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It has for more than six decades been nothing less than an island prison. Long-suffering Cuban citizens — suppressed, starved, and effectively incarcerated by one of the world’s last surviving communist regimes — have been rendered helpless to offer resistance to a police state perpetually surveilling, detaining, and jailing its citizens for even the faintest hint of dissent.
All one really needs to know about this blight on humanity is that no one is permitted to leave the island — except in dilapidated, unseaworthy rafts hastily assembled by courageous and desperate souls willing to dodge the secret police and brave shark-infested waters to escape — and reach that place of freedom beckoning 90 miles to the north. But what happens when, even in the face of ubiquitous surveillance and the certainty of official retaliation, a revolt grows legs so long and strong that even the totalitarian dictator is forced to consolidate his forces to tamp down the rebellion? Well, incredibly, not dozens or hundreds but thousands of Cubans took to the streets of Havana and 14 other cities across the island nation over the weekend in an unprecedented wave of protests, reportedly over the lack of food and COVID vaccines. Most importantly — and shockingly — the protesters called not for reform but for the downfall of the Marxist dictatorship.
In a nation long since disarmed — the crucial first initiative of communist regimes — the government will as always be able to threaten the protesters with impunity. “Revolutionaries to the street,” said President Miguel Díaz-Canel, successor to the Castro brothers, as the rebellion was rising, “the order for combat has been given.” The state will certainly accelerate its crackdown by jamming the internet, jailing increasing numbers of peaceful protesters, and ginning up fake support — and retaliation — among the proletariat, no doubt in return for the reward of, if not circuses, at least a pittance of bread.
As the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev learned the hard way, once the demand for freedom metastasizes, nothing, ultimately, can stop it. […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker