This week the Democrat mayor of Arcadia, CA pled guilty to charges ofacting as an illegal agentof the People’s Republic of China. Prosecutors alleged that from 2020–2022 (pre-mayor but continuing into her time in office), she and an associate operated a website promoting pro-China propaganda at the direction of PRC officials, without registering as a foreign agent.
She faces at up to 10 years in prison for the crime, and it raises questions about how many more US mayors are on the payroll of foreign governments. But this scandal, like most scandals surrounding Democrats, will probably be erased from public discussion and forgotten within days. It's a tale that keeps repeating over the last decade and the lack of scrutiny (or pattern recognition) is leading to devastating consequences for the US as a whole.
The common reaction among many conservatives when they come across such news is to dismiss it as predictable. "The idiots living in that city got exactly what they voted for..." is the often heard retort. The implication being that it's "not our problem" and that leftists should be allowed to rot in the hellholes they created for themselves. But the truth is, it is a problem, for the entire country.
It's difficult to determine when it became fashionable for conservatives and centrists to abandon the fight for America's cities, but the consequences are spreading like a cancer into the political sphere. Leftists view these cities as victories. They see them as "territories, or "home bases" where they can launch assaults on various targets without fear of serious prosecution.
Allowing this takeover to continue should be treated as embarrassing by anyone with a modicum of moral clarity.
Failing metros also represent symbols of embarrassment on the global stage. When people around the world see the fentanyl zombie hordes of San Francisco or Philadelphia, that image sticks in their minds as a meme for the US.
In August of 2025 when the White House intervened to stop the out of control crime in Washington DC, Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser and the media fought tooth and nail to prevent outside enforcement. Bowser's administration is facing scrutiny after it was revealed that the MPD was allegedly rigging data in order to hide the increasing violent crime rate.
It should be noted that Trump's federal actions cut total crime by 19%, homicides are down by 36%, violent crime is down 6% and robberies are down 25%. There has been no rebound, and residents continue to express their thanks for Trump stepping in.
But one city being removed from chaos is not enough; the cancer is metastasizing.
Democrat Socialist (communist) mayors are embedded across the country and the results are increasingly ugly. Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago is reportedly stopping local police from investigating and arresting people involved in spontaneous teen riots across the city.
Source: ZeroHedge News
