Massacre at the Mine

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A tense miners’ strike escalated to violence on April 20, 1914 at a Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Mine in Las Animas County, involving Colorado National Guard raiding a camp of striking coal miners.

Today, the Ludlow Massacre is widely recognized as a pivotal turning point in the struggle for workers’ rights in the United States.

Miners and their families had previously been evicted from their homes after CF&I rejected the miners’ requests for hourly pay, collective bargaining rights, and safer working conditions. CF&I’s rejection of the miners’ demands led to the strike, and workers and their families were forced to create a tent colony in Ludlow.

CF&I was one of the most powerful mining companies during the period, with 7,000 workers and control of nearly 70,000 acres of land. The company was also one of the worst violators of existing mine safety rules, according to the National Park Service (NPS).

The strike came to a breaking point when Colorado National Guardsmen were mobilized in an effort to break the strike and attacked the Ludlow Tent Colony. A gun battle between the miners and company guards and Colorado National Guardsmen broke out. When miners fled to the hills, the militia led a raid that ended in the burning of the camp. Tragically, this resulted in the deaths of 13 women and children who were trapped in a hiding place in a tent cellar.

In total, 21 people were killed in the massacre.

The Ludlow Massacre triggered 10 days of ongoing conflict in Colorado as miners attacked a series of mines on a 40-mile stretch between Trinidad and Walsenburg. According to a previous article from The Gazette, more than 70 people died in conflicts along the Front Range between 1913 and 1914 in what is now known as the Colorado Coalfield War.

The public outcry that followed the massacre spurred Congress into action, leading the House Committee to launch an investigation into the tragedy. Their 1915 report helped drive the adoption of child labor laws and the enforcement of the eight-hour workday.

According to NPS, the landscape where the tent colony was located is designated as a National Historic Landmark.

The Ludlow Massacre Memorial was vandalized in 2003 and later repaired in 2005. The United Mine Workers of America established the memorial, which invites visitors to walk down the stairs to where the women and children were found.

Today, the Ludlow Massacre represents a pivotal moment that helped to reshape workers’ rights in the U.S.

SOURCE: DENVERGAZETTE.COM

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  3. “IRGC Terrorist Reportedly Seized Control of Iran’s Decision Making”

    By M Dowling – April 19, 2026

    “IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi has reportedly seized control of Iran’s military and political decision-making. The Institute for the Study of War reports that IRGC Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle have secured at least temporary control over Iran’s military response and its political decision-making.

    This confirms what the world watched in real time. Foreign Minister Araghchi announced the Strait was open, and Vahidi canceled it. He fired on oil tankers and called Araghchi an “idiot” on state media.

    The diplomats have been sidelined. The IRGC is running the show. And Vahidi is now the one making calls on war and peace. A wanted terrorist is running the country, and there never was a civilian government. Ahmad Vahidi is a bad actor. He is wanted for terrorism around the world.

    IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi

    The current murder-suicidal death spiral by the IRGC is his deliberate policy. He was reportedly killed but was appointed in charge of the IRGC. Allegedly, he is calling the shots, and is obviously not dead. As the commander of the regime’s primary military and ideological body, Vahidi is not only directing war efforts but also central to maintaining internal coercion. He is the IRGC thug who has brutalized the people.

    The EU imposed parallel sanctions in 2022 for the use of live ammunition and the arbitrary detention of protesters and journalists.

    He was sanctioned by Washington and the EU. INTERPOL has a red notice on him for his role in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina that killed 85 people. A Quds Force commander from 1988 to 1998, he is also linked to the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing that killed 241 U.S. service members, the 1996 Khobar Towers attack, and a 2008 embassy attack in Yemen.”

    https://www.independentsentinel.com/irgc-terrorist-reportedly-seized-control-of-irans-decision-making/

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  4. “Military is the Only Way”

    Clandestine, Apr 20, 2026

    “The situation in Iran has made me more confident than ever that the prosecution of Deep State actors will be handled by the US Military, not the DOJ.

    If we find evidence that the Obama admin wittingly aided Iran in their pursuit of nuclear weapons, the entire ballgame changes. Providing weapons of mass destruction to a radical Islamic terrorist regime, while we as a nation are still technically in a state of war since 9/11… that’s not just aiding and abetting our enemies, aka treason, it’s a direct threat to NATSEC and an act of war against the United States. (See below, 10 USC Section 903b. Article 103b.)

