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Seattle, Washington, a city already ravaged by the “Defund the Police” movement, could lose at least 200 more officers over the city’s Chinese coronavirus vaccine mandate.

UTLA President and BLM member Cecily Myart-Cruz dismissed “learning loss” during the school closures, since children learned the words “insurrection” and “coup.”

The University of California system (UC) is pausing the hiring of safety officers until its campuses submit a “holistic, inclusive” plan for new officers, which will shift responsibilities and funding away from the University of California Police Departments.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is adopting a program that will offer criminals convicted of violent gun crimes $1,000 to be part of “transformation program.”

Footage the New York Post obtained showed the moment a man gunned down a Bronx deli patron.

Monday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) slammed Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) for doubling down on her push to defund the police.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that defunding the police “will get people killed” and The New York Times refusing to investigate the origins of coronavirus because they thought the lab leak theory was racist is an example of the malicious “power of wokeness.”

The Republican campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), released a new ad using Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) as its “star” after her viral interview where she was defending spending thousands of dollars on private security but then still called for defunding the police.

A full 75 percent of those polled in an upcoming Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey say more police are needed on the street. Only 25 percent say no additional cops are needed.

During an interview with CBS on Wednesday, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) defended spending thousands of dollars on private security and called for defunding the police. Bush responded to criticism of pushing for defunding the police while spending money on private

A Tuesday poll reveals 72 percent of voters oppose “defunding the police” amid the crime wave sweeping the nation.

With several months left of 2021, the number of homicides in Austin, Texas, has already matched the number from 2020.

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) sounded off on the recent defund police push by Democrats, who Kennedy noted are now doing an “about-face” on that movement.

Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 2020 Uniform Crime Report finds that the state had a record number of homicides in 2020.

Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said Tuesday on CNN’s “OutFront” that former President Donald Trump had “no standing” to criticize Democrats on rising crime rates.

Former President Donald Trump warned of “Communist Democrats” destroying America’s big cities after former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) was assaulted and robbed in Oakland, California, on Monday afternoon.

Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement at the end of her first-floor routine at the Toyko Olympics on Sunday.

A report by Forbes shows that numerous Democrat mayors around the country hired private security after their cities cut or “proposed cutting” police budgets.

The House Ethics Committee announced Monday they would not take any action to investigate Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) after her arrest for protesting at the Capitol earlier in the month.

“By an overwhelming 9-1, [Detroit citizens] would feel safer with more cops on the street, not fewer,” the far-left USA Today reported.

Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) accused President Joe Biden of “not telling the truth” when he asserted that the GOP is lying about the Democrats wanting to defund the police.

After a series of deadly downtown shootings over the weekend, Portland’s Democrat mayor, Ted Wheeler, now says he wants “more police officers.”

Far-left Democrats continue the “Defund the Police” movement as the national party tries to move away from the rhetoric as the 2022 midterms are within sight.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) urged police officers on Monday to relocate to Florida because “they’re going to be supported” in a “better” culture. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) explained on Monday why some areas of the country are seeing a tremendous crime wave, attributing it to “weak policies” and anti-police rhetoric, which he said are resulting in “disastrous consequences.”

A White House memo released Monday makes it clear to state and local governments to use the coronavirus funds to fight crime and applaud the states that have already begun doing so.

The new Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire has banned his staff from communicating with Black Lives Matter UK (BLMUK) activists because the Marxist group “wants to defund the police, has put police officers in hospital, and desecrated the cenotaph in London”.

President Joe Biden will host New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country Monday as he seeks answers to the country’s soaring crime rates.

The Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the House, highlighted calls from radical Democrats to defund the police in a video after the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed Republicans are responsible.

Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA) claimed Friday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Republicans are the only party that both disrespects and defunds the police.

Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL), on Thursday, blamed the droves of police officers leaving the force on the low morale and leadership within the department instead of Democrats’ anti-police rhetoric.

Vice President Kamala Harris will promote police accountability on BET (Black Entertainment Television) Friday, while crime surges across the nation.

George Soros-funded Bard College is featuring a course this fall that aims to teach students how to “sell” abolishing prisons and the police.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and the White House continued to claim Thursday that Republicans are anti-police with their “votes” and “dollars.”

A USA Today/Ipsos poll revealed Thursday that 77 percent of Americans want additional police officers, as Democrats move to defund law enforcement while crime surges nationwide.

A Thursday Rasmussen poll indicates a majority of likely voters disapprove of President Joe Biden’s job performance.