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The story of two brothers who turned this police detective's life upside down will leave you speechless

November 25, 2014
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The story below is based off the transcript of the video above, produced by Jenna Diaco, edited by Roland Smith, and voiced by Glenn.

"With my parents, like I tell everybody, they always loved us, but they couldn’t take care of themselves as much as they could take care of four kids, so we were sleeping in vans. We were sleeping in campers, wasn’t the greatest place to sleep. And as soon as I walked in, it was just a lot of friendship. A lot of friendship came to me," said Josh.

"We knew their family life. We knew about their parents and everything. The parents weren’t abusive. They were just so down and out, they just did not have financial means to give them adequate housing and adequate, you know, food and water and heat and stuff like that," said Jack Mook.

Detective Jack Mook is not somebody you want to mess with. He has been hardened by the constant grind of Pittsburgh streets.

"In a 22-year career, I probably did 17 years in narcotics, and in narcotics, I’ve worked at undercover. I’ve worked at where I just suppressed the corners of street dealers and raided homes and everything else," Jack explained.

In his line of work, you need an outlet. Boxing is his. Jack’s been volunteering at the Steel City Boxing Gym for more than a decade, but just a few years ago, two young brothers stumbled in and changed his life forever.

"You could tell while there were coming it was an escape, and you could tell when they sparred, when they fought, you could really feel and see the emotions," one of the boy's trainers said.

In a place known for sparring, Josh and Jesse found peace. Coach worked with them for a while, until suddenly they just stopped hanging around.

"We became worried about it. We talked about it. We went on the lookout for them, you know, see if you see them in the neighborhood, if they pop up, ask them what’s going on," Jack said.

The boys’ parents had lost custody of them. They were sent to live with relatives where their living conditions quickly deteriorated from poverty to sheer neglect and abuse.

"I finally found Joshua December of 2012, right before Christmas. He didn’t look good—blotches of hair missing, you know, some type of rash on the back of his head, psoriasis, flea bites, you know, sunken-in cheeks. And Joshua and I went out the road, and I got him something to eat," Jack said.

"He was very quiet and wouldn’t speak much. I knew something was wrong, so I pulled over, and instead of being a coach I was being a cop on this one. I was like, you know, what’s going on here, Josh? You know, you’ve got to tell me what’s up. If you need help, you’ve got to ask those that are closest to you."

"He breaks down crying. He goes there’s dog feces in the carpet. They make us clean it up with our toothbrushes. They’re not sleeping in a bed. They either sleep on the floor or on a sectional couch together."

Joash said, "When I thought to myself at night it was always what can I do for Jesse to cheer him up the next day? The one time he wasn’t doing too good in school, but nobody actually helped him but me, and one time they brought him home. They took him upstairs, and they beat him up. I didn’t watch, but I heard the pain. I heard the crying, and after that it just kind of broke me down. And after that, I made sure nothing would ever happen like that to him again."

His brother Jesse explained, "Well, there was always trouble. There was this big fight on the street, and they picked up like a sign or something and started swinging…shootings. I don’t want to say, but there’s pills all over the street, literally thousands of them."

"I said Joshua, just hang in there. Take care of your brother," Jack said. "Let me see what I can do. And then I came home, and when I came home I just felt selfish and guilty that I have a whole house here, and these kids are going through that. So right there I made a decision to get on the ball and go get them."

The process would take time, but Jack Mook began taking the necessary steps to get Josh and Jesse under his care. Then, just a couple of weeks later, he got a little help from divine intervention when the relative the boys had been living with had a serious run-in with the law. By emergency order, the boys were sent to live with him.

"I thought I was just out to eat or something, and then when I seen the Benz on the porch and I seen him carrying him out, I was like this is the real deal," Josh said. "I still wasn’t super happy, but then once I got in the car, his words were you’re coming home with me, and that’s when the smile came, and all the stress, all the anger, all of the depression, all of the everything, it left me that day, all of it."

"Now, once they’re here I’m just getting things settled in. I’m trying to explain rules to them, what’s going to happen. Then I kind of realized okay, you’re going to be a foster parent, you know? And I also realized then I’m going to keep them forever," Jack said.

Just over two months ago, Coach got one step closer to doing just that.

"Honestly, I think when the judge signed the adoption papers, I understood why the Grinch got the big heart at the end of the movie," Jack said. "That’s what I felt like. And to see the smiles and the laughter and the happiness and their faces are filled, you know, they’re fed, they’re healthy boys. I have no doubt if I did not take these boys on they would have ended up in juvenile detention centers or some halfway house for orphans or something."

