Following a new wave of island-wide protests in Cuba over the past several days, there are worrying indicators that the authorities are repeating the repressive tactics they used for decades and also during the crackdown on protesters on 11 July last year, said Amnesty International today.
“In the latest wave of protests that have lasted several days, Cubans are exercising their simple but historically repressed rights to freedom of expression and assembly. Alarmingly, it seems the authorities are repeating the tactics of repression they used last year to detain and silence protesters, hundreds of whom remain in prison,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International.
“The international community must condemn the cycles of repression we are seeing in Cuba in the strongest possible terms. It is unacceptable for authorities to keep intimidating, threatening, detaining, stigmatizing, and attempting to silence anyone who demands necessities like electricity, food, and freedom.”
Since the start of protests in late September, Amnesty International has received reports of on-going internet interference, deployment of police and military, including cadets, to repress the protests, and arbitrary detentions.
Starting on the evening of 29 September, the Cuban authorities appear to have intentionally shut down internet access throughout the country. The internet outage lasted for at least two consecutive nights.
Cuban authorities control the country’s only telecommunication network and have often restricted internet access during politically sensitive times or moments of protests.
Alarmingly, it seems the authorities are repeating the tactics of repression they used last year to detain and silence protesters, hundreds of whom remain in prison.
Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International
Amnesty International has heard that the latest internet outages have made it hard for families to communicate following the passage of hurricane Ian, at a time when many people have had their homes damaged. They have also impacted the ability of independent human rights observers, including Amnesty International, and independent journalists to document the human rights situation in the country. Journalist Luz Escobar told Amnesty International that her internet was cut three nights in a row, impacting her ability to work, and that as of 4 October, several other journalists working at her independent online newspaper, 14 y medio, were without internet.
Amnesty International’s Crisis Evidence Lab has also analysed several videos that did not appear online before these protests. One video which Amnesty International analysed was filmed on Street 41, at the corner of 66 in Havana, Cuba, and appears to show the deployment of plain-clothed military cadets, armed with baseball bats, chanting pro-government slogans, including “I am Fidel.”
Another video, which also first appeared online in the context of the protests, and which is consistent with other videos Amnesty International has verified from the protests, appears to also show cadets with baseball bats chasing and then detaining protesters.
The Cuban authorities have developed a sophisticated machinery for controlling any form of dissent and protest, as previously documented by Amnesty International. While state security officials often carry out surveillance and arbitrary detentions of critics, the Committee for the Defence of the Revolution (local members of the Communist Party who collaborate with state officials and law enforcement agencies) also provide the state with information about, what is considered, “counter-revolutionary activity.” “Acts of repudiation” – demonstrations led by government supporters with the alleged participation of state security officials – are also commonplace and aimed at harassing and intimidating government critics.
While communication with Cuba remains stunted due to internet interference, Justicia J11, a group established following the crackdown on protesters in July 2021 – has reported 26 detentions since 30 September, mostly of young people and artists, 19 of whom they reported remained in detention as of 4 October 2022.
Cuban authorities criminalized nearly all those who participated in the protests in July 2021, including some children, but flatly denied any human rights violations, and placed the blame for the economic situation almost exclusively on the US economic embargo. Similarly, on 2 October 2022, President Díaz-Canel downplayed the widespread nature of the latest protests and suggested that a minority of “counter-revolutionaries” with connections outside Cuba, had carried out “acts of vandalism such as blocking roads or throwing rocks” and would be dealt with with the “force of the law.”
Background
Following the passage of hurricane Ian, the electricity has been cut in multiple parts of the island, adding to the frequent electricity outages in recent months. NASA night-time light data showed a significant decrease in lights between 23 September, before the passing of Ian, and after, on 30 September.
Electricity outages have exacerbated violations of economic and social rights in the country, as in recent months Cubans have had to line up for many hours to buy food and other necessities, in the context of widespread food shortages.
The recent protests have occurred just 14 months after the similar widespread protests on 11 July 2021, which were followed by a crackdown on dissent. Hundreds remain imprisoned for the 11 July protests, including three prisoners of conscience: artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Castillo Pérez, as well as leader of the non-official opposition, José Daniel Ferrer García. Other prisoners of conscience named by Amnesty International at the time were released on the condition of going into exile.
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Journalist Andy Ngo Confirms He Was Chased and Beaten in Portland While Covering Antifa
Journalist Andy Ngo, who has spent years documenting the activities of the anarcho-communist group Antifa, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that he was once again assaulted while he was reporting on protests in Portland, Oregon.