    Anyone involved could be labeled as an “unlawful enemy combatant” and tried as a terrorist via military tribunal, which would completely circumvent the DOJ, and would be subject to death.

    This is why the enriched uranium, or “nuclear dust” as Trump calls it, is so important. The uranium holds a nuclear fingerprint that will be traced to its origin, and obviously Trump and the US MIL know where that trail ends (Uranium One).

    So for those groaning about Pam Bondi, the DOJ, FBI, “where are the arrests”, etc., you have been looking in the wrong spot. The Military is the avenue for justice against Deep State actors, the uranium in Iran is the smoking gun, and Trump is about to secure it.”

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  9. look at THIS BULLSHIT!!!

    JUST IN: Senate Majority Leader John Thune has reportedly REFUSED to commit to getting back on the SAVE America Act after budget and FISA are handled later this week

    Thune says we may have “other pressing stuff” that’s more important than election integrity, per Punchbowl

    “If we don’t have other pressing stuff in front of us that has to get done…then we’ll see about getting that going.”

    WHAT ON EARTH?!

    So the Senate could just keep POSTPONING this bill until it’s too late.

    Rep. Tim Burchett called it.

    Let @BasedMikeLee
    surge support on the floor and just NUKE THE FILIBUSTER.

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  10. “Whatever you do, ‘Your Honor,’ stay the fuck away from Yankees Stadium…

    New York, NY – The New York Mets have lost 11 consecutive games since an April 9 visit by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Citi Field, a skid that has fueled viral fan jokes about a so-called “curse” despite the team’s sharp offensive struggles.

    The losing streak began the same night Mamdani appeared at Citi Field, where he met Mr. and Mrs. Met, posed for photos, and briefly wore the mascot’s signature hat before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks that ended in a 7-1 loss.

    One former Major Leaguer who has no love for the New York Mets or Mayor Mamdani is former Atlanta Braves hurler, John Rocker. “The Mets are 0-11 since their stupid mascots hugged the muslim mayor. KARMA IS A BITCH,” Rocker said.”

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  13. not everyone loves the data centers. this man makes wonderful points.

    FTA

    The growing anger over the AI industry’s obsession with building massive and resource-intensive data centers across the country is as palpable than ever.

    A recent survey by the Pew Research Center highlighted widespread public concern over the facilities’ environmental harms, effects on home energy costs, and the quality of life of nearby residents.

    These concerns do seem justified. Experts have found that data centers can spike local electricity prices, generate copious amounts of greenhouse gases, and place a major strain on freshwater resources.

    Now, a self-described content creator and digital artist named Will Hollingsworth who spoke up during a city council meeting in Ravenna, Ohio — a small town of 11,000 residents — is turning heads with his passionate argument against data centers. The council’s chambers became overwhelmed with a crowd of almost 100 people during the April 10 meeting, which hosted a debate over a proposed 12-month moratorium on data center construction in the area inspired by a nearby community’s own moratorium.

    Hollingsworth’s four-minute speech perfectly summarizes why the backlash is starting to reach a tipping point, as more politicians are calling for a moratorium on new construction.

    “These facilities can use millions of gallons of water per day,” he said, as seen in a video that went viral over the weekend. “We are being asked to drain our reservoirs so a chatbot can write a poem or so our sheriff can generate a picture of himself standing next to Bigfoot,” he added, picking up laughter in the room.

    Hollingsworth said that he used to rely on AI at his job overseeing video content production at a mattress company, making his point of view particularly noteworthy. He explained that he used to feed AI image generating app Midjourney “prompts to create the perfect commercial, training the very machine that would eventually replace me as three months later they would lay me off.”

    Now he’s become a foe of the tech, he said.

    “They want us to trust a trillion dollar industry that tells us with a straight face that they can suck five million gallons of water out of our ground a day,” Hollingsworth argued, to “use it as a liquid heat sink, and return it to our rivers without a single consequence.”

    Yet the water “does not stay in the loop,” he explained, but “evaporates into the sky by millions of gallons,” while AI companies downplay the amount of “forever chemical runoff” which is used to “bleed the lines to remove toxic sludge.”

    “They say the water is filled once and recycled forever,” Hollingsworth said. “In a laboratory, that might be true. But we aren’t living in a laboratory. We’re living in Ohio.”

    The content creator also pointed out how few jobs these data centers could offer, despite being a massive strain on resources.

