After a couple of news cycles, it is clear that the legacy media’s Current Thing to be outraged over is the federalization of Washington D.C.’s Metro Police Department. In support of this narrative, they insist on omitting the fact that those crime data are very likely to be cooked. Per NBC4: The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in mid-May. That happened just a week after Pulliam filed an equal employment opportunity complaint against an assistant chief and the police union accused the department of deliberately falsifying crime data, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the complaint. The union claims police supervisors in the department manipulate crime data to make it appear violent crime has fallen considerably compared to last year. The report goes on to note that it is not uncommon for captains and lieutenants to roll up on crime scenes and browbeat responding officers into writing up reduced offenses. One would reasonably expect, then, that the legacy nightlies would make note of this during their reports. Alas, this was not the case. The weirdest of these across the dial was on the Trump-deranged CBS Evening News. Watch as anchor Maurica DuBois recites the cooked data, and correspondent Scott MacFarlane suggests something sinister is afoot: MAURICE DuBOIS: The police department in Washington says violent crime in the city this year is down 26%. Homicide alone, down 11%. And robberies down 28%. JOHN DICKERSON: One number that is rising is the crime-fighting force, with the president sending in federal agents to help the police, and today, 800 National Guard troops started taking up positions. DuBOIS: Despite the falling crime rate in the city of 700,000 people, the president has declared a crime emergency and taken charge of the D.C. Police. Justice correspondent Scott Macfarlane is in Washington. So Scott, how was day one with the new sheriff in town? SCOTT MacFARLANE: Hey, Maurice. The first ever takeover of its kind began with 23 arrests and the investigation of another murder. Under law it can only last 30 days, but the concern is, how does this initiative end?  National Guard troops arrived at the armory in southeast Washington, D.C., today 4 miles from The White House. They will join nearly 900 federal agents and officers that have taken post on neighborhood streets, hoping local police, who are now under the authority of the Trump administration. In D.C. 's Anacostia neighborhood, Ron Moten says crime has long played his community but says he and others are skeptical this is a good idea. RON MOTEN: They are tired of the violence, get it. But my only caution is, one thing can lead to the next thing. You can take the police department today and we wake up and they take over our city -- MacFARLANE: They might not give it back. MOTEN: They might not give it back.  What does that even mean? MacFarlane just cooked up an entire conspiracy theory about D.C. and didn’t even bat an eye. “They won’t give it back” will resurface at some point- count on it. ABC World News Tonight had a brief report, coming in at about a minute and a half. There was no overwrought anchor introduction, and Mary Bruce mostly stuck to the facts of the report as opposed to narrative. However, she still recycled the cooked data: BRUCE: The president claims crime in the city is spiraling out of control, but the mayor points to official crime stats. Violent crime, down 26% since last year. Now at a 30-year low.  It should be noted that Gabe Gutiérrez’ report for NBC Nightly News last night made reference to the crime data scandal: GABE GUTIERREZ: The head of the police union tells NBC News the crime stats have been manipulated. And any talk of a recent drop in crime is “preposterous.” Still, the D.C. City Council calls the federal police takeover “a manufactured intrusion on local authority” and the mayor says it caught her off-guard. But that acknowledgement lasted only one night. Tonight, anchor Tom Llamas made sure to revert to narrative in the story’s introduction: TOM LLAMAS: We do want to head to Washington now. The city's police under federal control. And the National Guard has been activated. It’s all part of President Trump's effort to combat violent crime in the city despite some stats showing it was already declining. Here’s Courtney Kube. Courtney Kube would then focus her report on aspects of the National Guard deployment. The cooked data came back into the forefront with zero pushback from the media. File this and keep it handy for the next time people in the media want to whine about the “spread of disinformation.” I’m sure it’ll be (D)ifferent then. Click “expand” to view transcripts of the aforementioned reports as aired on their respective evening newscasts on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025: CBS EVENING NEWS 8/12/25 6:30 PM MAURICE DuBOIS: The police