The attack against Ngo occurred on May 28 when the journalist was covering a rally on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Several media outlets reported that a group of protesters pursued and assaulted a man who they believed was Ngo. However, the man’s identity could not be confirmed at the time.
In his account, Ngo, who is the editor-at-large of The Post Millennial, said the assault began shortly before midnight when an Antifa member, who had allegedly assaulted the journalist in 2019, approached him with questions. Ngo said he attempted to avoid speaking with the man and walked away but “a group of masked people in black” began pursuing and surrounding him. One of the protesters pulled down Ngo’s mask and immediately yelled: “That’s Andy. Get him! Get him!”
Ngo recounted how the group chased him through downtown Portland before tackling him to the ground in front of Pioneer Place Mall. His attackers allegedly punched him in his head and face.
“I pleaded for them not to kill me. All the time I could hear the angry cries and footsteps of the mob approaching,” Ngo wrote. . . .
Swedish Parliament Committee Says Government Failed in Pandemic Handling
STOCKHOLM—Sweden’s center-left, minority government failed in several aspects of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, parliament’s constitutional committee said on Thursday.
The government was slow to put in place a testing and tracing system, failed to protect the elderly and there was a lack of clear lines of responsibility between national and local authorities, the committee said. It did not comment on Sweden’s controversial no-lockdown strategy.
“It is … clear that Sweden was not sufficiently prepared before [the pandemic] and we can learn from many of the underlying failures that have been identified,” Hans Ekstrom, deputy chairman of the committee and a Social Democrat lawmaker, told a hearing. . . .
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded June 3, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 43 Seconds
Episode 995 – War Room Live From Freedom Tower … Taking Down America’s Elites By Taking Down the CCP. Guests are: Natalie Winters, John Fredericks, Rabbi Aryeh Spero, Boris Epshteyn, Jack Posobiec.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 2 | Recorded June 3, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 19 Seconds
Episode 996 – Fauci’s Boss … Don’t Forget Francis Collins’ Role in CCP Virus. Guests are: Natalie Winters, Rudy Giuliani.
Bannon’s War Room | Evening Edition | Recorded June 3, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 58 Seconds
Episode 997 – A $10 Trillion Opening Bid … Holding the CCP to Account and Mike Lindell Goes to Court. “They’re attempting to get ahead of the results,” he said. “If you Google the arizona audit right now all the top articles are “Arizona audit is a fraud.’ Guests are: Natalie Winters, Jack Posobiec, Drew Hernandez, Mike Lindell.
June 2, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 50 Minutes 15 Seconds
Thousands of Fauci’s Emails Published; 25 States to End Pandemic Unemployment Aid. Thousands of pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s emails from the early days of the pandemic are published, the Biden administration officially ends the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, and an energy expert predicts that Pennsylvania households might have to spend a thousand dollars more on energy per year if their state joins the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative climate compact.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded June 2, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 59 Seconds
Episode 992 – The Walls Closed In … Dr. Fauci Indicted By His Own Emails. Guests are: Rudy Giuliani, James Calkins, Boris Epshteyn, Dr. Lawrence Sellin.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 2 | Recorded June 2, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 18 Seconds
Episode 993 –The Clever Lies of Covid-19…Dr. Michael Yeadon Exposes Why Governments Lied About Covid. Guests are: Dr. Michael Yeadon, Larry Hetu.
Bannon’s War Room | Evening Edition | Recorded June 2, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 59 Seconds
Episode 994 – Mike Lindell’s New Lawsuit, Doug Mastriano and Audit, and Navarro Unleashes on Fauci. Dr. Peter Navarro reveals the “smoking Howitzer” on Dr. Fauci, an email from Kristian Andersen on Jan. 31, 2020, where Andersen said the virus was “potentially engineered.” Guests are: Dr. Peter Navarro, Mike Lindell, Doug Mastriano.
June 1, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 52 Minutes 45 Seconds
Meat Production Disrupted After JBS Cyberattack; Florida Bans Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports. The White House blames Russia for a cyberattack that shut down a major meat producer. President Joe Biden travels to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to remember riots from over 100 years ago. Florida’s governor says only biological girls can take part in girls’ sports in the state.
Gun sales up 66 percent in California during pandemic: nonprofit
Gun purchases in California skyrocketed since March 2020 — a 66 percent increase from the previous 14 months, according to a report from thetrace.org, a journalism nonprofit.
