CIVIC CENTER
Pelham Parkway
Neighborhood
Association
BY STEVEN GLOSSER
Please join us when the Pelham
Parkway Neighborhood
Association has its monthly
community meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. at our new
location 2134 Barnes Ave., on
the corner of Barnes and Lydig
avenues.
We will welcome special
guest new City Council Member
Marjorie Velázquez. This is
your opportunity to bring your
community issues, questions
and concerns to the meeting. Involvement
from the community
is essential to having a safe,
clean and graffi ti-free neighborhood.
It’s time to get involved
in your community and stay
involved. Your problems get
addressed and action is taken.
Show up and speak up!
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. January
20, 2020. Photo by REUTERS/Sam Wolfe
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BY FRANK VERNUCCIO
The nation owes a debt to
former Congressional Representative
Tulsi Gabbard, who
as a Democrat and a woman
evaded the massive power of
Progressive media would-be
censors and issued a muchneeded
warning about the
growing authoritarianism of
the Biden administration.
Appearing on Fox News,
Gabbard, who ran in the Democratic
Party’s 2020 Presidential
Primaries, stated:
“…one of the most disturbing
things that I see … is …
how President Joe Biden has
his attorney general targeting
Americans as domestic
terrorists for being, quote, unquote,
‘anti-authority.’” And
what is so extremely dangerous
about this … is that the
president of the United States
is the authority …And so, if
our president is targeting
Americans for being, quote,
unquote, ‘anti-authority,’
what they’re really saying is
you are an enemy of the state
if you are against the president
or his policies. This is
the foundation of authoritarianism.
And it’s — the message
that is received by people
at home is if you’re going
to target me for being against
your policies as the president,
there will be consequences,
and therefore what are people
to do? Shut up, step back, and
fall in line. And this — this
is unacceptable in our democracy
and must not go unchecked.”
Defying the authoritarian
Progressive domination
of the Democrat Party and its
subservient media outlets has
made Gabbard a vital voice in
the national discussion about
the overwhelming dangers of
the Biden administration’s
budding attempt to criminalize
political opposition by labelling
it as terrorism, while
at the same time failing to
respond to the very real dangers
from the tyrannical leadership
of China, Russia and
Iran. Gabbard sharply criticized
Biden’s inexplicable
action of ending America’s
Keystone XL pipeline, while
at the same time endorsing
Russia’s Nord Stream equivalent.
Ending U.S. energy independence
has done much
more than simply cause massive
domestic infl ation. It has
dramatically increased Moscow’s
fi nancial ability to fund
its military and engage in
aggression. Signifi cant question
must be raised about
Biden’s reluctance to do more
than merely discuss sanctions
against Putin’s regime
in response to the planned invasion
of Ukraine. That same
strategy utterly failed to deter
the Kremlin’s takeover of
Crimea during the Obama-
Biden regime. Serious questions
must be raised about
whether the Biden family’s
fi nancial profi ting from dealings
with Chinese and Russian
interests have infl uenced
his policies. Unfortunately,
a politicized Justice Department
will not fairly investigate
that probability. Biden
is further protected by a supportive
media which does its
best to ignore that reality and
label anyone who discusses it
a conspiracy theorist.
Underlying much of the
growing concern over the
trend towards authoritarianism
by the Biden administration,
Speaker Pelosi and Sen.
Schumer, is the push to end
safeguards on elections.
America’s saving grace is
the sanctity of the ballot box.
No matter how much power
an occupant of the White
House has accumulated,
the ability of the people to
vote him out of offi ce always
serves as a powerful check.
Now, that is being challenged
by legislation that would allow
unscrupulous politicians
(without fear of exposure by
the media or prosecution by
the politicized Justice Department)
to engage in tactics
such as unverifi ed mail-in
ballots, same day registration,
ballot harvesting, and
prohibiting the checking of
ID. Individual states who are
repelled by these illicit practices
would be prevented from
taking action by measures
which, in defi ance of the Constitution,
federalize election
practices.
Biden, Pelosi and Schumer
are seasoned politicians who
fully realize how bad the polls
are for them. The president’s
dismal 39% approval rating
and Congress’ even worse
21% approval rating clearly
portend massive losses in
upcoming elections. Rather
than reform their disastrous
policies and cease attempting
to criminalize opposition,
they have chosen instead to
seek to enact measures which
would end fair elections.
CIVIC CENTER
Community Action
Civic Association
BY JOE MONDELLO
Happy February to all our
SHY members. It’s been a
busy month here at the Post.
Getting things all cleaned
and pretty. We are “Building-
Back- Better! Or as they say,
Making our Post Great again.
We understand that the times
are FUBAR and we still have
not seen many members come
support the Post. With the virus
slowing down, and taking
precautions, there is no reason
not to stop by.
Here are three great reasons
to visit us this month.
First, don’t forget the fi rst
Saturday of the month Post
meeting on Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. All
members are to attend. Reason
two, Feb. 12, join us for
our Valentine Sweetheart evening,
with an appreciated donation
of $20. Entertainment
by The Many Voices of Dennis
Dell, but there is limited seating,
so call and leave a message
at 718-822-8873. Wait for
the beep!
Reason three is none other
than Super Bowl Sunday on
Feb. 13. After watching the
AFC and NFC playoffs last
week, you know it’s going to be
a great Super Bowl game. And
why not come by and watch
the game on our large projection
screen in the Gold Room
“aka” the NFL Super Bowl
headquarters. Free halftime
snacks and drink specials.
February also marks the
beginning of Black History
Month. Here are but a few who
made contributions: Anna
Murray-Douglass, an American
abolitionist and member
of the Underground Railroad.
Bessie Colema was an American
civil aviator and the fi rst
female pilot of African American
descent. Booker T. Washington
was an African American
educator, author, orator
and advisor to U.S. presidents.
David Walker was outspoken
African American abolitionist
and anti-slavery activist in
1829.
Elijah McCoy, a 19th century
African American inventor,
was best known for inventing
lubrication devices used
to make train travel more effi
cient. And let’s not forget
the Harlem hellfi ghters who
saw grisly combat during the
Meuse-Argonne Offensive,
which began on Sept. 26, 1918.
The unit suffered 1,400 total
casualties, more than any
other American regiment.
Death did not discriminate.
Until next week, stay safe,
healthy, and call on a buddy
to show you care. For God and
Country. Peace.
CIVIC CENTER
Samuel Young
Post 620
BY TONY SALIMBENE
Don’t forget Feb. 6 is 4
Chaplains Mass. Please form
up at St. Benedict at 10:30 a.m.
Our third Sunday meeting,
Feb. 20, is at American Turners
starting at 10:30 a.m. for
coffee.
The commander and crew
hope everyone made it OK
during the fi rst big snowfall of
the winter.
Just found out Carl V. Dimedio,
retired member of the
NYPD and past commander
of S.A.L. Squadron 253 and
district vice commander has
passed away in Monroe, New
York. R.I.P. buddy.See the
Bronx Veterans A.L. Korony
Post 253 on Facebook for info
on services.Until Next Time:
“Always be looking forward,
you can’t plan the future by
the past.”
CIVIC CENTER
Korony Post 253
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