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by Dale Maharidge, excerpted with permission from Unnamed Press, copyright 2021 by Dale Maharidge.
On Jan. 14, 1940, the FBI arrested 17 members of the Christian Front on charges of plotting to overthrow the U.S. government. Twelve U.S. congressmen were “marked for death,” said FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, for operating “a secret organization which specialized in training men for the projected revolution.” Two of the 17 were U.S. military reservists; one was a national guardsman. Of those not charged, the Anti-Nazi League identified 27 New York City policemen who were members.
OANN and Newsmax – two fledgling cable networks trying to outflank Fox News on the right – produced an almost daily drumbeat of stories and headlines seemingly designed to sow doubt about the integrity of the presidential election, and to encourage the fantasy that Trump was the real winner.
Billionaire businessman and founder of TD Ameritrade Joe Ricketts is launching a new national outlet to deliver news “without opinion or bias,” a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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(Reuters) - Billionaire businessman and founder of TD Ameritrade Joe Ricketts is launching a new national outlet to deliver news “without opinion or bias,” a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The news of the venture was first reported by the Omaha World-Herald here, which describes Joe Ricketts as a leading funder of national conservative causes. The Center for Responsive Politics has listed him as a Republican megadonor.
The news outlet, called Straight Arrow News, will be based in Omaha, Nebraska, and is expected to launch this year, according to the spokesperson.
“The name speaks to the company’s mission of being a trustworthy source of news and information – a straight arrow that hits the bullseye,” Joe Ricketts said through a spokesperson.