California residents purchased approximately 920,000 handguns between March 2020 and April 2021, according to estimates from the organization, The Sacramento Bee reported.
Gun sales have been on the rise in California for years, according to the Sacramento Bee, which can mainly attributed to an increase in long gun purchases following mass shootings or before new gun control measures have gone into effect.
During the pandemic, however, handgun sales outpaced that of long guns, the Sacramento Bee noted.
An additional 365,000 handguns were sold during the pandemic lockdowns compared to the previous 14 months, according to the newspaper, while long gun sales only increased by 183,000 over the same time frame.
Of California’s 12 highest months for handgun sales since 2000, eight were during the pandemic, the newspaper reported.
Mexico report suggests child sex abuse ring at some schools
MEXICO CITY — A study published by a children’s rights group in Mexico Monday suggests there has been a disturbing pattern at as many as 18 schools and childcare centers where multiple adult employees allegedly collaborated among themselves and used eerily similar tactics and practices to sexually abuse pupils between the ages of three and seven.
In one case uncovered in 2018, 11 adults at one pre-school allegedly abused 49 children aged between 3 and 5, by inserting water-filled syringes into their bodily orifices, a practice found over and over in other cases.
The “11 offenders are accused of committing the abuse in a coordinated fashion,” according to the report by the civic group Center for The Defense of Children’s Rights. Children were forced to watch adults performing sexual acts or touch or abuse other kids. In many cases, the similar use of disguises or specific staging of the abuse suggested a broader pattern. . .
Va. School District Suspends PE Teacher Who Opposed Transgender Policy. Now, He’s Fighting Back
Last week, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary in Leesburg, Va., dared to speak out against a policy that would require teachers to endorse transgender identity by using female pronouns to refer to male students and vice versa. Less than two days later, the school suspended him pending an investigation and forbade him from setting foot on school property without special permission. A Christian law firm has taken up his case and the situation has sparked a new feud between a local pastor and the local Democratic Party.
“My name is Tanner Cross, and I am speaking out of love for those who suffer with gender dysphoria,” Byron [Tanner] Cross, the PE teacher at Leesburg Elementary, said during the public comment segment of a Loudoun County school board meeting on Tuesday. “Sixty Minutes this past Sunday interviewed over 30 young people who transitioned but they felt led astray because lack of pushback or how easy it was to make physical changes to their bodies in just three months. They are now detransitioning.”
Cross condemned LCPS Policy 8040 and the proposed changes to LCPS Policy 8350, which would require teachers to refer to students by preferred gender pronouns, rather than the pronouns that correspond to a student’s biological sex as male or female. He referenced the 60 Minutes segment on detransitioners in order to highlight the danger of transgender ideology. In pursuit of false gender identities, men and women have permanently mutilated their bodies, only to later reject the transgender identity.
“It’s not my intention to hurt anyone, but there are certain truths that we must face when ready,” Cross insisted. “We condemn school policies like 8040 and 8350 because it would damage children, defile the holy image of God. I love all of my students, but I will never lie to them, regardless of the consequences.” . . .
Cyberattack Hits World’s Largest Meat Processing Company JBS, Production Disrupted
CANBERRA, Australia—Thousands of Australian meat workers had no work for a second day on Tuesday after a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest meat processing company. A government minister said it might be days before production resumes. JBS is also Australia’s largest meat and food processing company, with 47 facilities across the country including abattoirs, feedlots, […]
Moderna applies for full FDA approval of its COVID-19 vaccine
If approved the vaccine will stay on U.S. markets after the pandemic is over.
Florida State University Settles Discrimination Lawsuit With Catholic Student for Almost $100,000
Florida State University (FSU) has reached a settlement with a former student leader who sued the school last year for violating his First Amendment rights.
The settlement came nearly a year after Jack Denton, who is Catholic, was ousted from his position as the student senate president after comments he made in a private text messaging group were made public.
In June 2020, amid the nationwide unrest and debate over racism, Denton advised fellow students in a Catholic Student Union messaging group not to donate to Black Lives Matter, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) or Reclaim the Block, because those organizations “all advocate for things that are explicitly anti-Catholic.”
“BlackLivesMatter.com fosters a ‘queer affirming network,’ and defends trangenderism,” Denton wrote, when asked by a student what exactly he meant by that. “The ACLU defends laws protecting abortion facilities and sued states that restrict access to abortion. Reclaim the Block claims less police will make our communities safer and advocates for cutting [law enforcement] budgets. This is a little less explicit, but I think it’s contrary to the church’s teaching on the common good.” . . .
