Quote of the Day — Elie Wiesel
May 18, 2020
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. — Elie Wiesel
1928–2016
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1928–2016
Eliezer Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928, in the town of Sighet, in the Maramures region of what was then the Kingdom of Romania. He grew up in a close-knit Jewish community where his father, Shlomo, was a shopkeeper respected for his devotion to community service, and his mother, Sarah, came from a family of Hasidic scholars. Young Elie was steeped in Jewish religious tradition, studying the Torah, the Talmud, and the mystical teachings of the Kabbalah from an early age. His was a world of faith, learning, and familial warmth, a world that would be shattered with a…
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Elie Wiesel’s call to action resonated throughout the May 18, 2020 broadcast, in which Mark Baisley exposed how Colorado health officials were falsifying COVID death records, Steve Reiter shared his agonizing 20-day separation from his hospitalized wife under blanket visitor bans, and Lyle Laverty discussed forest management strategies to reduce wildfire impact.
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May 18, 2020
Word of the Day
Falsification
The act of making something false by mutilating, altering, or adding to a document or record; the deliberate misrepresentation of…
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Exposing Falsified COVID Death Counts and Hospital Isolation Policies
Rep. Mark Baisley exposes falsified COVID death records. Steve Reiter on hospital visitor bans. Lyle Laverty discusses wildfire prevention. May 18, 2020.
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