It’s one of the most arresting of the videos leaked out of Cuba on July 11, the day that tens of thousands of people all over the island took to the streets and spread the word on social media in a massive anti-government protest—the first since Fidel Castro seized power and set up a communist dictatorship in Cuba more than 60 years ago. The video, which can be seen on Instagram, comes from Bejucal, a town of 25,000 nine miles southwest of Havana. The protesters, mostly young people, chant “libertad!” (“liberty!”) over and over in rhythm and raise their fists. Leading them is a young Catholic priest in a black cassock.
Category: Censorship
US Won’t Investigate Governors Who Ordered Nursing Homes to Accept COVID-Positive Residents – Epoch Times
“It is outrageous that the Department of Justice refuses to investigate the deadly ‘must admit’ orders issued by governors in New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan that resulted in the deaths of thousands of senior citizens. Where is the justice for nursing home victims and their grieving families?” he said in a statement. “These deadly orders contradicted the CDC’s guidance, and needlessly endangered the most vulnerable among us to the deadly COVID-19 virus,” he added, referring to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cuban Protestors Are BAD for Democrats | Senator Marsha Blackburn | Huckabee
Senator Marsha Blackburn stated that the Cuban protests are not in the streets because of covid, but over the Cuban communist party’s harsh dealings with them. …They are starving, unemployed, and seeking freedom from the oppression of the communist party in Cuba. …The Biden administration is discouraging Cubans from coming to America, yet they are letting anybody in the southern border. Furthermore, those who come in at our southern border are secretly dispersed to all the states of our country in the dead of night. That is, the Biden administration is shipping illegals to all the states of the continental US, and putting on those states the burden of health care, housing, education…. Therefore, every state is a border state; every town in America is a border town.
Vladimir Lenin Called Them “Useful Idiots”
The term “useful idiots” has been attributed to Lenin, as a description of those mindless people in the Western democracies who would always find ways to excuse whatever the Soviet Union did. Columnist Mona Charen’s new book Useful Idiots shows that such people are still with us. …The founding of the Castro dictatorship in Cuba set the pattern that was followed later in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Grenada. By initially concealing the fact that he was a Communist, and having some non-Communists around him as window dressing, Fidel Castro was able to play the role of a popular liberator, out to end oppression, hold free elections, and do all sorts of good things for “the people.” …Once in power, Castro tolerated no opposition, held no free elections, and established a police state that made the previous dictators look like amateurs. Those who spoke out against what was happening were jailed or executed. So were those who tried to flee the country.
Agenda: Grinding America Down
The 6 minute trailer, Agenda: Grinding America Down, by Curtis Bowers, gives specific tactics the left has been using to transform America into a socialist nation, a precursor to communism. Many supporters of leftist dogma are being duped to aid in this transformation – duped, because if they knew what was coming they would be opposing it. If you are not current on the leftist tactics playing out all around you in America, then please watch this trailer.
On a Collision Course With National Disaster – Epoch Times Commentary
The administration is creating total societal chaos, fomenting disorder, and undermining the rule of law at every turn. As the first duty of government is to protect and defend its citizens, we might be alarmed to consider that the administration is engaged in a multipronged strategy to do the opposite. It is shrinking our military, which defends against foreign threats. It is at war with law enforcement, which ensures domestic tranquility, and it is destroying our southern border. It is systematically destroying our liberty and prosperity. …While our Democrat-controlled cities are descending into craven crime centers, much of the Democratic Party is doubling down on the police-bashing-and-defunding policies that created this anarchy….
Why the Ruling Class Makes 2020 Election Skeptics Potential Domestic Terrorists – Epoch Times
If you still have questions about the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, you are not only a bigot, but you might be a domestic terrorist. President Joe Biden and his Democrat colleagues have made the former clear in their rhetoric, and the like-minded Justice Department in its actions; Biden’s national security and intelligence apparatus has made the latter clear in its strategy to counter domestic terror. “Newer sociopolitical developments–such as narratives of fraud in the recent general election,” reads the strategy, “… will almost certainly spur some DVEs [domestic violent extremists] to try to engage in violence this year,” excerpting from the intelligence community’s March 2021 threat assessment.
Arizona State Troopers Release 17 Illegal Aliens After ICE Declines to Take Custody – Epoch Times
…Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey also responded on Twitter with a scathing rebuke of the Biden administration, saying it “needs to get its head out of the sand when it comes to the crisis at our border.” “This administration is asleep at the switch, and their total lack of action is having real consequences here in the state of Arizona,” he said. “I’ve met with our Border Patrol and they need help, and they need the support of the administration.” Ducey called for the National Guard to be deployed to the Arizona border. ICE didn’t respond by press time to an Epoch Times query about why it declined to take the 17 aliens into custody.
ICE Agents, Sheriffs Sue Biden Admin Over ‘Unlawful’ Deportation Policy: Epoch Times
“The relief we are seeking is that the court order ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to simply follow the law,” lead attorney Kris Kobach said after filing the suit at the Galveston federal courthouse on July 1. “To follow the specific laws … that require them to detain and deport certain illegal aliens.”
The lawsuit (pdf) alleges that “many extremely dangerous illegal aliens who would have been detained prior to the February 18 Memorandum are now not being detained—against the wishes of the ICE officers seeking to detain them, and in violation of federal statutes requiring their detention and/or removal.” …DHS directed ICE officers to focus on only three priority groups of illegal immigrants, including national security threats, such as known or suspected terrorists; those who crossed the border illegally after Nov. 1, 2020; and public safety threats who are convicted of aggravated felonies or gang members. Part of ICE’s job is to track down and remove the 672,000 fugitives who have been ordered removed by a federal immigration judge but are still in the United States. …ICE officers requested approval to place a detainer on the illegal alien, in order to gain custody once he was released from local custody. ICE management denied the request, according to the lawsuit.
What the Media Don’t Tell You About Biden’s Illegal Immigration Crisis | Larry Elder
Once upon a time, President Joe Biden put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the border crisis—what the Biden administration is calling a “challenge.” Back during the Democratic presidential debates, Biden said he would make sure a surge would happen at the border. As of today, Border Patrol has intercepted nearly 180,000 people trying to illegally cross the border, not to mention the many others who got away. Meanwhile, the mayor of Del Rio, Texas, is pleading with the Biden administration to put a halt to releasing immigrants in their city, saying they don’t have the resources to house and accommodate migrants. In this episode, Larry suggests that this crisis would have ended yesterday if illegal aliens-turned-citizens-turned-voters pulled the lever overwhelmingly for Republicans.