics up. I can too."

"No, no, no," said Baier. "These are murders."

"I'm explaining to you that our murder rate has been cut in half, and very importantly, Bret, and you gotta hear this, very importantly we’ve been doing the things that are necessary to bring crime down, right?" added the Democratic governor.

Critics had a field day with Pritzker's attempt to put a positive spin on Chicago's murder rate.

"JB Pritzker just flat out lied about an obvious fact," wrote Elon Musk.

Former National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch wrote, "Cut in half and still number one. Great job, @GovPritzker."

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Soros-backed Democratic propaganda network is helping the Harris campaign deceive Americans



The Harris campaign posted an image of what appeared to be a real news headline on Monday, which read, "Polish Pennsylvanians endorse Kamala Harris over Putin, Ukraine concerns."

Harris boosters online suggested this was a "huge endorsement," with some insinuating it was confirmation that the bulk of American Poles in the commonwealth were backing the vice president.

Keen observers, however, suspected there was something fishy about the supposed endorsement — especially since Trump reportedly won a majority of votes in eight of the 10 Pennsylvania neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of American Poles in 2020 — as well as about the source of the campaign's claim.

It turns out that the endorsement was not reflective of the broader Polish-American community's political opinion but rather noise from a small group of avowed Democrats, including Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) and Democratic state Reps. Jessica Benham, Eddie Day Pashinksi, and Melissa Cerrato.

'Although the articles are made to resemble ordinary news, their purpose isn’t primarily to build a readership for the website.'

The publication cited in the Harris campaign tweet, the Keystone Newsroom, is actually part of the Courier Newsroom leftist propaganda network founded in 2017 by Democratic strategist Tara McGowan — the head of the Acronym network of Democratic-aligned activist groups who previously served as a staffer on President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, as an associate producer for CBS News, and as an operative for a super PAC that supported Hillary Clinton's failed 2016 campaign.

Acronym's political arm, Pacronym, is a Democratic super PAC that dumped tens of millions of dollars into recent elections.

In 2019, Bloomberg revealed McGowan's intention behind Courier Newsroom's local propaganda outfits: "Capture and persuade a small portion of strategically situated swing-state voters" in states such as Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Bloomberg noted:

While the articles she publishes are based on facts, nothing alerts readers that Courier publications aren’t actually traditional hometown newspapers but political instruments designed to get them to vote for Democrats. And although the articles are made to resemble ordinary news, their purpose isn’t primarily to build a readership for the website: It’s for the pieces to travel individually through social media, amplifying their influence with persuadable voters.

The propaganda network closely resembles a Democratic voter outreach operation.

"Everybody who clicks on, likes, or shares an article," said McGowan, "we get that data back to create a lookalike audience to find other people with similar attributes in the same area. So we continually grow our ability to find people."

'What I say to them is, balance does not exist any more.'

McGowan revealed that because her propaganda network is for profit, she was initially able to get around Google's tight restrictions on micro-targeting political ads — and appears to have so far avoided registering with the Federal Election Commission as a political group.

Some social media platforms are wise to what Courier really is. Facebook, for instance, removed the publications from its news feed ahead of the 2020 presidential election, recognizing it as propaganda.

While the Harris campaign appears keen to pretend the headline is real, it's clear that McGowan — who retweeted the Harris campaign's image of the headline — is under no illusion that the Keystone Newsroom and related outfits are anything more than propaganda.

"A lot of people I respect will see this media company as an affront to journalistic integrity because it won't, in their eyes, be balanced," she told Bloomberg. "What I say to them is, balance does not exist any more."

The propaganda network has reportedly been funded in the past by billionaire leftist George Soros, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and various wealthy Democratic donors. Soros' Fund for Policy Reform poured at least $5 million into Courier between 2021 and 2022.

Blaze News previously noted that ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the leftist propaganda network received $1.2 million from the New Venture Fund, Hopewell Fund, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund — all three managed by Arabella Advisors, a leftist, for-profit dark money group based in Washington, D.C.

It appears the propaganda network is now trying to help Harris win over Polish-American voters by characterizing President Donald Trump as sympathetic to Russia, citing his desire to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, which has so far left at least 1 million dead or injured.

