Scrolling through the feed on LinkedIn I came across this photo showing the Catholic Dioceses with the largest rise in converts. The Altoona-Johnstown Diocese reports an 84% increase in converts to the faith. Could this increase in converts be an example of a Pope Leo XIV effect? He is the first Pope to be bornContinue reading “Pope Leo XIV Effect?”
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Moshannon Valley ICE March and Rally
Starting on April 5, the group Frontline Dignity sponsored a march from the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) office in Pittsburgh to the Moshannon Valley ICE Detention Center near Phillipsburg, PA. On Sunday, April 12, the group reached the facility and held a rally to raise awareness of the abuses in the detention centers. IceContinue reading “Moshannon Valley ICE March and Rally”
Johnstown’s Third No Kings Day was a Smash
Nancy Coleman wrote this piece on Johnstown’s third No Kings rally on March 28. I was unable to attend. Several hundred like-minded people from Johnstown and surrounding areas assembled once again at Johnstown’s Haynes and Bedford streets Saturday, March 28, for the third No Kings Day demonstration organized by indivisible. The graveled area under theContinue reading “Johnstown’s Third No Kings Day was a Smash”
MAGA Revolt over Iran War?
Many liberal pundits often predict that Trump’s MAGA followers will desert him every time he breaks one of his campaign promises. Except for the Epstein files, these predictions have not come to fruition. The latest prediction of a MAGA revolt is over Trump’s Iran war, which began on February 27. The polls so far tellContinue reading “MAGA Revolt over Iran War? “
Paul Ricci and the Epstein Files
The Epstein files are like our generation’s Pentagon Papers. One can go to the Department of Justice’s website to query the files. Donald Trump’s name appears in 1,747 documents in the database. Jon Stewart, in the video above, explained how his name appears in the files. Out of curiosity I entered the name Paul RicciContinue reading “Paul Ricci and the Epstein Files”
Local Agencies Collaborating with ICE
Yesterday I first heard the term 287(g). It is a program where local law enforcement agencies agree to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). I was able to download a list of local agencies collaborating with ICE. Fifty-one 287(g) agencies/municipalities are collaborating with ICE. Of these 23 are in the Alleghenies. A list ofContinue reading “Local Agencies Collaborating with ICE”
Anti-Ice Protest in Johnstown
Larry Blalock covered an anti-ICE protest in Johnstown Saturday, Jan. 10, in front of State Rep. Jim Rigby’s office on Ferndale Avenue. Nearly 40 demonstrators carried signs in a hastily-scheduled rally to take a strong stand against a murder committed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Renee Nicole Good, 37, of Minneapolis wasContinue reading “Anti-Ice Protest in Johnstown “
Why Trump’s War on Statistics Matters
I am a longtime reader of The Nation Magazine. Recently, I came across an article by Eric Reinhart in the magazine titled Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth. It details how the Trump Administration’s firings of scientists and statisticians at the CDC and other agencies are really cover for their misdeeds. In the article, ReinhartContinue reading “Why Trump’s War on Statistics Matters”
No Kings Rally Part 2
Yesterdays No Kings Rally Part 2 had an amazing turnout. Between 300 and 500 people turned out to voice their frustration with the Trump administration. The video I took of the event can be seen below. People came to the rally from as far away as Bedford, PA. Some were afraid to be interviewed. TheContinue reading “No Kings Rally Part 2”
No Kings In America
Denise Miller wrote this poem titled No Kings in America on her Substack about the No Kings Rally on June 14. It is reprinted here with permission. There will be No Kings Protests on October 18 throughout the U.S. as well as Johnstown. An unapologetic protest poem about power, truth, and the fight to reclaimContinue reading “No Kings In America”