🚨 MEDIA BLACKOUT: A Ukrainian refugee fled Putin’s war, to be stabbed to death on a U.S. train by a repeat criminal repeatedly freed by Democrat policies.
The media buried it. The Left excused it.
Here’s how soft-on-crime Democrats caused the murder of Iryna Zarutska
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2/ Iryna Zarutska, 23, survived the Russian invasion—only to be killed on Aug 22 in Charlotte, NC.
Her murderer? Decarlos Brown Jr., a homeless man arrested & released 14 times for violent crimes.
Her story? Ignored for 17 days by CNN, NYT, WaPo, NBC, ABC, Reuters.
3/ Democrat Leaders Show “Compassion”… for the Killer
Charlotte’s Democrat Mayor Vi Lyles said:
“We will never arrest our way out of issues such as homelessness and mental health.”
Not a word for Zarutska.
This is what soft-on-crime “compassion” looks like: dead innocents.
4/ Wikipedia editors tried to DELETE her page, claiming “not notable.”
Axios mocked “MAGA influencers” for even raising the issue.
@glennhreynolds nailed it:
“Rabble-rousing is press power. But rabble-snoozing—keeping stories hidden—is far bigger.”
@glennhreynolds 5/ When George Floyd died, wall-to-wall coverage. And cities burned.
When Iryna Zarutska, a white refugee, was murdered by a black repeat offender? Silence.
The same weekend, a beloved Auburn professor was hacked to death with a machete. National media barely touched it.
@glennhreynolds 6/ Don't be a woman anywhere Democrats control!
Trump: “For far too long, Americans have been forced to put up with Democrat-run cities that set loose savage, bloodthirsty criminals to prey on innocent people.”
Catch-and-release policies killed Iryna. And not just her.
@glennhreynolds 7/ Charlotte by the Numbers:
• Crime index: 46 incidents per 1,000 residents
• Violent crime rate: 1 in 134 chance of victimization
• Last Republican mayor? 2009
16 years of Democrat rule → skyrocketing crime, few if any consequences.
@glennhreynolds 8/ Even @piersmorgan & @elonmusk blasted the blackout. Musk called it a hate crime.
He's right.
Meanwhile, legacy outlets delayed for weeks, then buried it under “context.”
This isn’t journalism. It’s narrative control.
@glennhreynolds @piersmorgan @elonmusk 9/ ⚠️ The Bottom Line
• Iryna Zarutska’s blood is on the hands of Democrats who endlessly free violent criminals.
• The Enemedia helped cover it up.
• And the Left wants YOU silenced for even noticing.
America deserves leaders who defend the innocent, not excuse the guilty.
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