What is Juneteenth?

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Over the past few years, you might have heard talk about the new holiday, "Juneteenth" and wondered what it is and why you are only just hearing about it. You are not the only one. Despite the holiday's historic roots, it has only recently reemerged into the mainstream. Here is what you need to know to catch up.

What is Juneteenth?

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Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day is a celebration of the end of slavery within former Confederate territory after Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 with a force of approximately 1,800 men and issued an order that enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued January 1st, 1863, upon the deepest regions of the South.

When is Juneteenth?

Major General Gordon Granger

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Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th, the anniversary of Major General Granger's arrival in Galveston. It is important to note that while June 19th, 1865 marks the end of slavery in the former Confederate Territories, slave states that were loyal to the Union maintained slavery until the 13th amendment was ratified on December 6th, 1865, officially ending slavery within the United States.

Is Juneteenth a federal holiday?

President Biden speaks with Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, after signing in Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

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Juneteenth became the newest federal holiday as of June of 2021, signed in by President Biden. The last federal holiday to be passed before Juneteenth was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was passed under the Regan administration in 1983.

What is it's modern significance?

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Juneteenth has been called the "2nd Independence Day" and it represents and celebrates the end of slavery within the United States (despite slavery not actually ending on June 19th). It marks the joy of emancipation and the beginning of a new life for those who found freedom on and around June 19th, 1865. Celebrations on or around June 19th have been going on since the post-war reconstruction era, with rises and falls in popularity throughout the years.

How is it celebrated?

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Much like Independence Day, Juneteenth is a barbecue holiday, often involving outdoor family gatherings, lots of food, and summer festivities. The color red plays an important role, often red clothes are worn, and red food and drinks, like Hibiscus tea, red beans and rice, and red velvet cake.

Do YOU believe aliens exist? According to our poll, most of you say YES. However, even more of you believe that the government is using the alien whistleblowers to distract us from other pressing stories, like Hunter Biden's illicit business dealings.

So which is the case? If the whistleblower reports are legitimate, then this could be one of the most groundbreaking stories in American history. If not, it could be one of the biggest PSY-OPS the government has ever attempted to distract the American people from what they do NOT want them to see.

On last night's Glenn TV special, "Are Aliens & UFOs a Government Psyop?" Glenn dove into BOTH sides and went through the history of UFO whistleblowers in our country's history—yes, there are many. This is the BALANCED and INFORMED take on the UFO whistleblowers that you WON'T get in the mainstream news cycle.

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Is the New York Times COOKING THE BOOKS against 'Dark Future'?

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Glenn's new book, 'Dark Future: Uncovering the Great Reset's Terrifying Next Phase' remains strong on the New York Times Bestseller List a month after its publication... but should it be ranked higher?

Currently, 'Dark Future' is ranked No.13. on the New York Times Bestselling Non-Fiction list. However, if the list were determined by raw sales alone, 'Dark Future' would have been ranked number SEVEN on the list. Moreover, while Greg Gutfeld's new book, 'The King of Late Night,' has fewer sales than 'Dark Future,' it continues to outrank 'Dark Future,' in the No. 5 slot.

And things get even fishier.

The current New York Times Bestselling nonfiction list excludes several books that outperform the top rankers on the list. For example, Granger Smith's faith-based nonfiction book, 'Like a River,' is excluded from the list, even though it has received nearly TWICE as many sales as the list's No. 1 spot, 'Outlive' by Dr. Peter Attia. Moreover, Chadwick Moore's new biography of Tucker Carlson, which he recently discussed on the Glenn Beck Program, is also excluded from the list, even though it would have outranked Gutfield's 'The King of Late Night' as well.

Several books are excluded that outperform the top rankers on the list.

Could the New York Timespurposefully be excluding and de-ranking books that don't fit their political agenda? This wouldn't be the first time the New York Times has been accused of "cooking the books."

Legendary author James Patterson, who holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, recently criticized the list as "inaccurate." Patterson recounted how his recently published book, 'Walk The Blue Line,' which recounted real-life stories of law enforcement officers, wasn't even on the New York Times Bestseller List for the first week after publication, despite its sales outperforming its competitors. Once it was on the list, it continued to rank below books it had significantly outperformed.

