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To: J.B.C. who wrote (123873)	8/16/2025 9:53:49 AM
From: J.B.C.	4 Recommendations Recommended By IC720 kckip Stock Puppy Tom Clarke Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 124857

BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN THE WEEK IN PICTURES THE WEEK IN PICTURES: DEMOCRATS ALL-IN FOR CRIME EDITION There was a lot of news this week. Texas Democrats, emulating their brethren in Wisconsin and Minnesota, fled to greener pastures in hyper-gerrymandered Illinois. The battle over illegal immigration continued. As of this writing, President Trump and Vladimir Putin are conferring in Alaska. But the overwhelming favorite of meme-creators was President Trump’s effort to get crime in the District of Columbia under control. That seems like a laudable objective, but every Democrat, without exception as far as I know, has lined up on the side of the criminals. The District has sued to stop Trump from saving residents from violence and disorder. And the Deep State, in the person of Sean Dunn, a Department of Justice employee, summed up the irrationality and futility of the Democrats’ position by throwing a Subway sandwich at an FBI agent. Dunn has been described as a “theater kid” from–sadly!–South Dakota. No doubt he thought he was acting nobly, like all Democrats, and is surprised to find himself fired and facing a felony count. Assault with a deadly sandwich. Meme-creators couldn’t resist. So here we go:

To: J.B.C. who wrote (123873)	8/17/2025 6:49:53 AM
From: IC720	4 Recommendations Recommended By bjzimmy Hugh Bett isopatch pheilman_ Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 124857

🚨 JUST IN: It’s around 3am, and President Trump has just arrived back in DC after nearly 20 HOURS of non-stop work, heading to Alaska and back while negotiating with Putin God Bless 47. Nobody has EVER worked this hard for our country 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/4Yo6E4qIHY — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 16, 2025 🇷🇺 Putin quote on Israel He did not lie nor did he exaggerate Israel has made America and all of NATO look ridiculous and has brought us all down pic.twitter.com/oRsMkXZD4S — Erik Warsaw (@WarsawErik) August 16, 2025 This looks to be from 2020, but still... PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Whether I lost $2 billion or $5 billion, it doesn't make any difference to me. I don't care. If you're rich, it doesn't matter. I'm doing this for the country, I'm doing this for the people." President Trump is putting country over money. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/TnEJpr0ZuV — TRUMP ARMY (@TRUMP_ARMY_) August 16, 2025