🧵🧵 How did a communist become Mayor of the second largest city in America. Let’s do a deep dive into Karen Bass. She had destroyed Los Angeles because that’s what she was trained to do.
In the 1970s, Bass was deeply involved with a pro-Cuban group called the Venceremos Brigade, which sent young Americans to Cuba to train under Fidel Castro’s communist regime. This wasn’t tourism. This was political indoctrination. Founded in 1969, the Venceremos Brigade was
Bass made at least one trip to Cuba as part of the Venceremos Brigade, an experience she later described as having a “profound impact” on her. She was reportedly involved in local organizing for the Brigade’s Los Angeles chapter, which recruited others to participate. This was
According to declassified U.S. intelligence documents, both the FBI and CIA tracked the Venceremos Brigade for decades. Their concern? The Brigade was not merely a peace-and-solidarity initiative — it was heavily influenced, co-organized, and at times directly run by Cuba’s
The FBI and CIA monitored the Venceremos Brigade for decades. Why? Because U.S. intelligence suspected it was co-run by Cuban spies to radicalize young Americans.
According to multiple declassified FBI memos and CIA briefings, the Venceremos Brigade served three purposes: 1.Recruitment and radicalization of young Americans sympathetic to Marxism. 2.Ideological training: Attendees were immersed in pro-Castro propaganda and taught to see the
Karen Bass, then a college student in Los Angeles, joined the Venceremos Brigade and traveled to Cuba. Unlike many who later distanced themselves from their radical pasts, Bass never disavowed her involvement. In fact, she referred to her time in Cuba as a “transformative
What Happened After Bass Took Office? Rather than turning L.A. around, Bass presided over a deepening of every crisis she claimed she would fix from public safety to homelessness to corruption. Crime Surged •Retail theft skyrocketed, with videos of mass smash-and-grabs going
Who profited? While the city spiraled, corruption scandals mounted: •Bass’s ally Councilmember Kevin de León, was caught on tape making racist comments yet refused to resign. Bass called it “unfortunate” but refused to lead. •A revolving door of nonprofit contractors and
Los Angeles became a national cautionary tale: •Taxpayer dollars burned on failed programs •Middle-class families fled to safer, saner cities •Small businesses closed or moved to Texas, Arizona, or Florida •Drug deaths in public bathrooms and subways rose •The entertainment