The Associated Press noted that there are an estimated 784,000 Polish-Americans in Michigan, 758,000 in Pennsylvania, and 481,000 in Wisconsin.

The apparent purpose of the Keystone Newsroom propaganda piece — which does not provide the names of any supposed signatories besides the Democratic lawmakers — and the Harris campaign's use of the headline is to mislead members of this demographic into believing she has the support of their fellow Polish-Americans, despite her apparent contempt for their dominant religion.

The partisans' letter claims that if Ukraine falls, Poland is next and that "Trump bowed to dictators like Putin before and he will do it again if he is reelected."

The letter, which omits any mention of the fact Ukraine was invaded during this and the previous Democratic administrations, but not under Trump, suggests further that "Vice President Harris has a long, strong track record of protecting our democracy here at home and standing up for our brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents in Poland."

While leftists have suggested that Trump might endanger Poland, the Biden-Harris administration is apparently now considering a move that would embroil Poland and all NATO nations in a direct shooting war with Russia: the authorization of Ukraine's use of American and British long-range weapons in Russia.

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Kamala Harris has 'no regrets' over gaslighting the American people about Biden's decrepitude



Vice President Kamala Harris sat down this week to field softball questions from a friendly liberal network after spending several weeks avoiding the fourth estate.

In her interview Thursday with CNN's Dana Bash, Harris was afforded an opportunity to account for her mischaracterization of President Joe Biden's competency when it still benefited her to do so.

Rather than admit fault, Harris doubled down and emphasized that she has no regrets.

"You were a very staunch defender of President Biden's capacity to serve another four years right after the debate," said Bash. "You insisted that President Biden is 'extraordinarily strong.'"

After Biden's disastrous debate with President Donald Trump on June 27, Harris told CNN host Anderson Cooper, "Yes, there was a slow start, but it was a strong finish. And what became very clear through the course of the night is that Joe Biden is fighting on behalf of the American people. On substance, on policy, on performance, Joe Biden is extraordinarily strong."

When Cooper gently pushed back, highlighting anxiety among congressional Democrats over Biden's performance, Harris responded, "People can debate on style points, but ultimately this election and who is the president of the United States has to be about substance. And the contrast is clear."

Bash asked Harris on Thursday, "Given where we are now, do you have any regrets about what you told the American people?"

"No. Not at all," said Harris. "I have served with President Biden for almost four years now, and I'll tell you: It's one of the greatest honors of my career. Truly."

'Joe Biden is very much alive.'

"He is so smart and loyal to the American people," continued Harris. "I have spent hours upon hours with him, be it in the Oval Office or the Situation Room. He has the intelligence, the commitment, and the judgment, and disposition that I think the American people rightly deserve in their president."

CNN panelists later spun Harris' long-standing mischaracterization of Biden's abilities as the result of "loyalty" and "grace."

The Trump campaign, on the other hand, said of Harris' admitted lack of remorse: "She lied to the American people as she perpetuated a massive, wide-reaching fraud — until it was no longer tenable."

Harris' post-debate spin earlier this summer was hardly the first time she tried to firm up public confidence in Biden's abilities.

He gave critics and allies alike cause to worry in recent years with his evident difficulty completing sentences; heavy reliance on cue cards; struggles to stay upright; repetition of the same debunked anecdote nearly word for word, in short succession; confusion of the living for the dead, his sister for his wife, and the names of disparate nations; apparent need to spend roughly 40% of his presidency out of office; identification as a proud black woman; and his apparent need for former President Barack Obama as an escort.

When asked in September 2023 whether Biden was too old to run again, Harris told reporters, "Joe Biden is going to be just fine," reported Reuters.

"Joe Biden is going to be fine. Let me tell you something: I work with Joe Biden every day," added Harris.

Harris was asked in an October 2023 "60 Minutes" interview what would happen in the event that something should "befall President Biden, and he is not able to run." Harris answered, "Joe Biden is very much alive and running for election."