Highly contagious Indian COVID variant spreading rapidly in the US
The highly contagious COVID-19 variant that first emerged in India is spreading at a rapid rate in the US — and now makes up 7 percent of new cases, data shows.
The dramatic rise of the B.1.617.2 variant comes after it accounted for only 1 percent of new cases stateside at the start of May, according to a report from Outbreak.info.
The data revealed that the variant, which experts suspect is 60 percent more transmissible, reached its high of 7 percent of samples sequenced on May 26.
The World Health Organization last week classified the variant as being one of global concern and requiring heightened tracking and analysis.
“There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility,” Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead on COVID-19, told reporters.
Justices reject Johnson & Johnson appeal of $2B talc verdict
The justices did not comment Tuesday in rejecting Johnson & Johnson’s appeal. The company argued that it was not treated fairly in facing one trial involving 22 cancer sufferers who came from 12 states and different backgrounds.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using Johnson & Johnson talc products.
The justices did not comment Tuesday in rejecting Johnson & Johnson’s appeal. The company argued that it was not treated fairly in facing one trial involving 22 cancer sufferers who came from 12 states and different backgrounds.
A Missouri jury initially awarded the women $4.7 billion, but a state appeals court dropped two women from the suit and reduced the award to $2 billion. The jury found that the company’s talc products contain asbestos and asbestos-laced talc can cause ovarian cancer. The company disputes both points.
Johnson & Johnson, which is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has stopped selling its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, though it remains on the market elsewhere.
But the company faces thousands of lawsuits from women who claim asbestos in the powder caused their cancer. Talc is a mineral similar in structure to asbestos, which is known to cause cancer, and they are sometimes obtained from the same mines. The cosmetics industry in 1976 agreed to make sure its talc products do not contain detectable amounts of asbestos.
The lead attorney for the women during the trial, Mark Lanier, praised the court’s refusal to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal. “This decision sends a clear message to the rich and powerful: You will be held to account when you cause grievous harm under our system of equal justice under law,” Lanier said.
Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh took no part in the court’s action. Alito owns $15,000 to $50,000 in Johnson & Johnson stock. Kavanaugh’s father headed the trade association that lobbied against labeling talc a carcinogen and including a warning label on talc products.
Ethicists contacted by The Associated Press said they did not think E. Edward Kavanaugh’s role required his son to step aside from the case.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded June 1, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 16 Seconds
Episode 989 – Welcome Back to the 1970s … The Worst Case Scenario Biden Economy. “China’s government knows covid-19 is their unrestricted bioweapon,” she said. “China is still using misinformation to cover it up. Guests are: Steve Cortes, Dr. Yan.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 2 | Recorded June 1, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 24 Seconds
Episode 990 – Cornucopia of Corruption … How Bureaucrats Protected Antifa. “That guy is a piece of crap, a piece of garbage,” Covington said. “All he cares about is lining his own pockets and bowing down to China. Guests are: Colby Covington, BG Bill Welch, Jack Posobiec.
Bannon’s War Room | Evening Edition | Recorded June 1, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 59 Seconds
Episode 991 – The Fauci That Didn’t Bark … the Fox Running Fulton County’s Hen House. “This is right out of a Sherlock Holmes novel,” he said. “This is the dog that didn’t bark. There’s thousands of emails out there. None of these emails does Fauci ever ask about the origin of the virus.” Guests are: Peter Navarro, Boris Epshteyn, Garland Favorito, Kevin Freeman.
Apparently, They Knew It All Along | Democrats Decry Voting Machines & Specifically Call Out Georgia | “So much for cybersecurity 101” ~ Democrat Senator Ron Wyden | Video: 2 Minutes 15 Seconds
“Our elections weren’t secure last week. And they sure as heck aren’t secure this week. And anybody who says otherwise is either selling you voting machines or simply has a malicious intent.” ~ Democrat Senator Ron Wyden
Democrat Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar, Kamala Harris in their own words.