    “A big employer who uses the water of 50,000 people… which only hires about ten people is not an employer,” Hollingsworth said. “They are an extraction.”

    “I am not a cynic when it comes to technology,” he concluded. “I am a believer in community. I believe that a drop of clean water for a Ravenna child is worth more than a billion AI generated images. Let us choose the child.”

    His powerful speech clearly struck a chord. Beyond the assembled committee voting for a one-year moratorium on all new data centers in the area, other netizens lauded him for speaking up.

    “There it is right there,” one Reddit user wrote. “Lies, lies and more lies from megacorps invested up to their eyeballs in having just a few people in government believe them.”

    “God damn that was good,” another user wrote. “Seriously this should be used as a script in every county these corporations are hustling.”

    The fight is far from over. Ravenna is only one of several locations across the state being eyed for data center expansion projects. And plenty of other battles are being fought in other parts of the country as well, as the anger continues to grow.

    Just earlier this week, voters in a small town outside of St. Louis, Missouri, were furious after city council approved a $6 billion data center. As Politico reports, local residents showed up in droves, successfully unseating four incumbents mere days later.

    “I do hope other towns stand up and speak out like I did,” Hollingsworth later argued in a comment on Reddit. “I know I’m not the only good orator here in the country, maybe this will inspire a wave of political action!”

    https://futurism.com/future-society/city-council-meeting-case-against-data-center

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  14. This is very good news!

    Breaking: Grassroots Opposition Sinks Bill to Limit Local Control Over Cell Towers — for Now

    After facing opposition from local governments and health freedom advocates, and failing to garner enough support from Republican representatives, the House Committee on Rules postponed today’s scheduled vote on a bill intended to strip local governments of the authority to reject the installation of unwanted cell towers near homes, schools and parks in their communities.

    by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., April 20, 2026

    Capitol Building and cell tower

    excerpt: “Federal lawmakers today delayed voting on a bill that would have largely stripped local governments of the authority to reject the installation of unwanted cell towers near homes, schools and parks in their communities.

    After facing opposition from local governments and health freedom advocates, and failing to garner enough support from Republican representatives, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules postponed today’s scheduled vote on H.R. 2289, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025.

    The proposed bill included language stating that local governments “may not deny, and shall approve” applications for most cell towers and antennas. The bill would have allowed antennas to be installed on practically any structure, including homes, schools and utility poles, overriding local zoning laws.

    Miriam Eckenfels, director of the Children’s Health Defense (CHD) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless Program, credited “grassroots advocacy groups, local governments, and MAHA leaders” with helping to pause the bill.

    A Rules Committee vote is largely procedural. The committee can reconsider the bill and prepare for a floor vote, but legislative experts told The Defender that without sufficient Republican support, the bill is unlikely to proceed in the Republican-led House.

    “We sincerely hope they will abandon this misguided effort for good and work with their constituents on finding a way forward that works for all. Stripping away local control and individual rights to hand more power to big industry will never be an acceptable solution,” Eckenfels said.

    Jake Sherman, founder of Punchbowl News, first broke the news in a post on X earlier today.

    CHD opposed the bill, along with MAHA Action and a coalition of health freedom advocates and organizations representing local government, including the National Association of Counties, the United States Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities and the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors…..”

    https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cell-towers-bill-limit-local-control-grassroots-opposition/

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  16. Just The News: “Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Monday became the first member of Congress to introduce legislation to repudiate the 2019 Democrat-led House vote to impeach Donald Trump, declaring evidence newly declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard showed the vote to remove the president more than six years ago “lacks legitimacy.”

    Scott’s move came after Just the News reported a week ago that documents declassified by Gabbard showed Congress and Trump’s legal team were kept from evidence showing the whistleblower whose allegations about Ukraine policy prompted the impeachment had the “potential for bias,” misled investigators in his first report and only had hearsay evidence tp back up his allegations

    Scott’s resolution asks the Senate to consider “condemning the handling of the 2019 Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint, calling for the Department of Justice to initiate an investigation and prosecution of the matter, and declaring the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by the House of Representatives lacks legitimacy.”

    The resolution said the House vote to impeach Trump in December 2019 “was predicated on a concealed and deficient complaint, lacks legitimacy and the facts and circumstances upon which Articles of Impeachment were based neither met the burden of proving that President Trump committed ‘High Crimes and Misdemeanors.’’

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