From Finland to the U.P.: SISU, Socialism, Saunas

From Finland’s rocky farms to the copper mines and forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Finnish immigrants brought more than strong backs and “SISU” to America. They brought faith, saunas, traditions—and fierce arguments over labor, capitalism and socialism that divided “Church Finns” and “Red Finns” more than a century ago. Their remarkable story of immigration, revolution, war and assimilation helped shape northern Michigan and reminds us that many of the political debates Americans wrestle with today are anything but new.

Worse Than KAPOs

What could be a lower form of human being than a Jewish guard while a prisoner – a KAPO – in a WW 2 NAZI concentration camp? For the privilege of living a little longer and eating a little more, you more than betray your People, your faith, your country and civilization. You actually help exterminate your own. And you brutalize your own helpless seniors, innocent children, and women while doing it.

CA Gov, AG Incensed After 16 Illegals Dropped off at Sacramento Church

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta were not too happy on Saturday to hear that 16 illegal immigrants from Texas had been dropped off, “without warning,” at a Sacramento church. Newsom has ordered the state’s Department of Justice to investigate. Specifically, he wants to determine “who paid for the travel of the …

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