department in Washington says violent crime in the city this year is down 26%. Homicide alone, down 11%. And robberies down 28%. JOHN DICKERSON: One number that is rising is the crime-fighting force, with the president sending in federal agents to help the police, and today, 800 National Guard troops started taking up positions. DuBOIS: Despite the falling crime rate in the city of 700,000 people, the president has declared a crime emergency and taken charge of the D.C. Police. Justice correspondent Scott Macfarlane is in Washington. So Scott, how was day one with the new sheriff in town? SCOTT MacFARLANE: Hey, Maurice. The first ever takeover of its kind began with 23 arrests and the investigation of another murder. Under law it can only last 30 days, but the concern is, how does this initiative end?  National Guard troops arrived at the armory in southeast Washington, D.C., today 4 miles from The White House. They will join nearly 900 federal agents and officers that have taken post on neighborhood streets, hoping local police, who are now under the authority of the Trump administration. In D.C. 's Anacostia neighborhood, Ron Moten says crime has long played his community but says he and others are skeptical this is a good idea. RON MOTEN: They are tired of the violence, get it. But my only caution is, one thing can lead to the next thing. You can take the police department today and we wake up and they take over our city -- MacFARLANE: They might not give it back. MOTEN: They might not give it back.  MacFARLANE: Top Justice Department officials met with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser while The White House defended the 30 day takeover. KAROLINE LEAVITT We are removing as many criminals from the streets and we are cleaning up D.C. As much as we can and working with the Metropolitan Police Department to do that. MacFARLANE: Darrol Gaston has seen the violence up close. Those are bullet holes up there? DARROL GASTON: Yeah, bullet holes. This whole window had to be replaced right here. MacFARLANE: A recent car chase and shooting damaged the outside of Gaston's restaurant. He welcomes an increased law enforcement presence but says the community wants a longer-term plan to curb crime. GASTON: We can always use more- more police, right? But I think having police officers that are from the community and that are trained locally is much different than having a federal police that’s not trained in community policing. MacFARLANE: Gaston also worries President Trump's words...  DONALD TRUMP: We’re getting rid of the slums, too. There are slums here. We’re getting rid of them. MacFARLANE: …feed a stereotype about D.C. GASTON: D.C. in 2025 is way different and safer than the D.C. that I grew up in. DICKERSON: Scott, what exactly, though, is the mission for the National Guard and troops that are on the streets? MacFARLANE: In this unique circumstance, the National Guard has law enforcement power. But John, the Pentagon is indicating they will not be making arrests or even carrying guns on the street. They will be helping police, holding people for later arrest or doing logistical work. DuBOIS: And Scott, the president is considering a rapid response force for other cities. How would that work? MacFARLANE: There is a report in Washington that there was under consideration a quick response force, two of them in the country, to quell civil unrest elsewhere in the nation. The Pentagon is pushing back on that, calling it predecisional, saying they’re not going to comment, Maurice, on leaked documents.  DuBOIS: OK. Scott MacFarlane in D.C. tonight. Thank you. ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT  8/12/25 6:42 PM DAVID MUIR: Now, to President Trump's federal takeover of the police in the nation's capital. The first of 800 National Guard troops now arriving today, and here's Mary Bruce. MARY BRUCE: Tonight, the first of 800 National Guard troops arriving in D.C., as President Trump's unprecedented move to take over law enforcement in the nation's capital is now under way. The White House surging 850 federal agents and officers across the city overnight. Making 23 arrests. Attorney General Pam Bondi, now in charge of D.C. Metropolitan Police, meeting today with Mayor Muriel Bowser. MURIEL BOWSER: What I'm focused on is the federal surge and how to make the most of the additional officer support that we have. BRUCE: The president vowing to clean up the capital, and get homeless people off the streets. KAROLINE LEAVITT: Homeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be taken to a homeless shelter, to be offered addiction or mental health services, and if they refuse, they will be susceptible to fines or to jail time. BRUCE: The president claims crime in the city is spiraling out of control, but the mayor points to official crime stats. Violent crime, down 26% since last year. Now at a 30-year low. As of now, we're told that the National Guard has still not been given a specific mission yet. The expectation, though, is they won't begin their role in earnest until Monday, and it's still not clear how long the guard will be here in D.C. David. MUIR: Mary Bruce also live at The White House tonight. Mary, thank you. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 8/12/25 6:41 PM TOM LLAMAS: We do want to head to Washington now. The city's police under federal control. And the National Guard has been activated. It’s all part of President Trump's effort to combat violent crime in the city despite some stats showing it was already declining. Here’s Courtney Kube. COURTNEY KUBE: Tonight, hundreds of National Guard troops reporting for duty awaiting deployment around the nation's capital. Acting on President Trump's orders after he declared a crime emergency, activating 800 guard members and instituting a 30- day federal takeover of D.C. Police, despite police statistics that show violent crime is declining here. We have been watching members of the D.C. National Guard trickle in one by one all day here at the D.C. Armory. Soon, as many as 200 at any time will be in neighborhoods like this, where a defense official tells NBC News they will be supporting law enforcement with activities like crowd management, perimeter control, and other security assistance. Most Guard members won't be armed and won't be making arrests according to the defense official. Instead, their support is intended to free up law enforcement to fight crime. The White House says its push is already well underway. KAROLINE LEAVITT: Last night, approximately 850 officers and agents were surged across the city. They made a total of 23 arrests. KUBE: Those arrests include homicide and drug distribution according to The White House, which also says homeless people could be jailed if they don't comply with efforts to clear encampments. Some Democrats slamming the move as presidential overreach. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN: This is about the president playing king. Trying to be the authoritarian leader, the dictator. KUBE: But after meeting with Attorney General Pam Bondi today, the city's Democratic mayor striking a cooperative tone. MURIEL BOWSER: If and while we have this federal surge, we are going to put those officers to good use. KUBE: D.C. residents we spoke to today had mixed reactions. RESIDENT: Unnecessary and frightening. There is crime in any city. And this is not solving the crime problem. RESIDENT: I don't see the need for it. At the same time, if it makes the streets safer, so be it. LLAMAS: And with that, Courtney joins us live. Courtney, what exactly is the National Guard going to do right now? KUBE: Well Tom, the 800 troops have been activated, but they are still checking in, getting their orders. A small number are starting to move out to various locations around the city, but the reality is this entire process of getting them on the streets will take until the end of the week. Tom. LLAMAS:  All right. Courtney Kube with a lot of reporting there. Courtney, we thank you.  

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Politics Washington Really Is Israeli-Occupied Territory The American people have lost control of their government. During Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress in July 2024, the Israeli premier received dozens of long and loud standing ovations. The enthusiastic response to his triumphalist speech brought to mind the joyous welcome given to a Roman general returning from a victorious campaign that brought glory to the Empire. Yet this was the leader of a small foreign country whose aggression brings it—and us—a cloud of shame. Netanyahu, in the speech, boasted about the success of his nation’s campaign against Hamas. Of course, the Netanyahu regime has long indirectly supported Hamas, backing Qatar’s funding of the group. Hamas’s existence and continued rule over Gaza provides Israel a convenient excuse to divide, subjugate, and destroy the Palestinians instead of complying with any of the various “peace” deals it signed over the decades. Netanyahu, by the time of his oration before U.S. lawmakers, had spent the previous eight months mercilessly attacking Gaza with U.S.