Jesse said, "If I wouldn’t have got out of there, I would have grown up to be one of those guys on the street, no job, no diploma or anything, asking for change and stuff."

"They weren’t raising us right," Josh explained. "Before, there were drugs in the house. They were bad influences. They were just no good people. It’s just I think we would have been dead. That’s what I think, and I’m very appreciative that I ain’t."

"I’m Coach, and I’ll always be Coach," Jack told TheBlaze. "And they look at Coach as, you know, the provider, the guardian, the protector, yet the best friend."

Thanks to a little dedication and a whole lot of love, this team has become a family.

"This is, you know, the greatest thing that will ever happen in the history of this boxing gym," one of the trainers said. "Nothing is going to top what this man has done through this gym and for these boys."

"He gave me the focus. He got me out of where I was. He saved me. Like everybody says, everything happens for a reason, and God works in mysterious ways. I think it’s God’s plan, but God gave us obstacles to have to overcome still to be a family right now," Jack said.

"All the stuff we’ve been through, it was all God’s plan, even though it was bad, but still, there were huge just obstacles to see if we could overcome, and we did it, and we proved ourselves, and I think now He rewarded us with a family."

The Deep State's NEW plan to backstab Trump

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We cannot make the same mistake we made in 2016 — celebrating victory while the deep state plots its next move.

In 2016, Donald Trump shocked the world by defeating Hillary Clinton. Conservatives cheered, believing we’d taken back the reins of our country. But we missed the bigger battle. We failed to recognize the extent of the damage caused by eight years of Barack Obama and decades of progressive entrenchment. The real war isn’t won at the ballot box. It’s being waged against an insidious force embedded deep within our institutions: the administrative state, or the “deep state.”

This isn’t a new problem. America’s founders foresaw it, though they didn’t have a term for “deep state” back in the 1700s. James Madison, in Federalist 48, warned us that combining legislative, executive, and judicial powers in the same hands is “the very definition of tyranny.” Yet today, that’s exactly where we stand. Unelected bureaucrats in agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice hold more power than the officials we vote for. They control the levers of government with impunity, dictating policies and stifling change.

This is the fight for the soul of our nation. The founders’ vision of a constitutional republic is under siege.

We’ve felt the consequences of this growing tyranny firsthand. During COVID-19, so-called experts ran our lives, crushing civil liberties under the guise of public safety. Our intelligence agencies and justice system turned into weapons of political warfare, targeting a sitting president and his supporters. Meanwhile, actual criminals were given a pass, turning American cities into lawless war zones.

Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1816 that “the functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents.” Today, we see Jefferson’s prophecy fulfilled. The deep state exercises unchecked power over our freedoms, and information itself is controlled by the fourth branch of government: the legacy media.

Even when we win elections, the deep state doesn’t concede defeat. It switches to survival mode. Trump’s first term proved this. Despite a historic mandate to dismantle the bureaucracy, the deep state fought back with everything it had: leaks, investigations, court rulings, and obstruction at every turn. And now, with the possibility of Trump returning to office, the deep state is preparing to do it again.

Progressives are laying out their attack plan — and they’re not even hiding it.

U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) recently boasted about forming a “shadow cabinet” to govern alongside the deep state, regardless of who’s in the White House. Nickel called it “democracy’s insurance policy.” Let’s be clear: This isn’t insurance. It’s sabotage.

They’ll employ a “top down, bottom up, inside out” strategy to overwhelm and collapse any effort to reform the system. From the top, federal judges and shadow officials will block Trump’s every move. Governors in blue states like California and New York are gearing up to resist federal authority. During Trump’s first term, California filed over 100 lawsuits against his administration. Expect more of the same starting January 20.

From the bottom, progressive groups like the American Civil Liberties Union will flood the streets with protesters, much as they did to oppose Trump’s first-term immigration reforms. They’ve refined their tactics since 2016 and are prepared to unleash a wave of civil unrest. These aren’t spontaneous movements; they’re coordinated assaults designed to destabilize the administration.

Finally, from the inside, the deep state will continue its mission of self-preservation. Agencies will drag their feet, leak sensitive information, and undermine policies from within. Their goal is to make everything a chaotic mess, so the heart of their power — the bureaucratic core — remains untouched and grows stronger.

