The Morning Brew: Orange Man Responsible for Cuban Unrest as Burgundy and Gold Dis-Honors Native Americans
Happy Tuesday!
What else can we do, but show off some Cuban coffee beans with todayβs Brew?
And offer our prayers for those seeking freedom in Cuba.
Guess Whoβs to Blame for Cuba Being a Mess? You Guessed It, Trump
For 62 years, Cuba has been under the brutal thumb of a communist dictatorship. An economic system that guarantees ruin. Throw in massive corruption. But whoβs to blame for Cuba being a mess? The generations of troubles that launched Cubans into the streets Sunday?
Yes, former President Donald Trump. (Donβt worry, 45. Tomorrow itβll be climate change.)
Nobody told the protesters, since theyβre waving American flags and calling for freedom and liberty. But yeah, blame Orange Man Bad because he put sanctions back on that imprisoned state. At least thatβs the story according to Cubaβs president, Obama lackey Ben Rhodes and the folks at CBS News. And of course, CNN.
Hammer-and-Sickle Wearing Press Secretary Blames “Economic Mismanagement,” Not Communism
White House press secretary Jen Psaki was hammered Monday for blaming βeconomic mismanagement,β rather than communism or socialism for Cubaβs woes and Sundayβs βspontaneous demonstrations.β Psaki did throw in βrepressionβ as a reason for unrest. So we canβt be toooo critical.
On the other hand, hereβs Psaki during her days in the Obama Administration cheerfully sporting the hammer-and-sickle. It was a gift, her defenders were quick to say. So what? Unless her ears were in danger of frostbite.
Hereβs Jen Psaki hugging Russia's Foreign Minister and Russiaβs chief foreign affairs propagandist while wearing a pink hammer and sickle hat pic.twitter.com/WMJytaxd7J
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) November 30, 2020
Trump released a statement on the situation in Cuba. βI stand with the Cuban people 100% in their fight for freedom,β he said in part. βThe Government must let them speak and be free! Joe Biden MUST stand up to the Communist regime or history will remember. The Cuban people deserve freedom and human rights. THEY ARE NOT AFRAID!β
FBI Asking Citizens to Rat on Family and Friends
Quick quiz: How do you spell FBI? Answer: KGB. (Or at least itβs getting to look that way.)
Remember how bad it was when friends would defriend you on Facebook and family members would make holiday meals a misery over your political beliefs? Thanks to the FBI, things could be getting worse.
In a move the Ghost of Fidel Castro couldnβt applaud more, the FBI over the weekend urged Americans to rat out their own family and friends.
Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence. Help prevent homegrown violent extremism. Visit https://t.co/bql36iSbig to learn how to spot suspicious behaviors and report them to the #FBI. #NatSec pic.twitter.com/ZwJp5h5bWD
— FBI (@FBI) July 11, 2021
Remember what the Biden FBI now considers βextremism.β No, not ANTIFA, or BLM. They donβt even seem to care much about jihadists. βExtremistsβ are now people who fly the flag, believe in our Founding principles and openly declare the November election was stolen.
The November 2020 election, that is. You are still free to gripe about the November 2016 election without worry the FBI will burst down your door at 5 am.
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Wait! The LEGOS Kit for the US Capitol Was Still in the Box?! DOJ Makes Correction.
Speaking of insurrectionists, last week we told you about the January 6 suspect who the DOJ said had a fully-constructed LEGO model of the U.S. Capitol in his house. The implication being he was using it to help plan this βinsurrectionβ on January 6. Turns out the DOJ was wrong. The model had not been constructed. The DOJ now says the LEGOS were still in the box.
Amazingly, but not surprisingly, a Google search still (as of late Monday afternoon) features only the original MSM stories.
Washington Football Teamβs New Name Wonβt Honor Native Americans
Call βem the Washington Wokes. The βWashington Football Teamβ announced Monday that the new name for the team will have no connection to Native Americans. Team president Jason Wright said in a statement the consensus after talking with “many communities” was to move the team identity and imagery in an entirely new direction.
βWarriors,β which was a favorite option of fans, has officially been eliminated. Said Wright, βSuch an embrace of potentially Native-adjacent iconography and imagery would not represent a clear departure that many communities have so forcefully advocated for us to embrace.β
(Who talks like that in football?) Wright says the new name, set to be announced early in 2022, will not be offensive to anybody. How naive.
So, to be clear, Washington has cancelled a name originally given to honor Native Americans β Redskins β to appease woke liberals and a small percentage of Native Americans who didnβt like the name. Now, they’re going out of their way to avoid honoring Native Americans. How aren’t Native Americans the ones losing in all this?
However, there is some good news: The Washington Whatevers will be keeping the traditional burgundy and gold.
Then again: You know how many indigenous peoples have suffered at the hands of imperialists searching for gold? While Burgundy is a region of France. And of course, anything that reeks of Western Europe is, by definition, racist.
Across The Stream
Have you caught up on your Zβs? Yesterday we had John Zmirakβs βWhite Fear, Part I.β
And just up this morning, heβs back with βCuban Protests for Freedom Caused by ‘Climate Change.’ A Villanelle from Hell.β Yes, he has written a poem for you! (According to poets.org, βThe villanelle is a highly structured poem made up of five tercets followed by a quatrain, with two repeating rhymes and two refrains.)
Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author, with John Zmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl at Gab, Parler, MeWe and now GETTR.