-provided munitions. Israel was (and still is) bombing hospitals, churches, schools, water plants, and other civilian infrastructure, rendering most of Gaza uninhabitable. At the time, the mainstream narrative was repeating the “40,000 civilians killed” mantra. Mostly children, women, and other plainly innocent civilians—“collateral damage.” The real number may be even higher than the official count, with corpses buried under the rubble, and with civilians dying from lack of medicine and other basic needs. As Netanyahu spoke, our congressional leaders enthusiastically applauded and cheered the perpetrator of this horror. Of course, July 2024 was the summer of an important election year, and they wanted to be seen demonstrating their fealty to the Israel lobby. Questions remain about the Netanyahu government’s lack of preparation for the October 7 terror attacks. Some, including concerned Jews in and out of Israel, have even questioned whether the Netanyahu government was truly caught off guard. The vaunted Israeli military/intelligence network has recently demonstrated its ability to infiltrate the Iranian government to shut off the Iranian missile defense and also, from inside Iran, to assassinate many leading military, scientific, and government officials. Does anyone seriously believe Mossad was unable to infiltrate Hamas, a ragtag group of fighters who live a short distance from Tel Aviv and are supported, in part, with Israel’s cynical acquiescence? There are voices from inside Israel who have called out the Netanyahu government for “ignoring” intelligence and relaxing the security cordon designed to protect from such an attack. The Hamas attack by light troops armed with small arms in no way indicates a strategic threat to Israel, but the brutality of the Israeli response is eroding support for Israel across the world, perhaps irreversibly.  Netanyahu has a history of seeing terror attacks as opportunities to exploit. When asked about the impact of 9/11 on U.S. relations with Israel, according to the New York Times, Netanyahu said of the traumatic event, “It is very good.” He then added, “Well, not very good, but it will generate immediate sympathy,” meaning it will make Americans more sympathetic to Israelis. The Zionists had hoped for decades to use American military muscle to eliminate obstacles to the unfolding dream of a Greater Israel. (The First Gulf War had been insufficiently pursued by George H.W. Bush and was viewed as a missed opportunity.)  After 9/11, the American political/military/foreign policy establishment, driven by Zionist Christians and conservatives, proceeded to wreck Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Lebanon. Iran is a work in process. The other countries in the region have been bought off and/or subjugated in one way or another (a subject for another article). Only the impecunious Houthis in tiny Yemen have somehow withstood the U.S.-Israeli onslaught, though they have been degraded and their country wrecked. Many of these actions and policies are mostly hidden from the American people under a veil of propaganda dutifully maintained by the legacy media and political class. The American people have been kept in the dark about what our elites do in our name and with our money. The truth is probably uglier than we think. In Washington, corruption “investigations” are usually theater and opaque for “national security” reasons. After six decades, we recently learned that the so-called “lone gunman” who killed JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, was a CIA asset. How much of the really embarrassing information pertaining to that event ended up in burn bags, like the thousands of documents from the Russia collusion investigation, which were recently found in a secret room in the FBI Hoover Building? How many thousands of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and other controversies were stuffed into burn bags and incinerated?  We were already aware of small-scale destruction of sensitive materials, such as when President Bill Clinton’s national security aide, Sandy Berger, was caught removing and scissor-cutting copies of a classified document related to terror threats at the turn of the millennium. He received a slap on the wrist. Now, after the latest Russiagate revelation, unaccountable bureaucrats shoveling thousands of important documents into burn bags isn’t unthinkable. These concerns increase the gravity of the unreleased Epstein files and other significant documents which have been withheld. Truly our government does not act as we the people wish it would. For the past century, Americans have voted over and over again to stop the forever wars, and every time a new president takes office he is confronted with some “emergency” requiring military action. Last month the House of Representatives approved another $500 million dollars in aid for Israel’s military. Shortly after that, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) recessed the House early to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Johnson then led a large congressional delegation to Israel. Remember, he has to raise millions of dollars for the house elections next year. Americans feel betrayed and demand to know whose interests our government serves. It is certainly not the American people’s. The post Washington Really Is Israeli-Occupied Territory appeared first on The American Conservative.