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May 31, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 49 Minutes 48 Seconds
Google Sued Over Data Collection; Memorial Day: Veteran Writes Anthem to Inspire and Uplift. America commemorates those who sacrificed for the nation’s freedoms, new documents raise concerns about the way Google collects user location data, and Republican lawmakers are introducing a bill that would prevent American embassies and consulates from flying political flags.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded May 31, 2021 | Video: 46 Minutes 40 Seconds
Episode 987 – The Honored Dead … War Room’s Memorial Day Special Part I. “We literally wouldn’t be here,” O’Donnell said. “Their sacrifice in the Battle of Brooklyn has an incredible importance because the war hung in the balance.” Guests are: Cpt. Maureen Bannon, Patrick K. O’Donnell.
The Unknowns By Sharyl Attkisson | Video 2 Minutes 24 Seconds
On Memorial Day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms. This year, we speak with Arlington Cemetery Historian Timothy Frank, on recognizing a century of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. . .
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The dead we honor: Shakespeare for Memorial Day
Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV, Scene iii), delivered by the young king on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt. . . .
7,300 People Tune in to White House YouTube Channel to Watch 81 Million Vote Recipient Joe Biden Deliver Memorial Day Service Remarks
Joe Biden on Saturday delivered remarks at an annual Memorial Day Service in Delaware.
Biden slurred his way through a 9 minute speech.
“I had a long conversation for two hours recently with President Xi, making it clear to him we could do nothing but speak out for human rights around the world because that’s who we are,” Biden said. “I’ll be meeting with President Putin in a couple weeks in Geneva making it clear that we will not stand by and let him abuse those rights.”
7,300 people tuned in to the White House’s YouTube channel to watch Biden speak.
There was 1,500 “down votes” and 199 “up votes.”
But Joe Biden totally got 81 million votes.
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A Personal Memorial Day Memory: Introducing Loyce Deen of Altus, Oklahoma
Commentary: Pop, the uncle who raised me, carried with him for more than half a century a haunting memory from his time aboard the aircraft carrier Essex in World War II. Anti-aircraft fire had killed a turret gunner during a sortie. Pop, whose job it was to repair and prepare planes for the next mission, went up to inspect the plane as soon as it landed. What he encountered was a gruesome sight: the decapitated body of the turret gunner in a blood-soaked turret.
The captain of the Essex dispatched the ship’s chaplain to ask Pop if the plane could be patched up enough to fly again. Pop’s reply to the captain, via the chaplain/messenger, was, “Yes, but with all this blood in the tropical heat, it will stink to high heaven. I recommend we bury this man in the plane in which he had given his life for his country.” When the chaplain relayed Pop’s message to the captain up on the bridge, the captain turned to Pop and gave him the thumbs-up signal. The subsequent burial at sea was unique. It was the only time during World War II that a still-flightworthy aircraft was used as a coffin. . .
Editorial: This Memorial Day spend time with a veteran and contemplate ways you can help
This editorial was written by the Daily Camera.
Monday is Memorial Day, and the best thing anyone can do, says Gulf War veteran Jason Scott Fearing, is to seek out a veteran and start a real, honest, conversation. It could lead to a lifelong friendship, a greater understanding of humanity, or simply and no less importantly allow one veteran to be heard.
Fearing served for 12 years in the U.S. Army, with 30 deployments, including joining hundreds of thousands of American soldiers — his brothers and sisters — during the early 1990s in Operation Desert Shield followed by Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf.
Fearing, who suffers from long- and short-term memory loss, can recall turning 21 years old during boot camp in Ohio, but his days, weeks and hours in combat are not so clearly remembered. Those awful memories – which can be triggered by any loud noise sounding like mortar fire, he says — have manifested as chronic mental health challenges with associated physical pain from a central nervous system disorder. And what he does remember, he doesn’t wish to talk about.
“I stutter, I struggle to remember what I am talking about sometimes and stop, or I might act weird if something smells like burned meat,” he says. “But my sacrifice was worth it to me. I helped people and did a lot of good things like building infrastructure. Remember Baghdad airport?”
Today, at age 50, life is pretty good, Fearing says. He’s got his best friend, a “super pugle” he calls him, a mix of a pug and a beagle named Buddy Boyd. He collects Hot Wheels and shops for food when he isn’t in too much pain or there isn’t too much snow hampering his wheelchair. It was a long road to get here, with a lot of help from others, he says. . . .
Exclusive — Sen. Tom Cotton on Serving at Arlington Cemetery: If They Sacrificed Their Lives, We Can Sacrifice Time and Comfort for Them
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) recalled his service in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard, while reflecting on the sacrifice of those who died in America’s armed forces ahead of Memorial Day.