This wouldn't be the first time that the New York Times has been accused of "cooking the books."

Patterson took to Twitter (now called X), to post his Letter to the Editor after the New York Times refused to publish it, calling out the double standard in their ranking system.

In response, the Times responded:

Our bestsellers lists are based on detailed analysis of book sales from a wide range of retailers, tens of thousands of brick-and-mortar stores of all sizes, and numerous online book-selling vendors to best represent what is selling across the United States.

However, Patterson hit the nail on the head: "If you don't base it on raw sales, you base it on cooked sales."

Is 'Dark Future,' and the other aforementioned books suffering from the same double standard that Patterson described? The raw sale numbers certainly indicate so. However, the fact that 'Dark Future' continues to rank on the list is a testimony to the book's success and the power of its scathing message against the world's elites.

If you haven't yet ordered Dark Future, click HERE to get your copy and see what all the hype is about. Not a reader? Click HERE to download the Dark Future audiobook, read by Glenn himself, which was ranked in the AP's Top 10 Audiobook List.

POLL: Do aliens EXIST? Or is it just a PSYOP?

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The nation was taken aback this year when whistleblower David Charles Gorusch, a decorated Air Force veteran, claimed the Department of Defense has a secret team aimed at "retrieving non-human origin technical vehicles, call it spacecraft if you will, non-human exotic origin vehicles that have either landed or crashed."

Talk about UFOs and aliens has typically been siloed to the realm of sci-fi and "conspiracy theories." However, in recent years, publicized evidence of UFOs and whistleblowers, like David Grusch, have brought the once fantastical subjects into the mainstream. Could it be that alien life forms do, in fact, exist? Have they already arrived and been kept secret underneath the government's nose? Or could this all be a ruse to distract us from more pressing stories in the news cycle?

Tomorrow's Glenn TV special will be all about ALIENS. Do they actually exist? Or is the topic a huge "psyop" to distract us from important issues...like Joe Biden's illicit business dealings?

We posted this poll earlier this year after David Gorsuch's bombshell testimony. Has YOUR opinion changed? Let us know in the poll below, and be sure to tune into TOMORROW'S Glenn TV special all about ALIENS.

Do you believe the government has intel about UFOs?

Do you believe the government has intel about alien life?

Do you believe the government is hiding this intel from the general public?

Do you believe alien life exists? 

Do you think the media is using this story to distract us from other issues?

The COMPLETE list of ALL Congress members 80 years and OLDER. Should we care?

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The aging population of our Congress has become a trending news topic.

Last month 89-year-old Senator Feinstein had to be told what to say during a vote by one of her aides after a nearly two-month medical leave of absence with shingles. More recently, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a concerning mental episode while giving a routine press briefing. Not to mention Joe Biden's relentless gaffes. As Glenn said this week, keeping these health-compromised elderly individuals in power is "elder abuse" and just plain "cruel."

Keeping health-compromised, elderly individuals in power is "elder abuse."

Both of these leaders are over 80, and their recent episodes have sparked many to ask: how old is "too old" to serve in Congress? This topic is a delicate one. However, the American people should be able to discuss whether age plays a factor in their representatives' and Senators' ability to carry out their duties in the best interest of their constituents.

How old is "too old" to serve in Congress?

There are 16 Congressmen and women who are 80 years old and older, some of which were born before World War II. There are many more who are on the cusp of 80, well past the normal age of retirement. Below you will find the complete list of ALL 16 Congressmen and women who are 80 and over. Do YOU think age should be a factor in determining your vote? Let us know in the comments below.

Senator Charles Grassley (IA-R): 89 years old

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Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA-D): 89 years old

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Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA-D): 86 years old

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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (AL-D): 85 years old

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Rep. Harold Rogers (KY-R): 85 years old

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Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-D): 85 years old

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Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-D): 84 years old

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Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (MD-D): 83 years old

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Rep. James E. Clyburn (SC-D): 82 years old

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): 82 years old

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Senator Bernie Sanders (VT-I): 81 years old

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Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-D): 81 years old

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Rep. John Carter (TX-R): 81 years old

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Senator Mitch McConnell (KY-R): 80 years old

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Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA): 80 years old

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Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-CA): 80 years old

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