We cannot make the same mistake we made in 2016 — celebrating victory while the deep state plots its next move. Progressives never see themselves as losing. When they’re out of power, they simply shift tactics, pumping more blood into their bureaucratic heart. We may win elections, but the war against the deep state will only intensify. As George Washington warned in his Farewell Address, “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force; and force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

This is the fight for the soul of our nation. The founders’ vision of a constitutional republic is under siege. The deep state has shown us its plan: to govern from the shadows, circumventing the will of the people. But now that the shadows have been exposed, we have a choice. Will we accept this silent tyranny, or will we demand accountability and reclaim our nation’s heart?

The battle is just beginning. We can’t afford to lose.

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com.

Drone mystery exposes GLARING government incompetence

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The drone issue is getting way out of hand.

Earlier this month, Glenn first reported on the mysterious drones stalking the night sky over New Jersey, but the situation is increasingly concerning as the sightings have escalated. Not only have drones been seen across the Northeast Coast, including over New York City, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, but recently, they have been spotted over the night skies of San Diego and other parts of Southern California.

It doesn't take an expert to identify the potential dangers and risks that dozens of undetectable, unidentified six-foot or larger drones pose to national security. Yet, our government's response has been one of unimaginable incompetence, leaving us to speculate on the origin and intention of these drones and wonder in astonishment at the government's ineptitude. Here are three examples of the government's lackluster response to the mystery drones:

Iranian Mothership and Missing Nuclear Warheads

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After several weeks of hubbub, New Jersey Representative, Jeff Van Drew gave an interview on Fox News where he claimed that the drones originated from an Iranian "mothership" off the East Coast of the United States. This theory has since been disproven by satellite images, which show that all Iranian drone carriers are far from U.S. shores. Another theory suggests that drones may be equipped with sensors capable of detecting nuclear material and that they are looking for a nuclear warhead that recently went missing! With these apocalyptic theories gaining traction in the absence of any real answer from our government, one can't help but question the motive behind the silence.

Pentagon's Limp Wristed Response

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In a recent press conference, national security spokesman John Kirby responded to reporters demanding answers about the government's lack of transparency, which has caused increasing public anxiety. He insisted that the drones did not pose a threat and were not assets of a foreign power, such as from Iran or China--even though he is still uncertain about their identity and origin. He also claimed that many of the sightings were simply misidentifications of normal aircraft.

This lackluster answer has only further inflamed national anxieties and raised even more questions. If the government is unsure of the identity of the drones, how do they know if they are a threat or if they aren't foreign assets? If they aren't foreign, does that mean they are U.S. assets? If so, why not just say so?

The Pentagon has also stated that they are leaving it up to local law enforcement to spearhead the investigation after concluding that these drones pose no threat to any military installation. This has left many feeling like the federal government has turned a blind eye to a serious issue that many Americans are very concerned about.

Where's Pete Buttigieg?

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We are in the closing weeks of the Biden administration, and with the finish line in sight, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg probably figured nothing else could go wrong on his watch—but boy was he wrong. As Secretary of Transportation, Buttigieg is in charge of the FAA, the agency responsible for managing all air traffic across the nation. One would think that mysterious, 6-foot-long, seemingly intractable drones are invisible on radar and flying above major cities would pose a serious threat to the myriad of legal aircraft that traverse our skies. Yet, Buttigieg has been silent on the issue, adding another failure to his resume which includes: malfunctioning airplanes, the train derailment in Ohio, and the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, just to name a few.

Glenn: How Alvin Bragg turned hero Daniel Penny into a villain

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We cannot allow corrupt institutions to punish those who act to protect life and liberty.

America no longer has a single, shared understanding of justice. Two Americas now exist, each applying justice differently depending on who you are and where you live. One America, ruled by common sense and individual courage, praises heroes who stand up to protect others. The other, driven by political agendas and corrupted institutions, punishes those same heroes for daring to act.

This stark division couldn’t be clearer than in the case of Daniel Penny, the Marine whose trial in New York City this week drew strong reactions from both sides across the divided line of justice.

If we let this slide, we accept a world in which heroes are treated as criminals and the law is a weapon for ideological warfare.

Penny was on a subway train last year when Jordan Neely — a man suffering from severe mental illness and reportedly high on drugs — began threatening passengers, saying, “I’m going to kill you all.” The fear on that subway car was palpable, but nobody moved. Nobody, that is, until Penny did what needed to be done. He took action to protect innocent lives.

