THE ONE-MINUTE RUNDOWN:
The media is spinning inside out over Russiagate, also my voice is half gone in this episode so we filmed without a live audience — but it’s still a great episode on Redacted Tonight
Identity Evropa, a white nationalist group, changed their name to American Identity Movement to escape the whole neo-Nazi label they earned by being violent white supremacists — Unicorn Riot exposes them (story below)
I interviewed the editor-in-chief of Consortium News about Julian Assange’s predicament, & I spoke with the director of a direct action organization fighting for democracy in Pennsylvania — this week on Redacted: VIP
Erik Prince, a mercenary/capitalist, has called for 5,000 mercenaries to topple the Venezuelan government — in MintPress News (story below)
Watch this week’s “Viewer Questions” for more news that I think is important & for the chance to win (1) a free copy of Max Blumenthal’s newest book and (2) a copy of my stand-up special — watch Viewer Questions
The activist Ady Barkan is dying from a terminal illness & spending his last years fighting for Medicare For All — on The Intercept (story below)
Did you know marketers are ready to convince you that Homeless Chic is a thing? Late stage capitalism is weird — this and more on my podcast Common Censored with Eleanor Goldfield
I highlighted a viewer opinion from Rebekka from Iceland about the Eurovision Song Contest in this week’s Reader Submissions (story below)
To submit your own (short) news story, opinion, or analysis, email LeeCampLedger@protonmail.com
Watch the first 10 minutes of my comedy special “Not Allowed On American TV” for FREE at LeeCampComedySpecial.com
Chicago & Detroit - You lucky fuckers.
This weekend I’ll be performing along with the amazingly talented poet & singer Eleanor Goldfield & the hilarious Krish Mohan.
It’ll be a lot of fun. New York, I’m coming your way next week.
In other news: The unelected, self-declared U.S.-created “president” of Venezuela decided to try and incite another coup today. Try that in the U.S. and see how long it takes for a Predator Drone to take you out.
Anyway, welcome back to The Ledger. I appreciate your readership.
Rock on,
- Lee
Viewer Questions- Apr 29, 2019
This week on my podcast Common Censored:
The Embassy Protection Collective have occupied the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC for more than two weeks to put a wrench into US regime change efforts
Apparently you can be chic AND homeless - or at least that's what our capitalist media machine would have you believe
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More News Not Allowed On Your Mainstream Media
“Americans of European Heritage Exclusively”: Identity Evropa Front Group Meetings Leaked
Unicorn Riot | Chris Schiano
Identity Evropa, the largest neo-Nazi organization in the United States, recently renamed itself the American Identity Movement. The name change came after reporting by Unicorn Riot exposed over a year of internal chat logs from inside Identity Evropa, leading to journalists and antifascists exposing many of the group’s formerly anonymous members.
Activist Ady Barkan’s Illness Took His Ability to Speak — But He’s Still Testifying at Congress to Pass Medicare for All
The Intercept | Akela Lacy
Ady Barkan is dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive neurodegenerative disease known as ALS. The father, former lawyer, and self-made activist is losing control of his motor functions. Most recently, he lost the ability to speak. But he made the trip from Santa Barbara, California, to Washington, D.C., in order to testify tomorrow at a hearing on Medicare for All at the House of Representatives.
Blackwater Founder Wants The U.S. to Use 5,000 Mercenaries to Topple Maduro And Tear Apart Venezuela
MintPress News | ZeroHedge.com
Erik Prince has pitched a plan around Washington to privatize US coup efforts using his latest Blackwater inspired mercenary empire.
This week in Reader Submissions I am highlighting an opinion on the Eurovision Song Contest being held in Israel this year. It was sent in by Rebekka from Iceland — who thinks Iceland might win this year. I also threw in a song from Tom Morello because he’s a badass.
If you want us to publish an opinion that you have written about a current news story the send it to us at LeeCampLedger@protonmail.com and we’ll check it out.
Watch the first 10 mins of “Not Allowed On American TV” for FREE at LeeCampComedySpecial.com. It is my newest stand-up comedy special and I think you’ll love it.
Keep fighting!
- Lee