• Film & Television,  History,  Politics,  Resistance

    A Night at the Garden: A Frightening American Nazi Rally in 1939

    American Nazi rally in New York City, 1939

    American Nazi Rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1939 The German-American Bund decided to hold a large Nazi rally on February 20, 1939. It was designated on the sign outside as a “Pro American Rally.” Here is a poster for the rally: There were many thousands of Anti-Nazi protesters outside Madison Square Garden. Now they would be known as ANTIFA. Field of Vision released this startling documentary in 2017. It is frightening seeing so many Americans doing the Nazi salute in 1939. Were some of them true believers? Did some of them change their minds later after Germany invaded country after country? Several months later, on September 1,…

  • Politics,  Resistance

    John Oliver On A Terrifying Second Trump Term Using Project 2025

    Second Trump Term John Oliver

    John Oliver: Trump and Project 2025 This episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver was produced when Joe Biden was still the presumptive Democratic candidate for the Presidency. Since then, Kamala Harris has become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. This is an absolutely AMAZING video. Oliver is able to take us through the terrifying reality of a possible second Trump term utilizing Project 2025 but always does it with his unique sense of humor. It’s just brilliant. This video has almost 10,000,000 views. Project 2025, Explained The ACLU explains just how dangerous Project 2025 would be: Project 2025 is a federal policy agenda and blueprint…

  • History,  Politics,  Resistance

    Hamilton Broadway Cast Presents A Wonderful and Amazing Song About The Election of 2024!

    Sign for Hamilton on Broadway, New York The Election of 2024

    The Election of 1800 Performed By the Hamilton Cast This is an important song from the second act of the legendary Broadway show “Hamilton.” The real election of 1800 was a very important event in American history, and it was so intense that it is sometimes referred to as The Revolution of 1800. The producers and writers of Hamilton decided to get out the vote by rewriting the lyrics of the show for the 2024 Presidential election – the most important election in modern history. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music for the groundbreaking show, is also serves as the Co-Chair of When We All Vote. The Election of 2024…

  • Book Reviews,  Politics,  Resistance

    A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell (2019) | Book Review

    American spy: A Woman Of No Importance Book Cover

    A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell Genres: Biography, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2019 Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon American spy: In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.” The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill’s “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” She became the first Allied woman deployed behind enemy lines and–despite her prosthetic leg–helped to light the flame of the French Resistance, revolutionizing secret warfare as we…

  • Journalism,  Politics,  Publishing,  Writing

    I Stand With Evan Gershkovich

    Typewriter Evan Gershkovich

    I Stand With Evan Gershkovich Over one year ago Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was arrested and imprisoned in Russia. The Russians claim that Gershkovich was a “spy.” He could face up to twenty years in a Russian prison. He will stand trial on June 26th. As the Committee to Protect Journalists writes: The start of Gershkovich’s trial comes after he has already spent more than 14 months behind bars for no other reason than his work as a journalist,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Russian authorities must immediately release Gershkovich, drop all charges against him, and stop prosecuting members of…