In the America many of us used to believe in, Penny’s response would be heralded as heroic. His actions mirrored the courage of Todd Beamer on Flight 93, who, on September 11, 2001, rallied others with the words, “Let’s roll,” to prevent further tragedy. But in New York, courage doesn’t seem to count anymore. There, the system turns heroes into villains.

Penny subdued Neely using a chokehold, intending only to restrain him, not kill him. Tragically, Neely died. Penny, filled with remorse, told the police he never meant to hurt anyone. Yet, instead of being recognized for protecting others from a clear and present threat, Penny stood trial for criminally negligent homicide.

In Alvin Bragg’s New York, justice bends to ideology. The Manhattan district attorney has made a career of weaponizing the law, selectively prosecuting those who don’t fit his narrative. He’s the same prosecutor who twisted legal precedent to go after Donald Trump on business charges no one had ever faced before. Then, he turned his sights on Daniel Penny.

A jury may have acquitted Penny, but what happened in New York City this week isn’t justice. When the rule of law changes depending on the defendant’s identity or the prosecutor's political motives, we’re no longer living in a free country. We’re living in a state where justice is a game, and ordinary Americans are the pawns.

The system failed Jordan Neely

It’s worth asking: Where were activists like Alvin Bragg when Neely was suffering on the streets? Jordan Neely was a tragic figure — a man with a long history of mental illness and over 40 arrests, including violent assaults. The system failed him long before he stepped onto that subway train. Yet rather than confront that uncomfortable truth, Bragg’s office decided to target the man who stepped in to prevent a tragedy.

This isn’t about justice. It’s about power. It’s about advancing a narrative where race and identity matter more than truth and common sense.

It’s time to demand change

The Daniel Penny case — and others like it — is a wake-up call. We cannot allow corrupt institutions to punish those who act to protect life and liberty. Americans must demand an end to politically driven prosecutions, hold DAs like Alvin Bragg accountable, and stand up for the principle that true justice is blind, consistent, and fair.

If we let this slide, we accept a world in which heroes are treated as criminals and the law is a weapon for ideological warfare. It’s time to choose which America we want to live in.

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com.

CEO Brian Thompson's killer reveals COWARDICE of the far-left death cult

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Early on the chilly morning of Wednesday, December 4th, Brian Thompson, CEO of health insurance giant, UnitedHealthcare, was walking through Midtown Manhattan on his way to a company conference. Suddenly, a masked and hooded figure silently allegedly stepped onto the sidewalk behind Thompson, drew a 3-D printed, silenced pistol, and without warning fired multiple shots into Thompson's back before fleeing the scene on an electric bicycle. After a multiple-day manhunt, a 26-year-old lead suspect was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania after being recognized by an employee.

This was not "vigilante justice." This was cold-blooded murder.

As horrific as the murder of a husband and father in broad daylight in the center of New York City is, the story only gets worse. Even before the murder suspect was arrested, left-wing extremists were already taking to X to call him a "hero" and a "vigilante" who "took matters into his own hands." Even the mainstream media joined in on the glorification, as Glenn pointed out on air recently, going out of the way to show how physically attractive the murder suspect was. This wave of revolting and nihilistic fanfare came in response to the findings of online investigators who surmised the murder suspect's motives to retaliate against healthcare companies for corruption and denied coverage. The murder suspect supposedly underwent a major back surgery that left him with back pain, and some of his internet fans apparently viewed his murder of Thompson as retribution for the mistreatment that he and many other Americans have suffered from healthcare companies.

The murder suspect and his lackeys don't seem to understand that, other than depriving two children of their father right before Christmas, he accomplished nothing.

The murder suspect failed to achieve his goal because he was too cowardly to try.

If the murder suspect's goals were truly to "right the wrongs" of the U.S. healthcare system, he had every tool available to him to do so in a constructive and meaningful manner. He came from a wealthy and prominent family in the Baltimore area, became the valedictorian at a prestigious all-boys prep school, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's in engineering. Clearly, the murder suspect was intelligent and capable, and if he had put his talent into creating solutions for the healthcare industry, who knows what he could have accomplished?

This is the kind of behavior the far-left idolizes, like communists on college campuses who wear shirts that celebrate the brutal Cuban warlord, Che Guevara. Merchandise celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect is already available, including shirts, hoodies, mugs, and even Christmas ornaments. Will they be sporting his face on their T-shirts too?

This macabre behavior does not breed creation, achievement, success, or life. It only brings death and risks more Americans falling into this dangerous paradigm. But we still have a chance to choose life. We just have to wake up and take it.