In February, Harris condemned special counsel Robert Hur's report about Biden's handling of sensitive classified information, which suggested that the Democratic president had a "poor memory" and was possibly too senile to charge. She called the report "gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate."

Harris told reporters that contrary to Hur's characterization, Biden was capable — "in front of and on top of it all."

"The way that the president's demeanor in that report was characterized could not be more wrong on the facts and clearly politically motivated," added Harris.

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Media, others try to erase Kamala Harris' border czar assignment, liberal record in Senate



Since Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was dropping his bid for a second term in the Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris has all but locked up enough delegate support to become the Democrat nominee for president in 2024. With a prospective showdown between Harris and former President Donald Trump looming large, many media outlets and government-affiliated websites have apparently attempted to obscure Harris' record in office to improve her election chances in November.

'Literally as far left as it is possible to go.'

At the moment, the media seems fixated on technicalities about the border czar title.

In March 2021, Biden tapped Harris to uncover the "root causes" of the crisis at the southern border, and at the time, Harris seemed to embrace the challenge, tweeting, "@POTUS asked me to lead our diplomatic work with Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. To address the situation at the southern border, we have to address the root causes of migration. It won’t be easy work — but it's necessary."

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As "learner of immigration root causes" is a bit difficult to say over and over, Harris became colloquially referred to as the border czar. Even many in media picked up the label, as demonstrated by this montage that has recently gone viral on social media.

Now in summer 2024, with millions upon millions of migrants having flooded the southern border under Harris' watch and a tough election against Trump on the horizon, the same media is scrambling to retroactively remove the border czar label from her political resume.

"Kamala Harris Was Never Biden’s 'Border Czar.' Here’s What She Really Did," read a Time headline on Tuesday.

"The Veep and the border: Kamala Harris' role was never 'border czar,'" said another from the New York Daily News.

"Harris was never put in charge of the border or made 'border czar,' immigration experts said," added USA Today, implying that so-called "immigration experts" might have esoteric insights into a moniker that was widely shared.

Axios in particular has been called out for gaslighting on the issue. On Wednesday, Axio was roasted on social media after it insisted in a tweet that Harris "never actually had" the "title" of "border czar," even though an article from the outlet in April 2021 specifically referred to Harris as Biden's appointed "border czar."

Axios then issued a mea culpa of sorts. An article from the outlet claiming that "border confusion haunts" Harris' fledgling campaign was updated Wednesday to include the following editor's note: "This article has been updated and clarified to note that Axios was among the news outlets that incorrectly labeled Harris a 'border czar' in 2021."

Trump is already making Harris' failure to contain the border crisis a major campaign focus. "Harris was appointed 'border czar' in March of 2021, and since that time, millions and millions of illegal aliens have invaded our country and countless Americans have been killed by migrant crime because of her willful demolition of America borders and laws," he said on a call with reporters this week, according to the New York Post.

Aside from conveniently forgetting Harris' border czar nickname, some eager to promote her candidacy have apparently attempted to conceal her far-left voting record as a senator from California. Back in 2019, GovTrack listed Harris as the "most liberal" of all 100 U.S. senators, and CBS' Norah O'Donnell then referenced that assessment from GovTrack during an interview with Harris, who, not surprisingly, responded with a nervous cackle.

But at some point, it appears that GovTrack, billed as a nonpartisan government transparency website, scrubbed that "most liberal" ranking from Harris' old page. X CEO Elon Musk was appalled, claiming, "They’re trying so hard to erase the Internet lmao." He also characterized Harris as "literally as far left as it is possible to go."

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Naval officer who decapitated Iowa demon statue charged with HATE CRIME?



Former Mississippi political candidate and naval officer Michael Cassidy is facing felony hate crime charges for decapitating a satanic statue in Iowa.

The co-founder of the Satanic Temple that put the statue up claimed putting the statue in a public forum was an expression of religious freedom. Cassidy drove to Iowa to see it for himself and felt so strongly that it shouldn’t be there that he proceeded to destroy the statue.

In the charges against Cassidy, prosecutors cited a violation of individual rights under Iowa’s hate crime statute. In addition, they say evidence suggests Cassidy destroyed the statue due to the victim’s religion.

“I fail to see the victim here,” Sara Gonzales says. “Is the victim the statue? The victim is the person who created this beautiful statue that nobody wanted?”

The creators of the statue are claiming the cost to replace it is between $750 and $1,500.

“Our dark gods are cheap these days,” Chad Prather jokes.

Though he’s facing legal repercussions, Cassidy is now being hailed as a hero by many on the right — and the proof is in the GiveSendGo campaign that has raised over $105,000 for his legal defense.

While Gonzales is happy he’s being helped, she doesn’t find it comforting that Cassidy now has to take on the law.

“It’s just depressing because it’s like, well, they finally stood up and did something and what are the thanks? That they get thrown into prison? Who the hell is going to stand up next time?” Gonzales says.


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NY Times makes stunning admission about Joe Biden's role in Hunter's business deals: 'Textbook gaslighting'



The New York Times casually admitted Monday that "it has long been known" that President Joe Biden "interacted" with Hunter Biden's business associates.

On Monday, Devon Archer, a longtime business associate of Hunter's, told Congress that Hunter put his father on speakerphone about 20 times during meetings with business partners over a decade. Using his father, Archer testified, was Hunter's way of selling "the brand" and closing business deals. Importantly, these alleged 20 instances were those that Archer himself witnessed, which doesn't preclude other instances.

The testimony, therefore, appeared to contradict the narrative that Biden himself has maintained for years. Biden not only claims that he was never involved in Hunter's overseas business dealings, but also maintains that he never even discussed business with his son.

But, according to the New York Times, "interaction" between Biden and his son's business partners was an open secret.

Deep in a story about Archer's testimony, the so-called "paper of record" stated matter-of-factly:

It has long been known that the elder Mr. Biden at times interacted with his son’s business partners.

Notice the vagueness of the sentence.

First, the reporter used passive language (i.e., "it has long been known that ..."), which raises the question, "Who has long known this alleged fact?" Second, the reporter used cryptic language (i.e., "at times interacted ..."). How many times, exactly? And what was the nature of this alleged interaction? Finally, the reporter failed to clarify with which specific business partners the alleged interaction took place.

Fox News Radio host Guy Benson characterized the admission as "textbook gaslighting." What the Times posed as a well-known fact is something Biden and the White House have long denied.

Archer's testimony and the Times' admission come about a week after the White House began changing the narrative.

When asked last week whether Biden stands by his claims that he was not involved in Hunter's business and that he never discussed business with his son, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded, "The president was never in business with his son."

The answer, as New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker pointed out, did not eliminate the possibility that Biden has, contrary to his repeated claims, discussed business with his son.

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Glenn Beck uncovers God's role & the left's hidden agenda



Many are understandably overwhelmed by the impending doom cast over us all as the woke agenda spreads like wildfire throughout America.

But Glenn Beck has a better way to look at what’s happening.

He recently had a “spiritual moment,” and Stu Burguiere sat down with him on "Stu Does America" to uncover what he found.

“God is not surprised. He’s very aware of all of us. He wants all of his children back. He knows exactly who and what we’re fighting. He knows. It’s evil. He knows,” Glenn explains.

“If he has no fear,” Glenn continues, “and we know he knows us, and he knows what situation we’re in, and we’re in line with him—what do you have to worry about?”

Stu points out that things could get worse if we don’t fight back.

Glenn explains that he’s not saying don’t fight, but rather “don’t take the outcome on.”

“You just do the next right thing, whatever that is. And most people will dismiss the next right thing, because they won’t think it matters. But all of the little stuff matters like crazy right now. Just do whatever it is, the next right thing. Just do that and do it right.”

No matter how bad it gets — the trans agenda in schools, the financial crisis, food shortages — Glenn believes that as long as you’re in alignment with God, you will be okay.

“I think my calling of warning is over, but I think my calling now is to tell you the truth about God. Where he is right now, and that is overwhelmed with ‘I gotcha, I gotcha, I got the whole thing. I got it. Relax.’”

Glenn adds that “it’s time to just buckle up and know that you’ve done all the best that you could. Continue to walk with him because he has you.”


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