Cotton, U.S. Army veteran who served tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq, described the attention to detail involved in the Old Guard’s ceremonial mission of receiving remains of fallen soldiers returned to America and of funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
“We have rulers that are measured down to 1/64th of an inch, which is the standard for most decorations and badges on an Old Guard soldier’s uniform,” Cotton said on Thursday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.
He continued, “That level of discipline and precision and high standards is a reflection of the care that we have for those fallen heroes, and that if they sacrificed their lives for our nation, then surely we can sacrifice a little comfort, a little time to make sure that everything is perfect for them.” . . .
On Memorial Day, We Celebrate Such Men And Women Because They Lived
There’s a serenity about Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery. It is a peaceful place. It’s where I choose to celebrate Memorial Day. . . . It is where they are at rest. Arlington National Cemetery is where I know too many names etched on the white marble headstones. It is 639 acres of ground sanctified by the blood of our nation’s warriors dating back to the Civil War. This ground, and the hundreds of national cemeteries around the country and overseas, is where millions will pause, remember these men and women and take stock of what they fought so bravely to preserve. . . .
28 shot, 2 fatally, over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago
In preparation for the historically violent weekend, the Chicago Police Department canceled days off and put officers on 12-hour shifts while community groups fanned out across the city to draw people out of the line of fire.
Two people have been killed and at least 26 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over Memorial Day weekend.
In preparation for the historically violent weekend, the Chicago Police Department canceled days off and put officers on 12-hour shifts. Meanwhile, community groups fanned out across the city to draw people out of the line of fire.
“This is our city that we love, and there is loss of life, and it should make us weep and roll up our sleeves,” said John Fuder of Chicagoland United in Prayer, whose group is sponsoring prayer marches across the city this weekend. . . .
Exclusive — Rep. Brian Mast on Memorial Day: The Fallen Are ‘Sewn into the Fabric of America’
While reflecting on the purpose of Memorial Day, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) told Breitbart News Americans who lost their lives in armed conflicts are “sewn into the fabric of America.”
Mast, a U.S. Army who served in Afghanistan, joined Thursday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
“There’s a really important reason that we go out there and that we take this time out,” Mast said. “We should be doing it every single, day but I always ask people, ‘Ask yourself, how do you make somebody live on that did something worthy of remembering? How do they live on?’ And the way that they do that is to remember what they did.”
He added, “You don’t just remember what they did. You remember why they did it [and] what to them was was worth fighting for, and take Memorial Day as a day to stop and think about that for a few minutes.” . . .
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 2 | Recorded May 31, 2021 | Video: 46 Minutes 27 Seconds
Episode 988 – The Honored Dead … War Room’s Memorial Day Special Part II. “Their sacrifice in the Battle of Brooklyn has an incredible importance because the war hung in the balance.” Guests are: Cpt. Maureen Bannon, Patrick K. O’Donnell, Joe Kent.
“Justice Clarence Thomas: Created Equal” The Documentary That Recounts Thomas Leaving The Violent Left To A Place Of Peace, In His Own Words | Video: 2 Minutes 9 Seconds
“We were supposed to be revolutionaries. We were for anybody who is kind of in your face. I saw what I had become, lashing out at every single thing. And then I asked God that if you take anger out of my heart I’ll never hate again.” ~ Justice Clarence Thomas
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What Happened To Us On The American Left? | “Justice Clarence Thomas: The Left Is The Enemy Of Free Thought” | Video: 1 Minute 40 Seconds
You cannot live a free life without having your own thoughts. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas makes this poignantly clear. “In my life I had been looking at the wrong people as the people who would be problematic toward me. We were told that, oh, it’s going to be the bigot in the pickup truck, it’s gonna be the klansman, it’s gonna be the rural sheriff. And I’m not saying that there weren’t some of those who were bad. But, it turned out that through all of that ultimately the biggest impediment was the modern day liberal. That they were the ones who would discount all those things because they have one issue or because they have the authority, the power to caricature you.” ~ Justice Clarence Thomas
Bannon’s War Room | Saturday Edition Hour 1 | Recorded May 29, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 26 Seconds
Episode 985 – The American Generals Speak Part II (w/ Gaffney, MG Arbuckle, BG Bolduc, BG Perry). “This is really about the last bastion of Constitutional defense,” he said. “The left is working very very diligently to change what America is, and they can’t have law enforcement, the military standing in the way.” Guests are: Frank Gaffney, MG Joseph Arbuckle, BG Don Bolduc, BG Scott Perry.